"Now I have to find Laddie!" cried Russ. He hunted all over, but he could not find his little brother.
"Oh, tell him he can come in free!" exclaimed Rose. "Then we can go on with the game."
So Russ called:
"Givie up! Givie up! Come on in free, Laddie!"
But Laddie did not come. Where could he be?
CHAPTER XXI
RUSS DIGS A HOLE
"What's the matter, children? Why are you shouting so?" asked Mrs. Bunker, who had walked on a little way through the woods to get some flowers. "Can't you play more quietly? You're as bad as the cowboys!"
"We're hollering for Laddie, Mother!" explained Russ. "We can't find him."