Chapter 15
THE BROWNIE GARDEN
VEVI’S first thought was that Mr. Piff was joking about Mrs. Gabriel.
“She didn’t really say that about me!” the little girl protested.
“Oh, yes, she did,” Mr. Piff corrected.
“But I don’t have any of her property.”
“Then you should see her and tell her so,” the promoter declared. “If you don’t, she may turn you over to the police.”
“She couldn’t do that,” Vevi gasped. “She must have me mixed up with some other person.”
The Brownies now had lost all interest in the flower show. Vevi wanted to find Mrs. Gabriel at once to try to clear up the misunderstanding.
From one booth to another the girls went, asking if anyone had seen Mrs. Gabriel. Finally they learned that she had left the building more than a half hour earlier. It seemed useless to try to seek her further.
“I am not going to worry about her,” Vevi decided. “I will let her find me. I am going home to get my tulip bulbs. Let’s plant them right away.”