" On the way they discussed what had happened.
They saw the medicine man, as they turned down the curve in the road,
driving his horse and van toward the hotel.
"I'm sure it's Fred," said Sue.
"So am I," added Bunny. "Won't it be _great_ if we find him so soon?"
"It may not be the missing boy," said Mr. Brown. "But we'll know in the
morning."
Those in the "Ark" passed a quiet night, though they went to bed later
than usual because of the excitement of the evening. Uncle Tad was
interested in hearing the news about the blackened-up banjo player who
might prove to be Fred Ward.
"And how's Fluffy, our squirrel?" asked Sue.
"Fast asleep, just as Dix and Splash are," answered Uncle Tad.
Bunny and Sue were awake early the next morning, but Daddy Brown was
ahead of them, and their mother said he had gone on to the hotel to see
about the banjo boy.
"May we go there after we have eaten?" asked Bunny. "We want to see
Fred."
"It might not be he," said Mrs. Brown. "You had better wait until your
father comes back."
At first Bunny and Sue fretted a bit, but finally they became interested
in playing games under the big tree where the "Ark" had rested for the
night, and before they knew it their father came back.
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