“Oh, see this button!” declared Jane, selecting one from the collection. “It has the face of George Washington on it and must be very rare.”
“And here’s one in the shape of a little house,” added Rosemary. “One never sees buttons like these today.”
“Except in collections,” contributed Connie. “It would be nice if the Brownies could save buttons, only we have so many other interesting things to do.”
The girls spent nearly half an hour studying the assortment. So fascinating was the pastime, that they forgot their disappointment over failure to find the missing locket.
Time passed so swiftly that the girls all were quite startled when Mrs. Gordon called from the foot of the stairs to ask them to wash up for supper.
“Is it supper time already?” gasped Connie. “Oh, dear, and we’ve only half explored this wonderful place.”
“Let’s finish up tomorrow if we can,” proposed Sunny as they all trooped down the stairs. “Maybe we can dress up in the old clothes. That would be fun.”
All the Brownies agreed that it would be good sport to put on a style show. Next morning, however, they had so many other interesting things to do they had no time to think of the attic.
In the morning the girls played games in the snow and went coasting again on Hammer Hill.
After lunch, Miss Gordon announced that she would drive to the village in the sleigh.