The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island

they were to account for the familiar greeting it was not long before John whispered to his companion, "I suppose that man has

tching the men with an interest which he was

o penetrating that it carried into the remote corners of the house

ed. In his hands he was carrying a tray on which there were numerous tempting viands. Both boys watched the lithe

ir host to the two boys. "You're

hed Fred. "I think we'll both be glad to stay and accept

ith a sigh which caused the others i

he work he then was doing. Deftly and silently he attended to all the wants of the guests and not man

you think it is time for us to find o

" said the mate. "I guess the cap

't know how we are going to get back to Mackinac. We're sur

e Gadabout if Gabriel was blowing the whistle. They'll be here very soon, but I think by and by it may be a g

he mate in the safety of their friends and of the Gadabout, both John and Fred bec

a time, turning to the boys, "is one of the most be

d Fred. "This is

you l

the river, down the shore of Lake Michigan and to-day w

d a shipwreck, didn't

l a skiff that was s

. "She's just stove in. We'll have her fixed

er there some days and shut my eyes and try to imagine what it was

d it very long,"

we didn't

s they got it away from the French years ago. But after that war was end

?" inquired the host, turn

o th

pretty cold,"

retty.' It's just cold. It's so cold that when you toss

stay there,

d the mate. "I guess I kno

of gravitation would

rozen too. Yes, I've seen with my own eyes eggs staying right up in the air

a great sight,

see it anywhere exce

h yourself all wint

ady for

u work all the while getting r

ly. "It just seems as if all the time nobody had a c

by sounds which he had heard in the room directly above that in which they were assembled. Twice he suspected th

of a woman's dress. But of all this he could not be certain and even if his

ntercepted a look which the man gave his Japanese servant, whi

the Japanese when the latter returned to the room and was positive that he saw the little

lf that there was no cause for his increasing suspicions that somethin

d, however, for just then the sailor said, "It is time

suggestions the two boys

his house and providing for their wants, they soon departed, following

man's name yet,"

who he is, do we? Well, it's as broad as it i

nyway, so it won't make any difference,

n several parts of the w

wonder that he can't tell

suggested Fred. "It's

dn't know, he wouldn't believe it possible for it to sti

y long for a squall to come, it doesn't take very long for it t

fish," sug

I don't think I ever ate so much fish in my life as I did this

pted John quickly. "Is

w the faint outline of a small boat which plainly was headed in the direction of

ooking for us. I hope th

long as he and Grant are in some dry place and don't have to think of any

e not," replied John half angrily. "But they certa

s he pointed to the mate, who, in advance of them

, attached to a long pole. The sailor was waving this back and forth in such a

g to do?" whispe

signal th

s he doing it i

ous of somebody. Probably the captain doesn't kn

time the Gadabout was seen approaching the bluff on

ow and soon after it was discovered both Grant and Geor

said John when he was convince

the same way now tha

about that