He ran down behind the shed
and through the garden, and then back towards the house again.
Raggedy Andy and Uncle Clem stood looking out of the door, the rest of
the dolls peeping over their shoulders, so when something came jumping
through the door, it hit Uncle Clem and Raggedy Andy and sent them
flying against the other dolls behind them.
All the dolls went down in a wiggling heap on the floor.
It was surprising that the noise and confusion did not waken Daddy and
the rest of the folks, for just as the dolls were untangling themselves
from each other and getting upon their feet, Fido came jumping through
the door and sent the dolls tumbling again.
Fido quit barking when he came through the door.
"Which way did he go?" he asked, when he could get his breath.
"What was it?" Raggedy Andy asked in return.
"It was a rabbit!" Fido cried. "He ran right in here, for I could smell
his tracks!"
"We could feel him!" Raggedy Andy laughed.
"I could not tell you which way he went!" Uncle Clem said, "Except I
feel sure he came through the door and into the house!"
None of the dolls knew into which room the rabbit had run.
Finally, after much sniffing, Fido traced the rabbit to the nursery,
where, when the dolls followed, they saw the rabbit crouching behind the
rocking horse.
[Illustration: Looking out of the door]
[Illustration: Raggedy Andy and the rabbit]
Fido whined and cried because he could not get to the rabbit and bite
him.
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