And, a little later that day, the dog himself came over, to make friends with Snap. He let Freddie pat him.
"He isn't half as big as he looked in the night," said the little fellow.
"No, daylight often makes many things seem smaller—even troubles, that look very big at night," said Mrs. Bobbsey, with a smile.
"But maybe we'll see some wild animals that got away from the circus," hopefully said Freddie at dinner.
"No, you won't!" exclaimed his uncle with a laugh.
"Why not?" asked Bert.
"Because none got away," was the answer. "I met one of the circus men in the village this morning. He stayed behind to settle up some bills, and he said not a single animal got away. It was all a false alarm; no truth in it."
"Well, I'm glad of it!" declared Mrs. Bobbsey, and I think everyone felt better on hearing that news.
Mr. Bobbsey came back to Meadow Brook the next day, and heard all about the wild animal scare, and also about Freddie being lost at the circus, and Frank Kennedy finding him.
"And Mr. Mason is looking for Frank at the circus, wherever the show is now," said Bert.