But no sooner had Mr. Brown and Uncle Tad opened the back door of the automobile, that a gust of wind blew out the lantern, for there was a hole in the glass enclosing the flame and the wind puffed right through the lantern.
"Well, I can't very well see in the dark," said Mr. Brown, as he came in to light the lantern once more. "It's a very strong wind."
Again he opened the door, but in a second the lantern was blown out once more. Only the electric lights, kept aglow in the car by the storage battery, remained gleaming.
"I ought to have one of those pocket flash lights," said Mr. Brown. "I meant to get a strong one, but I forgot it."
"I have one, Daddy," said Bunny.
"Where? Give it to me!" called his father quickly. "We must do something at once."
"I don't know where it is," Bunny had to confess. "I was playing with it the other day, but I must have left it somewhere——"
"Never mind, I'll try the lantern again," said Mr. Brown.
"It's sure to blow out," said Uncle Tad.
"Perhaps we can paste something over the hole," suggested Mrs. Brown.