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"I don't know what there is for him to do," said Mr. Bobbsey. "As nearly as I can figure it out, my coat was stolen at the picnic grounds and the lap robe was taken about the same time." "It was," agreed Mrs. Bobbsey. "And I think that Blipper or perhaps Bob Guess had something to do with both thefts." "It might be," replied the officer. "Those traveling show people aren't very careful, sometimes.
But when he saw Nan a smile came over his rather sad face. "Oh, hello!" he said. "How did you get here?" "We came just now in my father's auto. Do you run the merry-go-round?" "I help when Mr. Blipper isn't here. I take up the tickets after she starts. Have you got your tickets?" "Yes, daddy bought them. My little brother and sister want to ride on lions."
"'Cause we was there and he wasn't there when daddy wanted to ask him about the coat and the lap robe. Maybe Mr. Blipper's in that room, and I don't like him he's so cross!" "Yes, he's cross," agreed Freddie. "And he was mean to Bob Guess. But maybe Mr. Blipper isn't in that room. I'm going to look!" But Freddie never did.
"I guessed it was," said Mr. Blipper. "Well, if you was to give me a dollar I'd have Bob turn the music on again. I think a dollar will pay for what coal I burn in the engine. The organ is worked by the engine. I can't turn it by hand, or I'd let Bob do that. But I'll play for a dollar." "Here you are then," said Mr. Bobbsey, and he passed over a bill. "Turn the organ on, Bob!" ordered Mr.
"I guess so I Bob Guess so!" he added, making a joke on the name of the strange lad who had worked the steam organ of the merry-go-round. "I feel sorry for that boy," said Nan. "Mr. Blipper was so cross and mean to him." "Yes, he was cross," agreed Bert. "I hope daddy finds his coat," he added. "It's funny to have a coat stolen at a Sunday school picnic."
Of course Harry also went along, for it would not have been polite to leave him at home. As for Uncle Daniel and Aunt Sarah, they said they would go to the fair another day. "Will you ask Mr. Blipper about your coat and the missing robe?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey, on the way to the fair grounds. "Yes. And I'll ask him about Bob Guess, also," her husband answered.
Bobbsey? Some one must have telephoned." "Yes, of course. I wonder if it could have been Mr. Blipper or that lad who called himself Bob Guess?" "Who are they?" the officer asked. "Mr. Blipper is a man who owns a merry-go-round he takes to fairs and circuses. He passed the picnic grounds where we were to-day. He's on his way to the Bolton County Fair.
First it started over bad business on account of the rain and nobody riding on the merry-go-round because the balloon was going up. Then I heard my name mentioned and the quarrel grew worse. Mr. Hardy said Mr. Blipper didn't have any right to treat me as mean as he does. Mr. Blipper said he'd do as he pleased, and then Mr. Hardy said if he did he'd tell on Mr. Blipper."
"I'm going to try it!" said Bert, rightly guessing that at a short distance from the faucet the steam cooled off; which was true, as you know if you have ever "felt" of the steam coming from a house radiator on a cold day. But as Bert stretched out his hand to test the steam as Bob had done, Mr. Blipper called from where he stood talking to the driver of the last truck.
"What do you mean?" asked the boy from the merry-go-round. "Don't I have to stay with Mr. Blipper if I don't want to?" "I don't believe you do," went on Bert. "I heard my father and mother talking about it," he explained to the others. "My father said he was going to find out if Mr. Blipper had really adopted you. And if you stay here until my father comes back he'll have this Mr.
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