"And I'm going to look and see if I
can't find the lost star that fell on the island."
"Grandpa said it all burned up."
"Well, maybe a little piece of it was left. Anyhow I'm going to look."
So they looked, but they found nothing like the blue light, and then
Ted said he was hungry and wanted to eat.
Nora and Mrs. Martin had set out a little lunch for the children on
top of a packing box, and the Curlytops and Trouble were soon enjoying
the sandwiches and cake, while their grandfather and the hired man
finished unloading the boat. In a little while Grandpa Martin called:
"All aboard, Teddy, if you're going back with me!"
"I'm coming!" was the answer. "I'm coming!"
It did not take Grandpa Martin long to pull back to the mainland in
the boat which was empty save for himself and Ted. The lake was
smooth, a little wind making tiny waves that gently lapped the side of
the boat.
"I think we'd better bring Nicknack over this trip," said Grandpa
Martin, when a second farm hand met him on shore and began to help
load the boat for the second trip. "The sooner we get that goat over
on the island, the better I'll feel."
"Why, you're not afraid of him, are you?" asked the hired man whose
name was George.
"No. But I don't know how easy it's going to be to ferry him over. He
may start some of his tricks. So we won't put much in the boat this
time.
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