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It's rare china," said Nan, and then, between them, she and Bert told the story of the little favor they had done for Miss Pompret, and how she had invited them in, given them cake and milk, and told them the mystery story. "Well, you had quite a visit," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "Miss Pompret is a dear lady, rather queer, perhaps, but very kind and a good neighbor. I am glad you did her a favor.
"It looks just like the one Miss Pompret lost, and if it's the same I'll get a hundred dollars! Oh, look, it is the same! Nan, I've found her lost sugar bowl!" cried Bert. Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were. They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
The dishes, carefully washed by Mrs. Bobbsey, were carried along, wrapped in soft paper. "Oh, I am glad to see my little friends again," said Miss Pompret, as she greeted Nan and Bert. "Did you have a nice time in Washington?" "Yes'm," answered Bert. "And we brought you " "We found your missing sugar bowl and pitcher!" broke in Nan.
And they did, rolling and tumbling about, making snow men and houses, and coasting on their sleds. Miss Pompret wrote Mr. Bobbsey a letter. stating that she had sent a check for one hundred dollars to the Red Cross in the names of Bert and Nan Bobbsey. "That was certainly very nice of her," said Mrs. Bobbsey, when her husband read this letter to her.
Hickson will ever find his sons, though I wish he might, for I think it would make him much happier." Bert and Nan wished they might help their father's friend to find his sons, but they did not see how it could be done. They even talked about it to Miss Pompret, the woman whose rare china they had so strangely discovered.
Certainly the elderly lady did look as though something troubled her. "Good afternoon, Miss Pompret!" called Nan, as she was about to pass by. Bert took off his cap and bowed. "Oh, you're half of the Bobbsey twins, aren't you?" asked Miss Pompret, with a smile. "I often see you go past. I only wish you were a little bigger." "Bigger? Why?" asked Bert, in some surprise.
In fact it was a very straight, old-fashioned but very beautiful dining room, and Miss Pompret herself was an old-fashioned but beautiful lady. "Now if you will sit very still, and not move, I'll bring out some pieces of my china set and show them to you," said Miss Pompret.
"Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!" Bert went on. "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward. Look at the pitcher, Nan, and see if it's got the dog I mean the lion on as this has." "Don't dare turn over the milk!" cried Mrs. Bobbsey, as Nan reached for the pitcher. "Spilling the sugar was bad enough. Bert, how could you?"
They were too frail for him to use. A man like that would want heavy dishes. Perhaps he knew how valuable they were and perhaps he intended asking a reward for bringing them back. But I never heard from him. "So that is why my rare set of Pompret china is not complete. The two pieces are missing and I would give a hundred dollars this minute if I could get them back!"
"No, I guess not," agreed Billy, to whom, and his sister, Nan told the story of the reward of one hundred dollars offered by Miss Pompret for the return of her wonderful sugar bowl and cream pitcher, while Bert was looking at the window display. "Well, did you have a good time?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey, when her twins came trooping back. "Yes. And we saw the President!" cried Nan.
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