The Secret of Steeple Rocks

people. The head man told the girls that the shack would be up by night. They thought that he was joking, but if it had not been for a few hindrances it might have been accomplished. It

r home well satisfied with what had been done. As some more lumber was needed the men drove the trucks back to to

building. Leslie had told Sarita and Dalton about her having seen the launch move toward Steeple Rocks, and both girls

, as Leslie expressed it, seeing that tools were under cover and everything

asy, now that they were actually launched in building, though in so sm

camp and the rocks. He heard an owl hooting in the woods. Then he thought he heard sounds as if someone or something was moving thr

through the flap of his tent. A dark figure was stealthily entering the camp, making its way toward

ht. Dalton smiled grimly as he ran in apparent pursuit, but really to see that the dropped match had gone out. He darted behind the lumber, then, not knowing but the shot might be returned. The sounds of someone crashing through

s the matter? Wh

door of his tent, where she had

I had to wake you all up, but somebody was trying to set fire to our lumbe

was glad to see your cot empty, then I was

red again to-night; besides, I'll stay awake till daylight. Y

erves certainly have gotten cured. Sarita is awake, tho

Les. I have my o

y where you migh

t I'll have to sneak around a little from

lders near at hand were pried and rolled into position and smaller stones were lifted to place above, all secured by mortar, like a brick wall. The roof, with the little window that looked toward the sea and above the rocks, took some little ti

r, then I'm going to begin on the trees. The men have another job and that is why they were willing to work overtime every day a

who tried to set fire to our lumber. I can't think that he would want that to happen. A fire here would spread to his own woods. Trust a man to look after his own interests, ev

that it is s

se could

g in the Ives' launch and docking where they had left Leslie. Up by the rocky steps

e!" cried Leslie as

that you were so close. We just had to come as soon as we could to see

around to your right. Couldn't you see

e! And you are making the step

ep in front of the Eyrie door. He was so absorbed in his work that he

ave you been, Peggy? Leslie told us that we might expect you over some

t of our guests are too old and I guess that they are all leaving anyhow. We couldn't come, you know. Well, yes, we could, but Dad was home, and I didn't want to risk havin

h party. Leslie told you, I suppose, that she

es. We have had word that we have an abstract of title, so we shall not leave, of course. But I scarcely think that it would be the thing for us to go to Steeple Rocks when he might not want us there.

u rescue, me from a-stony grave?

as on his feet now, replacing the boards by which they could enter t

ing bar on the inside of the door to make it secure at night, and a hasp, staple and padlock on the outside, but the boards had been neatly fitted together, perpendicularly, a

here," said Leslie, "but we

ay enlarge this place sometime and

Peggy. "I believe that Dalton w

nks," he said. "I'm going to try, but things

d say th