Over the fence he jumped, out into the street, so quickly that the
children could hardly follow him with their eyes. But it was only an
instant that Bunny Brown remained still, watching the dog. Then he gave
a cry:

"Oh, Sue! The dog has mother's pocketbook and the money! Come on! We've
got to get it away from him!"

"Oh, yes!" echoed Sue.

Bunny ran out of the yard and into the street, following the dog. Sue
followed her brother. The four other children, being on the seesaw,
could not move so quickly, and by the time they did get off the board,
taking turns carefully, so no one would get bounced, Bunny Brown and his
sister Sue were out of sight, down the street and around a corner,
chasing after the dog that had snatched up their mother's pocketbook.

"We've got to get him!" cried Bunny, looking back at his sister. "Come
on!"

"I am a-comin' on!" she panted, half out of breath.

The big yellow dog was in plain sight, bounding along and still holding
in his mouth, as Bunny could see, the dangling pocketbook.

Suddenly the animal turned into some building, and was at once out of
sight.

"Where'd he go?" asked Sue.

"Into Mr. Foswick's carpenter shop," her brother answered. "I saw him go
in. We can get him easy now."

On they ran, Bunny Brown and his sister Sue. A few seconds later they
stood in front of the open door of a carpenter shop built near the
sidewalk. Within they could see piles of lumber and boards and heaps of
sawdust and shavings. The dog was not in sight, but Bunny and Sue knew
he must be somewhere in the shop. They scurried through the piles of
sawdust and shavings toward the back of the shop, looking eagerly on all
sides for a sight of the dog.

"Where is he?" asked Sue. "Oh, Bunny, if that pocketbook and the money
are lost!"

"We'll find it!" exclaimed Bunny. "We'll make the dog give it back!"

As he spoke there was a noise at the door by which the children had
entered the carpenter shop. The door was quickly slammed shut, and a key
was turned. Then a harsh voice cried:

"Now I've got you! You sha'n't play tricks on me any more! I've got you
locked up now!"

CHAPTER II

IN THE CARPENTER SHOP

Bunny Brown and his sister Sue were so surprised at hearing that harsh
voice, and at hearing the door slammed shut and locked behind them, that
they just stood and looked at each other in the carpenter shop. They
forgot, for the moment, all about the big yellow dog and the pocketboo