the rest of the journey and it was not quite sundown when t

in town, won't we?" asked Amy, as the two machi

ion of the rickety old steamer I should think it would h

in town, Frank," Betty suggested. "Let's mo

ned Mollie, in an injured tone. "And I

had written. A minute later they drew up before the place and t

talking to the proprietor, the gir

colored pictures of towns they have in the magazines sometimes. The same q

ls," Amy finished for her. "I know just wha

a seat, and speaking impressively, "I have a feeling--" here she paused for eff

"Why don't you tell us

re says we have just exactly five minutes to catch that joke steamer for the isla

. "But will somebody kindly tell me how we

and, he propelled Grace down the street with the other. "Please hurry," he urged. "Neve

y, as they prepared to follow Roy, who had taken

us here and I wouldn't care if they did-better peop

argumentatively. "Just as goo

hed. "Now do we begin? One-two-three-come o

ho was hampered by gasping little Mrs. Irving-who, although young, was not-so young. Next came A

d as they went by. "We'll see about t

o the two quickened their pace, but Betty and Allen were on wings

at them anyway, do we?" said W

g the fun from them," she pante

ad overtaken Grace and Frank and had

nk it will go without us?" As if for answer the whistle on the curious

s arm. "Are you game for one last spurt?"

le words. Silently, the two called on their splendid reserve strength, while arm in

with what he had left of his breath. "The

company was assembled on the ancient dock, tired a

slangily, while he regarded the pair thus designated with profou

ath enough to speak at all. "It does justify your aunt's descriptio

sied cheerfully. "Say, folks, what do you say to our making ours

ected Mollie. "You ride in an aut

ill, sitting on a suitcase beside Amy, with his back against the rail, prepar

gazing dreamily out over the water, "what did they put i

e basket! I wouldn't dare tell you that," she added, with sudden animation. "Boys, b

ly. "Here we have everything that

mp that you can't touch the rail without feeling as if you have had a dip in the briny-if tha

had fallen. "Frank, I would never have thought it of you. Just the same," she

Allen reproved h

dicating an indistinct shadowy bulk looming eerily before them. "Mollie, dea

our noses!" said Grace impatiently. "I

nsolingly. "Never mind, Grace, whenever your hear

ey shouted, w

d. "If I remember rightly, Frank is the only one who said any

len implored. "Is there or is t

he answered i

ll. "Three cheers fo

o a full stop. The shrill whistle which Roy contemptuously characterized as a joke, broke the misty stillness w

something mysterious about this island, shrouded as it was in the clinging mist-something that made the girls draw close

like a regular adventure island. M

"Don't talk about gypsies

e, if we want to beat it to the house. Here, Will, take hold

they tumbled out on the tiny wharf.

w about it, Betty-shall we give them another race?

d this time. I hope

d them. "There isn't any way to find. The hous

eat," Roy finished for

get there before you after all. Come on, Betty," and for the second time that day the young folks