"Over there," and her brother pointed to the island. "Do you see that
blue light?"
"On the island, do you mean? Yes, I see it. Maybe somebody's there
with a lantern."
"Nobody lives on Star Island. Besides, who'd have a blue lantern?"
Jan did not answer.
It was now quite dark, and down in the lake, where there was a patch
of black which was Star Island, could be seen a flickering blue glow,
that seemed to stand still and then move about.
"Maybe it's lightning bugs," suggested Jan.
"Huh! Fireflies are sort of white," exclaimed Ted. "I never saw a
light like that before."
"Me, either, Ted! Hurry up home. Giddap, Nicknack!" and Jan threw at
the goat a pine cone, one of several she had picked up and put in the
wagon when they were taking a rest in the woods that afternoon.
Nicknack gave a funny little wiggle to his tail, which the children
could hardly see in the darkness, and then he trotted on faster. The
Curlytops, looking back, had a last glimpse of the flickering blue
light as they hurried toward Cherry Farm, and they were a little
frightened.
"What do you s'pose it is?" asked Jan.
"I don't know," answered Ted. "We'll ask Grandpa. Go on, Nicknack!"
CHAPTER II
WHAT THE FABMER TOLD
"Well, where in the world have you children been!"
"Didn't you know we'd be worried about you?"
"Did you get lost again?"
Mother Martin, Grandpa Martin and Grandma Martin took turns asking
these three questions as Ted and Jan drove up to the farmhouse in the
darkness a little later.
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