this island?" and Janet looked over her shoulder, though it was broad
daylight.

"Pooh!" laughed her brother. "I thought you didn't believe in ghosts."

"I don't--but----"

"I'm not afraid!" declared Teddy. "And I'm going to look and see if I
can't find the lost star that fell on the island."

"Grandpa said it all burned up."

"Well, maybe a little piece of it was left. Anyhow I'm going to look."

So they looked, but they found nothing like the blue light, and then Ted
said he was hungry and wanted to eat.

Nora and Mrs. Martin had set out a little lunch for the children on top
of a packing box, and the Curlytops and Trouble were soon enjoying the
sandwiches and cake, while their grandfather and the hired man finished
unloading the boat. In a little while Grandpa Martin called:

"All aboard, Teddy, if you're going back with me!"

"I'm coming!" was the answer. "I'm coming!"

It did not take Grandpa Martin long to pull back to the mainland in the
boat which was empty save for himself and Ted. The lake was smooth, a
little wind making tiny waves that gently lapped the side of the boat.

"I think we'd better bring Nicknack over this trip," said Grandpa
Martin, when a second farm hand met him on shore and began to help load
the boat for the second trip. "The sooner we get that goat over on the
island the better I'll feel."

"Why, you're not afraid of him, are you?" asked the hired man whose name
was George.

"No. But I don't know how easy it's going to be to ferry him over. He
may start some of his tricks. So we won't put much in the boat this
time. We'll leave plenty of room for the goat and the cart."

"Oh, Nicknack will be good," declared Ted. "I know he will. Won't you,
Nicknack?" and he put his arms around his pet. The goat had been driven
down near the dock whence the boat started for Star Island.

"Well, unharness him and we'll get him on board," said the farmer. "Then
we'll see what happens next."

Nicknack made no fuss at all about being unharnessed. His wagon was
first wheeled on the boat, which was a large one and broad. Then Ted
started Nicknack toward the craft.

"Giddap!" cried Teddy to Nicknack. "We're going to camp on Star Island,
and you can have lots of fun! Giddap!"

Nicknack stood still on the dock for a few seconds, and he seemed to be
sniffing the boat and the water in which it floated. Then with a little
wiggle of his funny, short tail, he jumped down in near his wagon, and
began