Chapter 13

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​⁠A Tinkletown Sensation

Sensations came thick and fast in Tinkletown during the next few hours. Investigation proved that 'Rast Little was nowhere to be found. He had not returned to his home after the spelling-bee, nor had he been seen since. Mrs. Holabird passed him in the road on her way home in the "bob-sled." In response to her command to "climb in" he sullenly said he was going to walk home by