Bunny himself did not care anything about dolls; he would not play with them. But he loved his sister Sue, and he knew that she was very fond of this doll, so he wanted to get it for her. That was why he was ready to jump down in the hold (as that part of the ship is called) among the flapping fish. "I'll get her for you," said Bunker. With a long pole Bunker fished up the doll. Her dress was all wet, for there was water on the fish. "And oh! dear! She smells just like a fish herself!" cried Sue, puckering up her nose in a funny way. "You can take off her dress and wash it," said Bunny. "Yes," said Sue, "I can do that, and I will." She took off the doll's dress, and then looked for some place to wash it. "Here, Sue, give it to me," said the captain of the boat, for he knew Bunny and Sue very well indeed. "I'll soon have the dress clean for you." "How?" asked Sue, as she gave it to Captain Tuttle. He tied the dress to a string, and then dipped it in the water, over the side of the boat. Up and down in the water he lifted the doll's dress, pulling it up by the string. "That's how we sailors wash our clothes when we're in a hurry," said Captain Tuttle. "Now when your doll's dress is dry, it will be nice and clean. You can hang it up here to dry, while you're watching us take out the fish." He fastened Sue's doll's dress on a line over the cabin, and then he and his men took the fish out of the boat, and packed them in barrels in ice to send to the city. Bunny and Sue looked on, and thought it great fun. Sometimes a big flat fish, called a flounder, would slip from one of the baskets, in which the men were putting them, and flop out on deck, almost sliding overboard. Soon all the fish were out, and as Sue's doll's dress was now dry, she and Bunny started back home. "Well, we had fun then, Sue," said the little boy. "Didn't we?" "Yes," agreed his sister. "But what can we do this afternoon?" "Oh, we'll go down to Charlie Star's house and have some fun. He's got a new swing and a hammock." "Oh, that will be fine!" cried Sue. The children had a good time playing with Charlie that afternoon. Others of their playmates came also, and Bunny and Sue told of the jolly fun they had had in the country, on grandpa's farm. After a while the sun, that had been shining brightly all day, began to get ready to go to bed, down back of the hills where the clouds would cover it up until morning. And it was time also, for Bunny Brown and his sister Sue to go to bed. All the little folk of the town of Bellemere were getting sleepy. How long Bunny and Sue slept they did not know. But Bunny was dreaming he had turned into a fish, and was going to flop into the water, and Sue was dreaming that she and her doll were having a fine ride in a motor boat, when both children were awakened by the loud ringing of a bell. "Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!" went the bell.