I suppose the
Discoverer ought to be getting back pretty soon."
"Unless those girls took him to Edgemere," said Brownie.
"I don't think they'd do that, they spoke well of Edgemere," said
Townsend.
"There's no telling where he'll drift to," said Nuts.
"Please don't talk about drifting," said Townsend. "The way I feel
about drifting I don't ever want to look at a snow-drift. I can't even
listen to the drift of a person's conversation. How about _you_, Joe?"
"De Discov'r's all right," said Joe, loyally.
"I wouldn't say he's all right," said Townsend; "but when he's wrong
he's at his best. That's what _I_ think, Joe."
"He's always at his best," said Brownie.
"Except when he's at his worst," said Townsend, "and then he's best of
all. That's logic, as he would say. I wonder what he'll bring back
with him. Let's each guess; I guess a carpet sweeper. How about
_you_, Joe?"
Joe only smiled, but did not venture a guess.
"I guess an alarm clock and a headlight from an automobile," said
Brownie.
"I guess part of a floor lamp--the shade part," said Billy.
"I guess--I guess," said Nuts; "let's see--I guess some chicken wire,
part of a typewriter machine and a megaphone."
"You're all wrong and I'm right as you usually are," said Townsend; "he
will bring back----"
"Let's go in swimming," said Brownie.
"Good idea," said Townsend. "Joe, I'm going to teach you to swim."
Now it was right then that Keekie Joe said something which surprised
them all.
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