“That would be quite an Indian feast,” laughed Mrs. Brown.  “But come now and get what you want, and don’t go so far off into the woods again.”

The children promised that they would not, though both said they wanted to hunt farther for their lost toys, or taken-away toys, which was probably what had happened to them.

When lunch was over, the children played about the tents, using some of the games and toys they had had before Mr. Brown brought the wonderful electric train and the Teddy bear with the shining electric eyes.

“We can have lots of fun,” said Sue.

“Yes.  But anyway I want my train back,” declared Bunny.

“And I want Sallie Malinda!” exclaimed Sue with a sigh.  “She was just like a real baby bear to me.”

“Why don’t you call a Teddy bear he?” asked Bunny.

“’Cause she’s a girl.  Can’t you tell by the name Sallie Malinda?” asked Sue.

Bunny was about to continue talking to the effect that the Teddy bear ought to have a boy’s name, when there came the sound of wheels outside the tent, and a cheery voice called: 

“Hello, everybody!”

“Oh, it’s daddy!” cried Bunny and Sue together.  “Daddy has come home!”

“They rushed out of the tent to meet him, to hug and kiss him, and for a while he pretended to be smothered by the two little children who hung about his neck.

“We went hunting for our toys which are lost,” said Bunny.

“And we got lost ourselves,” added Sue.

“But we got found again——­”

“By a dog——­”

“And a man——­”

“And we had cookies——­”

“And an Indian came to get heap big medicine——­”

“And I’m going to cook a dinner——­”

Thus the children called, one after the other, and I leave you to guess who said what, for I can’t do it myself as they talked too fast.

But at last they quieted down, and Mrs. Brown had a chance to talk to her husband and tell him the news.  Uncle Tad had, in the meanwhile, come back, not being able to find the lost ones, and he was very glad to see them safe in the camp.

Mr. Brown had come home early that day, but before long it was time for supper.  Bunny and Sue ate nearly as much as though they had had no lunch and had eaten no cookies at the ragged man’s cabin.

“And so you heard a queer buzzing noise in the hermit’s cabin as you were coming away?” asked Mr. Brown.

“Yes,” said Bunny, “we did.”

“I think I’ll take a look up around there myself,” said Mr. Brown, with a nod at his wife across the table.

“Oh, is something going to happen?” asked Sue.

“And will you find our lost toys?” asked Bunny eagerly.

“No, I don’t promise you that.  In fact I have given them up for lost, and have ordered new ones for you, though not such fancy ones.  They are altogether different.  I’ll have them for you to-morrow night.”