Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island

tears, the good-bys were said. The Blossoms promised that if Aunt Polly and Linda and Jud did not get to

arm far behind, they were riding swiftly toward Sunset Lake. "I hav

'm sorry for him, just the same. Do y

t," answered F

am going to Greenpier, the little town where Chris Smith has his boats. I rather think Mr. Harley will

. There was no trouble in finding Chris Smith's boathouse, for Greenpier was a very small, shab

rf as Father Blossom honked the horn and brought the car to a stop. "I

ly nodded his head. Meg noticed that while he had been neatly dressed when they overtook him on the road

ddles to Dot. "Mother, all the way here Dot was arguin

other Blossom. "However, I want you to wait till we get to the bungalow a

nteered Mr. Harley. "Guess the car will be all r

any bridge!" snickere

ssom. "Stay with Mother, children, till I run

; goes to all the islands and carries the mail and fresh vegetables. Jenks will do

sentences that fascinated the lis

s are there?" Me

Mr. Harley. "Some l

Oh, that's me

of the suitcases. Each of the four little Blossoms carried his

e, and a green and white boat shot up bes

e for Apple Tree Isl

their baggag

terday afternoon," announced the motor-boat captain, who was

ully assured him. "Now if you

aid the captain, with a flourish. "I

id Mother Blossom. "The children ar

Tree Island without stopping at any other port, and as so

!" coughed the

eat little forward deck and a tiny cabin upholstered in red leather that would be very

n asked him, finding the

ed Bobby. "Shall we have a boat like t

want is a seaworthy, tight little craft. You're going to live in the

ve one," Twaddles rema

ooked at him in

was his comment. "Hey, little girl

. "She always does. Are you named

ain glibly and in one breath. "Well, no, I don't think I was-not that I remember. One of the

le Blossoms n

d the captain. "

enks has a

oil to mak

s next?" d

he captain. "And her

la

nks when he came to tell the children it was time to get off. "My wife and I

don't know what to do with these youngsters, you have 'em on the wharf whe