The Mystery on Cobbett's Island by Kathryn Kenny

Author:Kathryn Kenny [Kenny;, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-80872-1
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2011-11-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Jimmy’s Place

Everyone was crowding around, asking questions and making sure no one had been hurt. Peter told how the rudder had been broken and how they had tied up to the buoy. He didn’t say anything about the shattered light, thinking it best to keep that part of the story to himself, at least for a while. He noticed that Abe had boarded the cutter and was undoubtedly being briefed by Captain Price on that aspect of the adventure.

Peter and Trixie slung the sail bags over their shoulders, Mart carried the broken rudder, and Diana brought the lunch basket. As they headed for the yacht club, they saw Mrs. Kimball running toward them, an anxious look on her face.

“You’re late, Mother; you’ve missed all the excitement,” Peter reassuringly called.

“Thank heavens you’re back! I waited until nine o’clock thinking every minute you’d come in, and then I couldn’t stand it another second and came down,” she said breathlessly.

“We’re fine, and I’ll tell you all about it later,” Peter said.

As they approached the clubhouse lawn, Peter saw Cap and Mart examining the rudder. Cap shook his head. “Pete, this rudder has really had it. I thought at first it might be mended temporarily, but that crack goes way up into the part that fits onto the rudder post. It would never be strong enough to be safe. I’ve got an extra one over at the house. I bought it from Dick after his boat was wrecked in the hurricane a couple of years ago, and if you want to use it, you’re more than welcome to it.”

“Thanks a million, Cap,” said Peter, giving his friend a thump on the back. “That would save my life. It will take at least a week to get a new one, and I’d hate not to race in the tune-ups.”

“Are you all going to the clambake tomorrow?” Cap asked as they were picking up their gear, preparatory to going home.

“By Jove, I’d forgotten all about it!” Peter exclaimed. “And I promised I’d go over in the morning and help get things ready.”

“I’m going over, too,” rejoined Cap. “Setting up a clambake is almost as much fun as eating it. Why don’t you all come? We’ll meet at Pirate’s Cove at ten. You’d all like to be initiated into the mysteries of a clambake, wouldn’t you?” he asked the Bob-Whites.

“Oh, we’d love it,” cried Trixie, and the others joined her in eagerly accepting the invitation.

“I don’t think any of us has ever been to a real clambake. What’s it like?” asked Honey.

“We won’t tell you a thing about it until tomorrow,” laughed Cap. “It has to be seen and eaten to be believed, doesn’t it, Pete?” And with a wave of his hand, Cap was off on his bicycle.

“Jeepers, we’d better get going, too,” said Trixie. “It must be awfully late.”

“By my faithful chronometer, it’s only nine thirty,” Mart said, as he looked at his wrist watch, “but it certainly seems as though we’d been out on the high seas half the night.

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