“Yes, I was,” admitted Sue.
Sue and her brother went into the house, following the men who had carried in Mr. Pott, and Bunker Blue “shooed” the other people out of the yard so he could gather up the grass. Sam Flack led away the now quieted horse.
The excitement was over for a time. But many things were happening in the home of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue.
Mrs. Brown and Julia, the maid, had made ready a couch in one of the rooms, and on this the silent sailor was laid.
“Does he seem to be badly hurt?” asked Mrs. Brown of Uncle Tad. “I have telephoned for Dr. Rudd. He will be here in a few minutes.”
“He seems to be hurt on the legs and in his head, Mrs. Brown,” said Jed Winkler. “He’s a sailor. I gathered that much from his talk. Do you know him?”
“I never saw him before,” Mrs. Brown answered. “I was looking out, watching Bunny and Sue playing store, when I saw this horse come galloping down the street. Then it stopped so quickly that the poor man was pitched off over the hedge.”
“He almost landed on me,” said Bunny.
“On me, too,” added Sue, who did not like to be left out of anything in which her brother had a part.
Dr. Rudd came in a few minutes later and looked Mr. Pott over. The injured sailor soon felt better. He opened his eyes and looked about him.