“Yes,” he replied. “I’ll be leaving you in a few days. We’re going on an expedition to Hellespontus, where some mysterious fossils have been discovered. They may be bones of the ancient Martians. If so, they could solve the baffling riddle of what happened to those remarkable canal builders.”
After getting into space clothes, they went to their boat and started homeward. As they approached their isolated house at the end of the winding watercourse, Ted rose in his seat and pointed.
“Look!” he exclaimed. “There’s the color bear again!”
Sure enough, seated on the front doorstep, as though waiting for them to return, was the little Martian animal they had rescued the night before.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Yank
“Isn’t he the cutest thing!” exclaimed Jill, as she saw the red-white-and-blue creature.
“I thought we were rid of him,” Dr. Kenton groaned.
He brought the boat to the end of the waterway and tied it up. The children leaped out and ran to the bear, who climbed to his chubby feet to greet them. He licked the suits of Ted and Randy but merely stared at Jill and Dr. Kenton.
“It looks like we just can’t get rid of him,” Ted said, renewing his hope for possession of the animal.