The Curlytops at Silver Lake

, as, followed by his sister J

o had begun to put away her sewing,

Jan. "He isn't in the woods

climb up on the woodpile and jump out the w

ooked at her

g Skyrocket isn't in

't there,"

t. "The soft carpet Ted put in for Skyrocket is there,

tin. "We'll bring a lamp with us. He may be hiding i

e, can we go out and l

her. "Maybe he'll come back h

," declared Te

le they are looking for the lost Skyrocket it will be a good chance for me to let my new r

and the reason for this was because they had such curly hair. Ted's whole name was Theodore

etty village, and Ted and Jan thought it one of the nicest places in the world. Other nice places were Grandpa Martin's farm at Elmb

e Curlytops at Cherry Farm," and in that I told you what fun they had at Gr

ar Island," you may read of the fun th

things happened to Jan, Ted and Trouble when the big snow storm came

k you have the story of "The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch

long vacation. Ted and Janet wondered where they would spend it, for nearly always they went with their father and mo

o see if their dog Skyrocket was all right. Besides the dog, they had a cat named "Turnover," who used to roll over in a sideways somersault when tol

find Skyrocket," said Ted, as he and Jan

Turnover crying, and he jumped out of the window to see what the m

ed. "She didn't cry, so Skyrocket didn't jump out to

m, I think, though it is strange he isn't in the shed w

no sign of the pet dog. She called, and so did Ted and Janet, but Sk

put Skyrocket in here after sup

ed boy. "I always shut it 'ceptin' on hot n

, that's sure," said Mrs. Martin. "He's a smart dog, and

ot out that way, M

so," was t

indow and take Skyrocket

ure I don't see how else it could have happened. Skyrocket could jump up on the pile of wood, and

ece of carpet all smooth, and Skyrocket curled up on it, and I told him goodnight. And then, when Janet and I came out to look a

ttle fun after dark, though he never did it before," said Mr

hed they heard a voice ca

here's ev

dy!" excl

, as she ran to meet her father, w

laimed Mr. Martin, in sur

rtin. "Come out here and we

ing turns, with Mrs. Martin p

n the shed, and left the window

hen Jan and I came

ust going to look around outside, and whistle and call

merchant. "I have been arranging about the place where we shall

. Martin, raising her hand to

agerly at her father. She wanted to hear him

barn where we used to keep Nicknack, the goat,

waiting another moment, they hurried out, runn

ere Mrs. Martin had a light, could not see very well. You know how it is when you go int

first Mr. and Mrs. Martin heard, after the C

?" asked Mr. Martin, hu

dy fell down

rself, Teddy boy?

I stumbled over that pile of grass Patrick cut

said Mr. Martin. "Now be careful, both of you. Better wait for us. Mother, come an

le dog, either. Skyrocket was not there. And now they began a search al

d not whine, he did not bark, and t

he be?" a

he be?" e

each other in the light of t

he said. "Sometimes dogs run away, just for

ar before," said Teddy. "And he

me," said his mother. "Come, we'll go into the house.

Skyrocket!"

l leave the shed door open, and if he comes back, as I'm sure he will, he can go in to

net went into the house, after one last, lingerin

"Nothing will ever be any

speak. "I think he'll be here in the morning, though it certainly is queer about t

ket is lost. Haven't you something pleasant to tell them, Dadd

us to go. It's a new place. I have bought some property there, a

d Janet were feeling not quite so sad over the

is at Silver Lake," said Mr. Martin. "It isn't ver

in a tent?

But there! I'm not going to tell you any more about it unti

d Ted went upstairs. They were smiling now, and, for the time, had for

Mrs. Martin of her husband, as they sat down to

indow being open makes it look as though some one had taken him. Skyrocket

n. "Ted and Janet will fee

red in through the door, which was still open, and looked in the box wh

ere," whispered

ck!" said Janet, and ther

to the house they saw Mrs. Ransom hurrying toward them. Mrs. Ransom was a woman who kep

Ransom, when she saw the two

she and Ted had seen him at the table when they hurrie

ome out here, please

Skyrocket?" as

r front yard, and I thought your father ought to know about it. I saw the queer man from my store window, and I hur