human
Here's a pretty mess! exclaimed Bob, but cheerfully.
gpt
And we all going to Mountain Camp to-morrow if Mrs. Canary telegraphs 'Yes,' Hunted everywhere, I suppose?
human
Yes, Bob, Betty assured him.
gpt
And there was but one place to hunt. In my bag.
human
Sure?
gpt
Pos-i-tive!
human
Carried it loose in your bag, did you?
gpt
Wrapped up in white tissue paper. You know, the box it came in got broken.
human
I remember. Gee, Betty! that's an awfully pretty locket. You don't want to lose it.
gpt
But I have lost it!
human
For keeps, I mean, rejoined Bob, smiling encouragingly.
gpt
Come on! Let's see the bag. Where did you carry it? When was the last time you saw the locket in the bag and where?
human
Oh! Betty cried suddenly.
gpt
I remember it was in the bag when I was shopping yesterday.
human
Shopping where? Let's hear about the last place you remember seeing it.
gpt
Then, Betty, said Bobby,
human
Ye--es. But I didn't notice it while I was there. I was so excited over the blouse and so interested in Ida Bellethorne that I don't remember of looking in my bag to see if my locket was safe.
gpt
repeated Bob in surprise.
human
Why! that's the name of Mr. Lewis Bolter's new mare from England. I heard Mr. Littell and Uncle Dick talking about her.
gpt
And I met a girl named Ida Bellethorne. I'll tell you all about her later, Bob, said Betty.
human
Just now I want to know what to do about the locket.
gpt
I should say you did! And I'll tell you what, Bob said promptly.
human
Right after breakfast we'll borrow the little car and I'll take you over to Georgetown and we'll go to every place you went to yesterday, Betty, and inquire. I'm allowed to drive in the District of Columbia, you know.
gpt
Will you, Bob? cried Betty.
human
Do you think there is any chance of our finding it?
gpt
Why not? If it was picked up in one of the stores you went to. There are lots more honest people in the world than there are dishonest. Come on now, don't cry.
human
I'm not going to cry, declared Betty.
gpt
I've cried enough already. Don't tell the others, Bob. Nor Uncle Dick. I don't want him to know if I can help it. It looks just as though I didn't prize his present enough to take care of it.