“The secret! The secret!” begged the children.
“All right. Come into the house and I’ll tell you the secret,” he promised.
With whoops of delight, in trooped the six little Bunkers.
CHAPTER IV
WHERE IS LADDIE?
“Supper is all ready, Daddy! We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered. “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.
“Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said. “And I’m glad supper is ready, for I’m hungry. Let me see now——”
“The secret! The secret!”
“You promised to tell us the secret!”
“Tell us now!”
“Don’t wait until after supper!”