"Well, I thought it was something funny," said Mun Bun, as the others laughed. "I put some of my candies on the board and then I forgot 'em, and I just squashed myself down on top of 'em, didn't I?" he asked.
"You surely did!" laughed his father.
However, not much damage was done, as Mun Bun's trousers were the kind that could be washed. So after the laughter was over and the fire had been put out, so no embers would scatter in the night and cause a blaze, the party strolled up to the bungalow and went to bed, crawling into the bunks which Captain Ben had built like those on a ship.
Laddie rather hoped he might walk in his sleep again, but he did not. The night passed quietly, but when Rose and Russ, who were the first of the children up, came downstairs they saw their father, mother and Captain Ben out on the porch. The marine was rather excited.
"I was afraid something like this would happen after I heard about the tramps," he said.
"What has happened?" asked Russ.
"A number of things have been taken from Captain Ben's dock," explained Daddy Bunker. "There have been thieves here in the night, and a lot of things are gone."
"Most of all I miss my boat," said the marine. "They took that, too!"