"Oh, I do hope
they are the right sugar bowl and pitcher!"
Back to the hotel hurried the Bobbsey twins. Flossie and Freddie, happy
with their toys--the doll and the whistles--did not care much one way or
the other about the dishes and the reward. But Bert and Nan were very
much excited.
"Well, you've been gone rather a long time buying souvenirs," said Mrs.
Bobbsey, when the twins and the Martin children came in.
"And oh, Mother, we've had the most wonderful time!" burst out Nan.
"We've found Miss Pompret's missing china dishes--the two she has wanted
so long--the ones the tramp took and she's going to give a reward of a
hundred dollars for, you know--and--and--"
"Yes, and I know you're excited!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey. "Now cool down
and tell me all about it."
"And here are the dishes," added Bert, as he set the precious bundle
down on the table. "Look at 'em, Mother, and see if they are the ones
like Miss Pompret's set. You saw her dishes, didn't you?"
"Yes, but I am not sure I would know them again."
"I owe Billy fifteen cents," went on Bert, as he unwrapped the dishes.
"We didn't have money enough. The man wanted two dollars, but Billy got
him down to a dollar and thirty-four cents.
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