"No," she cried. "For, if you opened the door, it would come in. Now it can't get in, or else it would. It can only scratch."
Bunny thought it would be best not to open the door. But what could that queer noise be? He wished he knew. Again it sounded.
"Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!"
And then, all at once there came a bark. Both Bunny and Sue cried out at the same time:
"A dog!"
And Bunny added:
"Oh, I guess it's Splash! I'll let him in!"
He ran to the door and opened it, for it was not locked. And, a second later, in bounded good old Splash, the big dog. He was all wet with the rain, but oh! how glad he was to see Bunny and Sue! He barked, and jumped all over the cabin, getting the children wet from his dripping coat. But Bunny and Sue did not mind that. They were so glad to see Splash.
"And I—I thought you were a wolf!" laughed Sue, putting her arms around the neck of Splash. Sue was wide awake now.
"I wonder how he got here?" questioned Bunny. "Maybe he ran on ahead of the folks. They must be coming for us now."