The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island

hey now called Mr. Button, seated near them at a small table. Apparently, howe

g to fear from him, the boys soon gave their undivided attention t

"that we are to go back to

get as early a start this morning but we

t, "that we shan't

more of these mysterious events that took us over to C

red, "but we'll go to Drummond Island and the sooner we ca

pped together on the piazza to discuss one or two fu

he group and said, "Pardon me, but did I understand

" said Fre

I was at breakfast and I thought perhaps

to go there

am going to take a skiff and my man and if you can find a place for us on board your motor-

can come," sa

come when you are, or I may want to come before you do. In eithe

later," said Fred. "A

s at the dock

o right down there and we'

hed the dock and found their boat already at hand

y?" growled

him over to Drummond Island. He doesn't know w

l ride in the skiff,"

ssary, unless he wa

etly, and at once the five passengers took the

ered Grant in a low voice to Fred as soon a

't kno

afraid. He looks to me as if he wasn't very enthus

er he is or not. We chartered the boa

ntion to him. In a brief time they were drawn to the newcomer, whose knowledge of the re

ing just as it does where the lakes join, I do not wonder that the Indians did not want to give it up and that the French and English fought over it the way they did. There's

" said Grant en

f the information that he has picked up about the lakes and Mackinac Islan

d Fred, "did you find out any

moment, glaring angrily at Fred and turning about several

Button, "but I am accustomed to such

ngly, but he smiled slightly without

d Mackinac Island. Perhaps I will tell you something about them before long. Just now

e fish we wanted for our luncheon, but we had a terrific thunder storm out ther

lads to run b

enough to have him with us and he took us ashore over at Cockburn Island. We weren't so lucky whe

d you g

egan to look for us after the storm died out an

tween Drummond Is

id John turning abruptly about as the captain's face once mor

"Have you never been there?" he added, l

tton, quietly, apparently ignoring the question that had been asked.

abruptly, as once mor

Button, speaking to the boys. "Is it inhab

y, or shack, not far from the shore and when we saw smoke coming out of the chimne

find anyb

as pretty well fixed up inside. There was a man there and he had a Japanese servant. Indeed, I am sure I saw the man at th

the shore of Drummond Island that Mr. Button said, "I think I will leav

manded the captain, who a

the Gadabout here,"

? There's no goo

s he spoke to the man in whose skiff he was to depart. This man was now

the captain. "I'll stop th

passengers that he still was angry or alarmed over the presence of Mr. Ferdinand Butto

skiff which Mr. Button now hauled in and as soon a

tained the fishing tackle. It was only later when John reminded the other boys of the strange coincidence between the ex

shing here," again

dge of the captain, for ignoring his words, he seated himself

ng her name, as now she was only

alled Fred at last. "

boat. "There's no fishing here and I told that man t

ult," laughed Gran

t the Gadabout had not gone more than a few yards before he again st

hing here wasn't any

no harm

as the young fishermen were separated into two parties as they had been the

from the Gadabout and the boys both were trolling. Still the captain watched the skiff in which Mr. But

eled in his line and swung the hook around for the captain to bait it. A moment later the c

There is nothing to do, boys, except to go back to the Gad

" said John, "so the soon

ke while the captain rowed sw

rew near the little Gadabout to discover that

anded John abruptly. "We d

ing and as he drew near the Gadabout the boys were startled when the