Mrs. Bunker wanted Tad to stay to supper, but he said he had some relatives in Avalon, the next town, which could soon be reached by a trolley car. So he left, after thanking the Bunkers, and saying he would come over to see them soon.
"There's something queer about that boy," said Mr. Bunker, when Tad had gone to the trolley station. "I believe he has run away from home and is anxious to get back."
"Do you think he had anything to do with taking the jewelry?" asked his wife.
"No," was the answer, "I do not. I believe the tramps took it."
"You didn't find my wrist watch in any of the things you unpacked, did you?" asked Captain Ben of Mrs. Bunker.
"No," was the answer, "I did not. It's too bad you had to lose it."
There was a happy time when all the Bunkers were united again.
"We'll all be bunked together to-night—the Bunkers will bunk together," said the children's mother, as she made up the beds, or "bunks," as Captain Ben called them. Before going to bed the children who had made the automobile trip told most of what had happened during their journey from the time they were caught in the storm and were awakened by the sleep-walking Jack until they left Mr. Brown's.
"What kind of a time did you have?" asked Daddy Bunker of his wife. "You didn't lose Mun Bun or Margy on the way down here, that's sure."
"No, we hadn't a bit of trouble," she said. "We got here in good time, though of course I missed you and the children."