“Oh, all right,” agreed Sue, and she handed out another green leaf.
Bunny tore the leaf in two and gave Sue back a part of it.
“What’s this for—my change?” she asked.
“It takes only a half ticket for little girls,” announced Bunny, as he punched half the leaf with his twig-puncher. “I hope you have a nice trip to the West Indies,” he said to passenger Sue.
“I hope so,” echoed the little girl. “Do you think it will be very rough on the rolling ocean, Captain Ward?” she asked, for now Bunny, being back in his steering box, was in command of the ship.
“Yes, we may have a very bad storm,” he said. “But don’t be afraid, Mrs. Anderson, I’ll bring you and your daughter safe to the West Indies.”
“I’m glad of that,” returned Sue politely.
So the children played, having much fun on the “steamboat” they had made so simply out of a plank and some boxes. They sailed to the West Indies and back. Then they made a trip to the north pole, and, landing there, Bunny and Sue, though under an apple tree, played they were in one of the igloos, or snow huts, of the Eskimos.
All the rest of the day the children played at one game or another, and when night came they were tired and ready to go to sleep.
“Is Mr. Pott any worse?” asked Bunny, as he and Sue were getting ready for bed that night.