“She was when I came away this morning to get help,” said Bert. “I shot a rabbit for her and Nan. It was good, too. But I guess she’ll need food now.”
“We have a lot for her,” said Tom Case. “Rover, you rascal!” he went on, patting his dog, “I wondered where you ran away to, but it’s a good thing you found the children.”
“And he drove away the wildcat,” Bert announced.
It was a happy, joyful party in spite of the storm, which was getting worse. Mr. Bobbsey and the two men with him had gotten off the road that led to Old Jim’s cabin, and it was because of that fact that they had found the lost children.
“What had we better do?” asked Mr. Bobbsey, when it was learned that Bert, Freddie and Flossie had really suffered no harm from being lost. “Should we go back to Cedar Camp or to your cabin, Mr. Bimby?”
“The cabin is nearer,” said Tom Case. “If you folks go there, with Jim to guide you, I’ll back track to Cedar Camp and fetch a sled. You can ride the Bobbsey twins home in that.”
“Yes, we’d better go to my cabin,” said Old Jim. “We can make room for you, and we’ll take the food with us.”
So this plan was decided on, Tom Case and Rover going to Cedar Camp for the sled, while Mr. Bobbsey, Mr. Bimby and the three children trudged back to Mrs. Bimby’s cabin.
You can imagine how glad Nan and the old woman were to see not only Bert but the others.
“Oh, I was afraid when it began to storm again,” said Nan, as she hugged Flossie and Freddie. “But I never dreamed you two would be out in it.”