3-HELENA RUSSELL
At the same time the family was in town, at Gull Cottage, Captain Gregg was busy thinking. He was trying to come up with a marvelous trick he could play on Claymore on April first, when suddenly his thoughts went to Mrs. Muir and her children. He had watched them drive away in Mrs. Muir's car, Martha with them. He knew they were on a shopping trip. He had noticed that Candy and Jonathan something planned. But what could it be?
Daniel had no idea that these plans had something to do with him. He didn't think about his birthday at this moment, but he would get to that later. His thoughts went back to April Fool's Day.
And now he knew what joke he could play on Claymore. Oh yes, that will be fun, he thought.
His thoughts went again to Carolyn. He wanted to play an April Fool's joke on her, too. Daniel had a marvelous idea. I'll sent her another very wild dream about being with me on board my ship. Poor lady, her dream will end in a disaster. Then, the next morning, when she wakes up, she . . . He was fiendishly happy over his idea. And now back to Claymore. I'll send him to sea that morning and teach him a terrible lesson. Captain Gregg's fiendish laughter rolled through the house at that thought.