But no sooner had Mr. Brown and Uncle Tad opened the back door of the
automobile, that a gust of wind blew out the lantern, for there was a
hole in the glass enclosing the flame and the wind puffed right through
the lantern.
"Well, I can't very well see in the dark," said Mr. Brown, as he came in
to light the lantern once more. "It's a very strong wind."
Again he opened the door, but in a second the lantern was blown out once
more. Only the electric lights, kept aglow in the car by the storage
battery, remained gleaming.
"I ought to have one of those pocket flash lights," said Mr. Brown. "I
meant to get a strong one, but I forgot it."
"I have one, Daddy," said Bunny.
"Where? Give it to me!" called his father quickly. "We must do something
at once."
"I don't know where it is," Bunny had to confess. "I was playing with it
the other day, but I must have left it somewhere----"
"Never mind, I'll try the lantern again," said Mr. Brown.
"It's sure to blow out," said Uncle Tad.
"Perhaps we can paste something over the hole," suggested Mrs. Brown.
"Oh, Daddy," cried Sue, "take my Teddy bear! Her eyes will give you
almost as much light as Bunny's flashlight. Maybe more, 'cause she has
_two_ eyes.
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