CHAPTER XII
A SURPRISE
Mr. Treadwell, who was closely watching Bunny Brown and his sister Sue,
to see that they did their first part in the play all right, looked up
in surprise as he heard the strange voice speaking about the tramp,
calling the dog and whistling.
"Please don't do that," said the actor. "That isn't in the play. Who
said it?"
"No--nobody--I guess," replied Charlie Star.
"Well, somebody must have said it, for I heard it," replied Mr.
Treadwell, with a smile. "Don't do it again! Now Bunny and Sue try it
again. Make believe, Sue, that you see a tramp coming down the road. I'm
to be the tramp, you know, and on the night of the show I'll really
dress up like one. Now go on."
Bunny looked at Sue and Sue looked at Bunny. The other children in the
play also looked at one another. They were sure none of them had spoken,
and yet Mr. Treadwell seemed to think the voice had been one of theirs.
"Oh, here comes a tramp!" cried Sue once more, and Bunny was just about
to repeat his part, when, again, came the strange, shrill voice, saying:
"No tramps allowed! No tramps wanted! Give him a cold potato and let him
go!"
"Oh, I'm not going to stay here!" suddenly cried Sadie West.
"There is something funny here," said Bunny Brown. "None of us is
talking and yet we hear a voice.
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