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None of them knew what a queer part that fallen star was to have in the lives of those who were shortly to go camping on the island. Early the next morning after breakfast, Ted and Jan went out to the barn to get Nicknack to have a ride. "Where is you? I wants to come, too!" cried the voice of their little brother, as they were putting the harness on their goat.
You must never, never, never go away again alone with Nicknack!" warned Mother Martin. "Never! Do you hear?" "Me won't!" promised the little fellow. "And you children mustn't dig any more deep holes," said Grandpa Martin. "There isn't any gold on this island, so don't look for it." "But what are the tramps looking for?" Ted asked. "I can't tell you.
I'll keep the Curlytops so busy they won't have a chance to think of pulling dolls' legs or taking Nicknack, the goat, away from his wagon." "What are you planning to do, Father?" asked Grandma Martin of her husband. "Well, I promised to take them camping on Star Island you know." "What! Not those two little tots not Ted and Jan?" cried Grandma Martin, looking up in surprise.
Martin was worried, especially when she met Mr. Martin and Janet, who had not found Trouble. But Teddy and Bob soon met with the other searchers and told them that Baby "William had been found. "Oh, what will you do next?" cried Mrs. Martin, as she clasped the little fellow in her arms. "Such a fright as you've given us!" "No want Nicknack to go 'way!" said Trouble.
Then the clouds broke away, the sun came out, the rain stopped and with shouts and laughter the children ran to the barn next to which, in a little stable of his own, Nicknack, the goat, was kept. "Come on out, Nicknack!" cried Janet. "You're going to give us a ride!" And Nicknack did, being hitched to the goat-cart in which there was room and to spare for Janet, Ted and Trouble.
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."
"Well, maybe we can make some now," suggested Ted, and a little later the two boys were seated in the shade under the willow trees that grew on the bank of a small river which flowed into Clover Lake, not far from Cherry Farm. Nicknack, tied to a tree, nibbled the sweet, green grass, and Jan made a wreath of buttercups for her doll.
"Oh, he'll be drowned! He'll be drowned!" wailed Teddy, tears coming into his eyes, for he loved Nicknack. "He'll be drowned!" Grandpa Martin rested his hands on the oars and looked into the water. Then he smiled. "I guess you'd have hard work drowning that goat," he said. "He's swimming like a fish!" "And right straight for Star Island!" added the hired man. "That's a smart goat all right!
"Maybe you won't see us now for quite a while," answered Jan proudly. "No? Why not? You're not going to leave Cherry Farm I hope." Ted stopped Nicknack that they might better explain. "We're going camping with grandpa on Star Island." "Where's that you're going?" asked a farmer who had just come out of the store after buying some groceries. "Camping on Star Island in Clover Lake," repeated Ted.
"But since you all seem to like it, we'll go out West." "Can we take Nicknack?" asked Teddy. "You won't need him if you have a pony," his father suggested. "No, that's so. Hurray! What fun we'll have!" "Are there any Indians out there?" asked Janet. "Well, a few, I guess," her father answered. "But they're docile Indians not wild. They won't hurt you. Now let's go in and talk about it."
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