Golden's.
"Not much," agreed Sue. "Didn't we have fun when we played store?"
"Lots!" agreed Bunny. "And didn't the boiler make a big racket when it
fell down?"
He and Sue laughed at remembering this, but their laughs died away as
they entered the little corner store and heard groans coming from behind
one of the counters. Groans and sighs greeted the children as they
opened the door. No one was in sight.
"Oh, Bunny!" exclaimed Sue, frightened, "what you s'pose has happened?"
CHAPTER V
A NEW PUPIL
Though Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had not often bought things in
Mrs. Golden's store, they knew the woman who kept the place, and she
knew them, for she often called them by name as they passed when she was
out in front. But now Mrs. Golden was not in sight, though the groans
that came from behind one of the counters seemed to tell that she was
there.
"Oh, Bunny, I'm afraid!" whispered Sue, standing in the opened door with
her brother. "Don't let's go in!"
"Why not?" Bunny asked.
"'Cause maybe burglars have been here and maybe they've hurt Mrs.
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