“It will be better not to ask him any more questions for a while,” said Dr. Rudd, “even if he regains consciousness. Shall I have the ambulance come and take him away, Mrs. Brown?”
“Oh, no, not yet. Let the poor man stay here,” said Bunny’s mother. “It might hurt him to move him. Later, if you find he needs hospital treatment, he can go there. But let him stay here for the time being.”
So it was arranged, and Dr. Rudd said he would come in again that afternoon. Bunny and Sue were looking at the strange sailor when their mother called:
“Here comes daddy. I suppose he heard that something had happened at home and came up from the dock to see about it.”
The footsteps of some one walking in the hall were heard. Bunny and Sue knew their father’s tread. Then the voice of Mr. Brown called:
“Where are you, Bunny? And where’s Sue? I’ve great news for you!”
CHAPTER III
WONDERFUL NEWS
Bunny Brown and his sister Sue made a rush for the hall to meet their father. In fact, they always ran to meet him as soon as they heard him enter the house. But this time, because he called out that he had great news for them, there was an extra reason for hurrying.
“Don’t make too much noise, my dears,” said Mrs. Brown, motioning to the injured sailor.
“He doesn’t hear them,” said Uncle Tad, who was sitting beside Mr. Pott. “He’s off in a stupor now. I’m afraid he’s going to be a very sick man.”