Bobbsey
went on:
"Richard, I think there are thieves about here."
"Bless my soul!" he exclaimed. "Thieves! What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean that Dinah says a plate of sandwiches was just taken,
and you remember the time the corn muffins were missing?"
"Yes, but perhaps Dinah was mistaken both times, or Snap might have
taken a bite between meals."
"Hardly Snap this time," Mrs. Bobbsey went on, "and Dinah, though she
does forget once in a while, would not be likely to do so twice in
such a short time. No, I think some tramps along shore must have come
along quietly in a boat, reached or climbed in through the window and
taken the sandwiches."
"Well, perhaps they did," Mr. Bobbsey, said. "I'll tell Captain White,
and we'll keep a lookout. We don't want thieves coming around."
"No, indeed," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "Dinah threatens to leave, if any
more queer things happen."
"Well, we wouldn't know how to get along without Dinah," said Mr.
Bobbsey, with a smile. "I'll put some wire netting over the windows. I
was going to do it anyhow, for the mosquitoes will soon be buzzing
around. The netting will keep thieves from reaching in and taking our
nice sandwiches."
"Yes, I think the netting would be a good idea," said his wife. "But
it certainly is queer."
A little later, the Bobbsey twins--both sets of them--with their
cousins, mother, father, and Dinah went ashore for the little picnic
in the woods, taking with them the fresh sandwiches that Nan had
helped to make.
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