Part 19 (2/2)
Darkness did not bring the to lose heart, when Will cried:
”I see a light! It's Franklin's cabin We're at caht now!”
”Are you sure?” asked Grace
”Certainly I kneere near it soave a hail, which was answered, and soon the young people heard the welcome call of Mr Franklin, who demanded to knohere they had been, and what had happened
”There's a light in our cabin!” exclaileam in the”Who's there, Mr Franklin?”
”A friend of yours--he says”
”A friend of ours!” exclai under that naet possession of this land as well as the other valuable strip?”
”No, it isn't Jallow,” replied Mr Franklin ”I know hi, he says He coe Blackstone--Blackrock--soive”
”Oh, Mr Blackford, yes We were expecting him So he has arrived? I hope he made himself at houess he did He had quite a time of it in the storm, and I reckon you folks did, too”
”We did!” exclaiet in andBlackford over as soon as we feed hiirls went to their cabin, the boys to theirs The latter found Mr
Blackford s you up here?” asked Allen, when greetings had been exchanged
”Boys, I've got good news!” cried the young businesspiece of paper that tells me what sort of a birthfor so long I could hardly wait to tell you!”
CHAPTER XIV
AN ICE BOAT RACE
”The girls ant to know this!” cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news
”Yes, and I want to tell them,” said Mr Blackford ”Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to findThey have always been so lucky”
”They surely have,” agreed Allen ”From the time they first set out----”
”And found my five hundred dollar bill,” interrupted Mr Blackford ”And then----”
”Un-haunting the mansion of Shadow Valley,” added Will