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This was fun, and the Curlytops had a good time, while Nora, now that she knew there was no danger from sharks, sat in the shade and mended holes in the children's stockings. "I wish we had a boat," said Ted after a while. "Why, we have," answered Jan. "Yes, I know, the big rowboat.
"And maybe Art can bring his sister to the island to see us, and then we could play boys' games and girls', too," went on Jan. "I'll ask my mother," promised Arthur. Grandpa and the expressman soon had the wagon loaded, and Arthur, rode back in it with the Curlytops to the wharf where the boat was tied. "All aboard for Star Island!" cried Mr.
Teddy and Janet Martin, the two Curlytops, came riding up to the farmhouse in a small wagon drawn by a fine, big goat, that they had named Nicknack. "Please, Mother," begged Ted, "may we ride over to the Home and get Hal?" "We promised to take him for a ride," added Jan. "Yes, I suppose you may go," said Mother Martin. "But you must be careful, and be home in time for supper."
"Me come!" cried Trouble, as the two Curlytops set off with Grandpa Martin through the woods, toward the place where Teddy had fallen down with the pile of leaves. "Me come!" "No, you stay with me," laughed Mother Martin, catching him up in her arms. Trouble did not want to stay behind, not having been with his brother and sister of late as much as he wished. "We'll bake a patty- cake!" Mrs.
"How?" asked Ted, his eyes wide open in wonder. "By going there to see what it is. I'm going to take you two Curlytops to camp on Star Island, and if there's anything queer there we'll see what it is." "Oh, are we really going to live on Star Island?" gasped Janet. "Camping out with grandpa! Oh, what fun!" cried Ted.
I haven't begun to think of them yet," said Grandpa Martin. "I'm going to have a few weeks now with not very much to do until it's time to gather the fall crops, and I think I'll try to find some way of giving your Curlytops a good time. Yes, that's what I'll do.
Janet thought the same thing, and, after telling Ted all that had happened and what she and the man had said, the Curlytops hurried back through the woods to the camp. "A ragged man on the island; is that it?" asked Grandpa Martin, when Jan told him what had happened. "It must be as Mr. Crittendon said, that there are tramps here. Though what they are doing I don't know.
There was a barn on the Newton place a barn in which Bob was counting on keeping Nicknack and this place was first searched lest, perchance, Trouble might have slipped in there with the goat without anyone having seen him, having come up through a back alley. But there was no goat inside; and Bob, the Curlytops, Mr. Martin and Mrs. Newton came out again, and looked up and down the street.
All at once, as the Curlytops were wondering what else they could do, they heard Trouble calling, and his voice sounded very strange. "Oh, what has happened to him now?" cried Janet. "We'd better go to see!" exclaimed Teddy. They ran back to where they had left their little brother. All they could see of him was his back and legs. He did not seem to have any head. "Oh! Oh!" gasped Janet.
And so they pretended and played, having a very good time, while Mother Martin watched them and smiled. The children were having great fun camping with grandpa. The castles finished Trouble's being the prettiest because of the blue stones, though not as large or fancy as the others the Curlytops, Hal and Baby William went on a little picnic in the woods that afternoon, taking Nicknack with them.
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