Trixie was looking forward to the trip to Prince Island. She missed her brother Brian very much. But a week on a private island with the Wheelers and her family, it was a dream come true. Summer was the time for freedom and Trixie wanted to make the best of her time. Everyday she did her chores, and took Bobby with her most of the time. She didn't mind taking him. He was her baby brother and even he was getting older.

Honey was the practical member of the Bob Whites of the Glen , and was packing sensible things. She planned everything, where Trixie was probably going to be packing the day of the trip and would forget almost everything. The two best friends made a good pair.

Trixie and Honey were upstairs in Honey's bedroom when their friend Di knocked on the door. She took a seat on the bed and looked at all the things that Hone was going to be bringing with her on the trip. Di now had money and one of the maids was packing her bag.

But Di had just recently come into money, Honey had always had money and did not like to have her maids go through things for her. She was much more independent.

As the three friends helped Honey Mrs. Trask knocked on the door. She looked at the items that Honey was packing and gave a nod of approval. 'Honey was growing up and was going to be a genuine lady.' she thought to herself as she left the room.'

Finally the day was here and everyone was ready for the long ride to Prince Island. The Beldens piled into their station wagon and their dad had put the luggage on the roof racks.

The Wheelers were going to be riding in the limo and Di was going to ride with them. Jim had been busy packing the limo and smiled as Trixie and her family came up the driveway.

Bobby was jumping up and down and was talking a mile a minute and could hardly sit still. Trixie's father spoke up and he calmed down somewhat. As they approached the boat dock, Trixie pointed to her friends Prince Island . It was about two miles away and they got into the boat together. The boat was a little crowded with all of the luggage, but they fit and sit down to take the twenty minute ride.

As they arrived at the island they were greeted by Brian. He was glad to see his family and friends. The island was great and he had been swimming everyday. But it was lonely sometimes and a little boring if the weather was not good. He e had met several people and had learned how to upkeep a lighthouse.

Dan was up at the lighthouse getting the place ready for Brian's family. The Wheeler family was a very famous family here in Newport and he wanted to make sure that the lighthouse was especially clean on this day. When he saw them arrive he hurried down to the dock to help bring their luggage up to their room.

Everyone walked up the lighthouse and Honey and her parents were impressed. Jim went and looked over the rocks and onto the beach. He thought that the view was wonderful. With that he went up to his room that he was going to be sharing with Mart. It was a smaller room and there were bunk beds in the room. Jim and Mart flipped for who got the top bunk and Jim won.

Mr. and Mrs Wheeler took the room that was the fog horn house. It was a large room with a full view of the harbor. They both liked the room and after settling down for a few moments went out to the living area where they met the Beldens.

Mrs. Belden smiled at them and thanked them once more for the chance to spend the time there with their son. "We hate to admit how empty the house has been without Brian." she told them as she looked out of the window and saw the children already playing down by the beach.

Brian went down to where the rest of the Bob Whites were and smiled. He had missed them and even though the island was beautiful he missed his home Crab Apple Farm, and his friends. As Brian sat down on one of the many chairs Trixie and the rest of the group sat around him.

"I have been waiting for you to come. There are a lot of geese here on the island and you have to be careful. They can be a little mean sometimes and very protective of their eggs. But just beyond here is the old army barracks. They were used as far in the past as the revolutionary war. They say it is haunted. Ghost hunters have been out here twice since I have been here. There are so many things to explore."

But today was hot and the group wanted to go swimming There were two beaches on the island, and no one but their group could use them without their permission. As the Bob whites of the Glen went in the water, they all had a great time. The Beldens and the Wheelers both came down and joined them at the beach. By the end of the day, they all sat around the large table on the outside and had a barb q together. Prince Island was going to be a great place for them to spend the next week.

That evening as the group sat around the camp fire they watched the many sailboats that went by. With the lights that were hung from the bridge just over their heads, the scene was absolutely gorgeous. They watched as the light from the lighthouse circled watching for danger. Brian took Jim and Mart up to show them what he was doing and they waved from the top of the lighthouse to the group below.

Trixie looked at the old army barracks. She wanted to go and explore there tomorrow. But tonight there would be a large campfire and time with her family and friends. Honey saw Trixie looking at the old barracks and shook her head yes and smiled to her best friend.