Thus the story of the fallen star, after which the island was named,
was true, you see, though it had happened so many years ago that most
folk had forgotten about it.
A few days after Mr. Weston had been led to the queer blue rock, he
and Professor Anderson, no longer dressed like tramps, brought some
men to the island and the big rock was carefully dug out with wooden
shovels, as the wood was soft and could not strike sparks and make
blue fire.
"For a time," said Mr. Weston to Grandpa Martin, after the meteor had
been taken to the mainland in a big boat, "I thought you were a
scientist."
"Me--a scientist!" laughed the children's grandfather.
"Yes. I thought maybe you had heard about the fallen star and had come
here and were trying to find it, too."
"No, I haven't any use for fallen stars," said Mr. Martin. "I had
heard the story about one being on this island, but I never quite
believed it. I just came here to give the children a good time
camping."
"Well, I think they had it--every one of them," laughed Mr. Weston, as
he looked at the brown Curlytops, who were tanned like Indians.
"Oh, we've had the loveliest time in the world!" cried Jan, as she
held her grandfather's hand. "We're going to stay here a long while
yet. Aren't we, Grandpa?"
"Well, I'm afraid not much longer," said Grandpa Martin.
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