The Aldens reached home safely. They found that their grandfather knew all about the dog. He had seen their picture in the paper. But Violet had to tell him all about the rainy night in the empty house. Jessie told him about the roadside stand and Ro...
Now the Aldens wanted nothing but to get home with the dog. They agreed not to stop anywhere except to eat and sleep. Violet said, We must say hello to Mrs. Randall, though. We go right through Second Landing. Jessie said, Lets do that. We told her w...
We arent used to traffic, said Jessie, laughing. We havent met many cars, Ben. Benny said excitedly, But this one is stopping! Oho! Its trying to stop us! The car drove up so near the Aldens that they had to get off their bikes. Jessie whispered, Its...
Benny said suddenly, Now I know where we are! Theres the old lighthouse where we stayed that summer. Remember? That was fun, living in that lighthouse, said Violet. Henry said, It shows we are not many miles from Aunt Janes. They all looked toward th...
At about five oclock the Aldens reached the Ashby motel where they planned to stay. They rode up to the office window with their strange dog. They asked for two rooms side by side, with a door between. The manager looked out and saw the dog. You cant...
When the Aldens had wheeled away from the post office, Henry said, Now you can run awhile, Shadow. It will do you good. You are getting lazy. The day was warm, and a little wind was blowing. It was a perfect day for riding. Shadow ran along beside Be...
Now that breakfast was over, Benny said, My, I feel good. I feel like having an adventure. I only wish our shadow would stop whining. Shadow, dont you know that shadows dont whine? But Shadow paid no attention. He ran along, whining softly. Violet sa...
Listen! said Violet. It isnt raining as hard this morning as it was last night. Maybe it will stop soon. Its only six oclock, said Henry. But we should be on our way as soon at it stops raining. This wont be much of a breakfast, said Jessie as they s...
Indeed very suddenly it did look like rain. The clouds began to pile up and turn black. Before the Aldens could go anywhere to spend the night it began to rain. Then it began to pour. The rain came down in sheets. The thunder roared. Oh, dear, called...
The sun was shining, and it was a beautiful morning. It was not too warm and not too cold. Remember how we came along this way in the station wagon when we were going on the houseboat? Henry asked. Thats right, Benny said. What was the name of the fi...
The Alden family was up early on the first day of August. This was the day Mr. Alden was going to tell his four grandchildren about a plan he had made. When Grandfather came into the dining room for breakfast, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny were wa...