"
"Yes, that's right," agreed Bert. He thought it only fair to give
information about Frank, since Mrs. Bobbsey had said she thought it
would be best for the runaway boy to go back to his guardian.
"Hum!" exclaimed Mr. Mason. "If Frank is with the circus, I'll soon
get him. I'll drive over to Rosedale, and inquire where the show went
from there. I can easily trace it. Much obliged to you for your
information," he called over his shoulder, as he drove off. He did not
stop to inquire how Frank was, nor how he had fared since running
away. Perhaps Mr. Mason did not think of this.
"Oh, I hope he--I hope he doesn't shake Frank, when he finds him,"
said Nan, as the lumber man drove on.
"I don't believe he will," remarked Bert. "I fancy Frank will make his
guardian promise to treat him better if he goes back to the lumber
office."
Nan and Bert went in the house to tell their mother of meeting the man
who was looking for Frank. She said they had done right to tell what
they knew.
"Poor boy," she sighed, "he hasn't had a very happy life, but perhaps
this will be all for the good, and he may be better treated now.
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