"There wouldn't be much to look at," Captain Ben told him. "It would only be a hole in a pipe, just as there might be a hole in the water pipe at home if it burst."
"Our water pipe did burst once," said Vi, "and I got awful nice and wet, and it was a hot day, too."
"That was lucky!" laughed Captain Ben.
"If I could see this broken pipe maybe I could make up a riddle about it," went on Laddie. "I didn't make up a riddle in a long, long time. And if I don't make up one pretty soon I'll have to ask the old ones over again."
"I'll tell you some new riddles when I get a chance," promised Captain Ben. "It's dark down in the cellar, and you couldn't see anything much anyhow. Besides, we don't want to be late getting to Grand View, or your mother, with Margy and Mun Bun, will be there ahead of us. I'm not so sure, after all, but what they'll be there first anyhow," he said to Daddy Bunker. "It is later than I thought."
"Then we must hurry," said the children's father. "I wouldn't like Amy and the two children to be there alone after dark."
"They'll be safe enough," declared Captain Ben. "The key to my bungalow is at the house next door, and Cousin Amy can go in and make herself and Mun Bun and Margy perfectly at home in case they get there first. But we'll try to arrive ahead of them. I'll make the auto go a little faster."
"Doesn't it seem funny not to have Mun Bun and Margy with us on this trip?" asked Rose, as they all prepared to get into the automobile again.
"Indeed it does," said her father. "But you six little Bunkers will soon all be together again."
"Pile in!" called Captain Ben, and he helped Vi up into the seat to which Russ had already assisted Rose. Laddie was just going to enter the car when he suddenly turned back and hurried toward the store.