The sight of Midget's empty chair began to seem tragic, and King choked and left the table.
Mrs.Maynard burst into tears, and rose also.

Her husband followed her.
"Don't worry, Helen," he urged; "she's sure to be safe and sound somewhere." "Oh, I don't know, Ed! Such a thing as this never happened before! Oh, find her, Ed, _do_ find her!" King had run over to the Bryants' and now returned, accompanied by those two very much alarmed people.
"We must _do_ something!" exclaimed Cousin Jack.

"Of course something has happened to the child! She isn't one to cut up any such game on purpose.

Have you looked in her room ?" "What for ?" asked Mrs.Maynard, helplessly.
"Why, to see if you can discover anything unusual.

I'm going up!" Mr.Bryant flew upstairs two steps at a time, and they all followed.