The Dodo, who during the first part of the speech looked very crestfallen, brightened up considerably. "Yes, I should think that would do," he said; "I'll just go and ask the others." "What others?" demanded the gentleman. And the Dodo explained about Marjorie, and Dick, and Fidge, who had been waiting in the cab all this time. The children were at once sent for, and the whole party were shown into the private room, where Marjorie and Dick related their marvelous adventures, as well as the continual interruptions of the Dodo would permit them to do. CHAPTER XXVI. THE DODO DEPARTS. "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you." "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay. "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked. Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion." "Ah! I fancy we can soon put that right," was the kind reply. "I have some boys and girls of my own, you know, and I think, if I send a note to my wife, she will be able to find some garments that you can wear for the time being. And the next thing is, to let your father and mother know that you are here. I expect they must be very anxious about you by this time." [Illustration: "'Oh, Papa! Papa!' cried Marjorie."] "Dear me!" exclaimed Dick, looking greatly troubled, "that's another thing we never thought of, Marjorie." "I want to see my Daddy!" announced Fidge, suddenly and decidedly. But on being assured that he should soon do so he sat down with the others, and looked through the picture books which Perkins found for them, while the gentleman sent home for the clothes, and telegraphed to their father. In the middle of the day some luncheon was brought in for them from a neighboring restaurant, and soon afterwards the clothes arrived. An Eton suit for Dick, the jacket of which was just a trifle short; a pretty, simple dress for Marjorie; and a sailor suit for Fidge. When the children had donned these, after having had a good wash, they looked as different as possible; and when, a little later on, they were led into another room with the mysterious statement, "That somebody wanted to see them," they were all eagerness to know who it possibly could be. As soon as the door opened, however, there could be no doubt as to who it was, for with a delighted cry of "Oh, Papa! Papa!" Marjorie rushed into the arms of a gentleman standing in the middle of the room, and seemed half undecided whether to cry or to laugh, while Fidge and Dick crowded around and joined in the excitement. [Illustration: The Dodo was moved to tears.]