CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 The kids followed Thumbs down to a narrow path lined with stones. The path led to three small cabins. Behind the cabins, the sun sparkled off the pond. Dink noticed other cabins farther along the path. "Who's in those?" he asked. "They're all empty 'cept one'," Thumbs grumbled. He stopped in front of the middle cabin. "This here's yours. There's a lady in that one," Thumbs said, nodding at the cabin to their right. "Some New York feller in the other. Married couple got o
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CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 2
The kids followed Thumbs down to a narrow path lined with stones.The path led to three small cabins. Behind the cabins, the sun sparkled off the pond.
Dink noticed other cabins farther along the path. "Who's in those?" he asked.
"They're all empty 'cept one'," Thumbs grumbled. He stopped in front of the middle cabin.
"This here's yours. There's a lady in that one," Thumbs said, nodding at the cabin to their right."Some New York feller in the other. Married couple got one of those across the pond."
They were log cabins with chimneys and narrow front porches.There were windows on the sides and in front, where they framed the door.
"Ma Wheat'll give you extra blankets if it turns cold," Thumbs said, clumping up the steps with the backpacks."You'll find towels in the bathroom."
He nodded at the kids, then clumped off the porch and headed back along the path.
"That guy creeps me out," Josh said. "What do you think happened to his thumb?"
"Maybe a bear bit it off," Dink said, winking at Ruth Rose.
"Could've been a mountain lion," Ruth Rose added, trying not to laugh.
Josh snorted. "Don't try to scare me," he said. "There's nothing out here but chickens and ducks."
The kids carried their packs into the cabin.A set of bunk beds stood against the far wall, and a single bed was opposite the bunks.
A stone fireplace nestled between the bunk beds and a small bathroom.The only other furnishings were a braided rug, a few chairs, and a table.
"I want to live here forever!" Ruth Rose said.She tossed her backpack on the single bed and looked out her window at the barn.
"I've got upper," Josh said, slinging his pack onto the top bunk.
Dink set his pack on the bunk beneath it as a loud clanging came from the main house.
"Food at last!" Josh said. They ran out of the cabin, nearly colliding with a skinny, bearded man.
"Whoa," the man said, smiling. "No need to rush. There's plenty of food.You must be the newcomers." "We just got here," Dink said.
"I'm Ed Getz," the man said. "I came in yesterday from New York."He wiggled his fingers at the kids."I'm a magician. I'm trying to be an actor, but there's not much work."
Ed Getz had long arms, tapered hands, and thin fingers.
"Cool!" Josh said. "Can you do tricks?" Ed nodded. "I'll show you some later."
They walked to the main house, then into the dining room.A moose head hung over a wide fireplace.Lassos, spurs, saddle blankets, and bridles decorated the walls.
In front of the fireplace stood a long table and benches.Jud, Thumbs, and three others were already seated. Lulu was placing food on the table.
Ma and Pa Wheat came out of the kitchen. Ma said, "Hi, kids, take a seat."
Pa tapped a spoon against a glass. "Say howdy to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose from Connecticut," he said.
A woman wearing a western shirt and jeans said, "Hello, I'm Fiona Nippit."
"And we're Seth and Bonnie Clyde," said a man sitting next to a pretty woman with long blond hair.
Lulu bustled out of the kitchen carrying a heavy tray of food."Eat while it's hot!" she said. "What you don't eat now is leftovers tomorrow!"
Everyone began passing platters of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and steaming vegetables.
