En route back to Rosedale, the Brownie leader did not have a great deal to say. Veve and Rosemary could not tell whether she was uneasy about the quilt or was thinking of other matters.
Miss Gordon dropped Rosemary off at the Fritche home. Mrs. Fritche said she had not seen the crazy quilt either.
“Perhaps Mrs. Davidson has it,” she suggested. “As I recall, she was one of the first to leave.”
“I’ll telephone all the mothers,” the Brownie leader said. “Someone must have the coverlet.”
Before taking Veve home, Miss Gordon stopped at her own residence. From there she called Mrs. Davidson.
Sunny’s mother reported that she had not seen or taken the crazy quilt from beneath the tree.
In turn, Miss Gordon called all the mothers who had attended the picnic. Mrs. Williams was the last name on her list.
“Why, no,” replied Connie’s mother, in answer to the Brownie leader’s question. “I did not take the quilt. For that matter, I didn’t even notice that it was under the tree.”
Miss Gordon turned away from the telephone, very much discouraged.
“Veve,” she said, “how can I tell the Brownies? After all our work, the crazy quilt is gone! While we were so busy picking, I’m afraid someone took it!”