"But most of the Indians were afraid of the electrical current which
felt like needles, and I could not get many of them to come back after
they had once tried it. So I made no money.
"Tom ran away, and then I stole Eagle Feather's horse. I thought maybe
if I could sell the horse and get money enough to get a new machine that
did not sting so hard, I could make money enough to buy the horse back.
"But everything went against me, and now I have nothing left. I am sorry
I had to rip your Teddy bear apart, little girl, to get the wires on the
batteries. And as for your cars, little boy, I hid them in farms and
various places. I don't know where they are now, but the engine is all
right and in running order."
He quickly loosened the wires, and the toy locomotive ran around the
table on part of the stolen track.
"But my poor dear Sallie Malinda is dead!" cried Sue.
"No, I can sew her together again, if the batteries are all right," said
Mrs. Brown.
"And the batteries are all right," said the hermit, who had heard what
was said. "See, I'll make the eyes shine!"
He quickly did something to the wires and again the eyes of Sue's Teddy
bear shone out bravely.
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