What excitement there was in Port Elizabeth when the people heard about Freddy! It was hard for them to believe that the Money Man had cheated them. But when Mr. Carter told them that just one of the old valentines was worth many dollars, they change...
The next day everyone saw Freddy Willet coming and going about the island in his red sports car. But no one ever saw him open the trunk, and there were no boxes in the front of the car. He must be hiding the library books in the schoolhouse, said Ben...
The Aldens could hardly teach school on Monday with Mr. Willet making calls on every family in the village. All the children knew about it. They couldnt help talking about it. At recess they did not want to play. They wanted to talk. Oh, my mas got a...
The picnic was over. The Aldens sat looking out over the blue water when the factory whistle blew. Oh, dear, said Benny. Now everyone will go to work and nobody will be at home when Freddy comes. They dont all go to work, said Jessie. By the way, I n...
Benny went slowly back to the hotel. He looked on every side as he walked, but Mr. Willet had disappeared. Benny did some hard thinking on that walk. He had been sure that Freddy Willet was going to do more trading. But as far as Benny could tell, th...
At breakfast they talked about the two boats and the two men. Its time to ring the bell, said Benny. I have to go. But Benny really had something else in mind. He wanted to look around the schoolhouse. He wanted to see where the hole went in George W...
Henry backed the car into the woods a little way. Nobody could see it from the road. The Aldens all got out and took out every car rug that they could find for bedclothes. It was so warm that they didnt really need any covers. Henry and Benny let dow...
When Mr. Alden met his grandchildren at noon they were all bursting with news. Mr. Alden certainly had news, too, but he did not tell it then. Nobody thought of lunch. They were too busy talking. Henry was the one to tell his grandfather about the to...
The Money Man was not at all shy when he saw Mr. Alden. He said brightly, Im Freddy Willet, at your service. Introduce me, Fenton, to your friend. Im a coin dealer. A few antiques, too. Call me Freddy. Mr. Alden nodded and said, How do you do, Mr. Wi...
It was a wonderful moment when Benny rang the school bell. Dingdong! Dingdong! Everyone on the island heard it and smiled. Benny did not really need to ring the bell at allbecause every child was already in the school yard. The girls and boys rushed...
When the Aldens drove back to the island they saw Hal and Marie waving to them from the beach. Marie shouted, Please come over! You go on, said Grandfather. You dont need me. The four Aldens ran down to the beach. Hal said, Guess who is coming to the...
Here we go, up to a strange mansion to see a strange lady, said Benny. Right! said Henry. Im sure its all right to ring a doorbell, even if we dont get in. The four Aldens started along the beach, past the factory, and up the high cliff walk. They co...
It was a few days later, and the girls were getting lunch. Grandfather came in from the store. He said, While you were at the beach Mr. Fenton told me that the fishermen get up at three oclock in the morning to take their boats out. Thats why we neve...
The next day the Aldens began in earnest to learn more about Port Elizabeth. First they walked over to the little store. They found that they could buy almost any kind of food there. The girls bought enough food to last for a few days. Then Benny ask...
The whole Alden family sat on the front porch reading. It was one of those hot vacation days in June. Supper was over and the sun had not yet set. Plenty of light to read by, said Benny as he took his favorite book to his favorite seat in the corner....
