“And Father’s going to get us new ones,” guessed Nelson.
“Right,” responded Mr. Horton. “He’s a pretty nice father to have.”
CHAPTER IV
HELPING HERE AND THERE
Daddy and Sunny Boy found Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson very glad to see them. Aunt Bessie was packing, Miss Martinson washing some cut glass to be put away, and Harriet in the kitchen, as usual, was making something good to eat.
“Don’t you want to stay with me, lambie?” Aunt Bessie asked Sunny. “You may play the piano-player all day, if you like. And sleep to-night on the funny couch that opens when you press a button, and Daddy and Mother and the car will come and get us in the morning. Will you?”
Sunny Boy looked at Daddy.
“I guess we’d better hurry back,” he said politely. He caught hold of his father’s hand and pulled him toward the door. “We have to do a lot of things while we’re waiting for to-morrow,” he explained.
Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson laughed.
“Tell Mother, then, Busy Bee,” said Aunt Bessie blowing him a kiss, “not to make egg sandwiches, because Harriet has two dozen of them. And we’ll see you bright and early in the morning.”
Next, Ruth and Nelson Baker were left at their father’s office down town in a big gray building, and then Daddy and Sunny Boy drove home and went in to see what they could do for Mother.