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So the agreement was made; and Miss Stella, having invested in a queer, twisted candlestick, which she declared was quite equal to Aladdin's lamp, and Polly having decided to reserve her dollar for a neighboring candy store, the party at Jonah's junk shop separated, with the promise of meeting as soon as "The Polly" should be ready for a flight to Killykinick.
Captain Jeb voiced the general sentiment of Killykinick when this decision was made public. "I ain't much sot on women folks when you're in deep water, but this one suttenly shone out like a star in the dark." "And kept a-shining," added Neb, "a-shining and a-smiling straight through." "She's a good girl," said Brother Bart. "And I'm thinking well, it doesn't matter what I'm thinking.
A witching little Will-o'-the-wisp had bewildered Dan into strange ways this evening; but he was back again in his own straight honest line beneath the stars. On "The Polly," making her way over the starlit water to Killykinick, things were not so pleasant. "It was a mean, dirty trick to give Dan away. I don't care who did it!" said big-hearted Jim, roused into spirit and speech.
"We were playing pirate that summer. I had a new boat that we christened the 'Red Rover, after Cooper's story; and we rigged her up with a pirate flag, and proceeded to harry the coast and do all the mischief that naughty twelve-year-olds can do. Finally, I proposed, as a crowning adventure, a descent upon Killykinick, pulling down old Joey Kane's masthead and smashing his lantern.
For the first time in my reckless youth I really prayed. My dear mother, no doubt, was praying for me, too; for I learned afterwards that it was on that night she died, offering with her last breath her life for her boy. Well, we held together somehow until morning, and got off to the shore of Killykinick before the 'Maria Teresa' went down, loaded with the golden profits of a two years' cruise."
And, to say nothing of her patient who lay, as Brother Bart expressed it, "like a shorn lamb" under her gentle bidding, gaining health and strength each day, every creature in Killykinick was subservient to Miss Stella's sweet will.
Their guest was in the midst of a description of the Mohave Desert, where he had nearly left his bones to bleach two years ago, when his boatman came hurriedly up with a request of speedy shelter for his little craft. "There's a storm coming up I daren't face, sir," he said. "We can't make Killykinick until it blows over. You'll have to stay another hour or two here."
And then, as still hot and furious, he strode back with his lobsters to old Ned, Freddy, who was remorsefully following him remorseful at having stirred up a row, piped up in sudden excitement: "O Dan, look look what's coming here to Killykinick! Dan, just look!" Dan turned at the cry.
"Captain Jeb wouldn't trust us to sail his boat, and I don't know that he could come with us." "Oh, he will, he must!" persisted Polly. "He ain't the will-and-must kind," said Dan, nodding. "Then maybe I can send for you," the little lady went on eagerly. "My cousins are coming over from Rock-haven on dad's yacht, and I'll make them stop at Killykinick and bring you all with them to my party."
If it be the Lord's will, I'll never leave it again; though we might have found worse places than Killykinick and those good old men there, may God lead them to the Light!"
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