"I'll bring her to bed with me and tell her a story," said the little girl.
Eagerly she ran out to the kitchen. She looked in the chair where the Teddy bear had been left. Then Sue's eyes filled with tears as she cried:
"Where has Sallie gone? Oh, where has Sallie Malinda gone? Some one has tooken my Teddy bear!"
Bunny Brown heard his sister's cry, and up from his cot he jumped.
CHAPTER IX
THE SEARCH
"What's the matter, Sue?" asked Bunny as he saw his sister standing in the middle of the dining room part of the tent, which was separated by curtains from the sleeping rooms.
"Oh, my Teddy bear's been taken! Some one has taken Sallie Malinda!" cried the little girl. "I don't believe I'll ever be happy again. Oh, dear!"
"Maybe we'll find her again," said Bunny, shivering, for the morning was cool and he had on only his night clothes.