Mr. Van Der Lann paid no attention. He went through the promoter’s luggage, taking all the bulbs that were his.
Then he made Mr. Piff turn over all the money he had collected for his flower show from Rosedale townspeople.
“Now get on that train and never come back here!” the nurseryman said, shoving him toward his car.
“You’re not having me arrested?” Mr. Piff muttered.
“Get on your train,” the nurseryman ordered again. “And let this be a lesson to you.”
Mr. Piff grabbed up his luggage, including the empty handbag, and ran for the train. He swung aboard. The cars began to move, slowly at first and then faster and faster.
“Goodbye, Mr. Piff!” laughed Sunny.
Mr. Van Der Lann pocketed the money he had taken from the promoter. He told Miss Mohr and the Brownie Scout leader that he doubted it would be enough to pay all of the flower show debts.
“It will cover most of the expense though,” he assured the women. “I will turn all of this money over to Mrs. Langley or the Chamber of Commerce president.”
Now the Brownies were happy indeed that the nurseryman had recovered the Golden Beauty tulip bulbs. Mr. Van Der Lann assured them that he would ship the bulbs east that very day so that there would be no risk of having them stolen again.