"That's all," said the captain. "And here we are at Apple Tree
Island!"

"I hope you haven't been talked to death," Father Blossom said to
Captain Jenks when he came to tell the children it was time to get
off. "My wife and I were trying to see if we could recognize the
places we knew seven years ago."

"Can't give me too many children," said the captain heartily. "Any
time you don't know what to do with these youngsters, you have 'em
on the wharf when I tie up; I'll take 'em on my rounds with me and
bring them back safely."




CHAPTER X

ON THE ISLAND


There was a small wharf built out from a bank of green grass, and
here the Blossoms landed, after bidding Captain Jenks a friendly
good-by. They had been so busy talking to him, the children, that
is, that they had never looked to see where the boat was taking
them.

Apple Tree Island was only about half a mile from the shore, but
perhaps a quarter of a mile further from Greenpier, where the