CHAPTER VII
AT THE LIGHTHOUSE
The two boys talked for some time with the old fisherman, and then Blake whispered to Joe:
"Why don't you ask him where the lighthouse is where your father is supposed to be, and the best way of getting to it?"
"I will," replied his chum.
"The Rockypoint light?" repeated the fisherman, in response to Joe's inquiry. "Why yes, I know it well. It's only a few miles from here. You can see her flash on a clear night, but you can't make out the house itself, even on a clear day, because she's down behind that spur of coast. From the ocean, though, she's seen easily enough."
"And how can we get there?" asked Blake.
"Well, you can walk right down the beach, though it's a middlin' long tramp; or you can go back to town, and hire a rig."
"We'll walk," decided Joe. "Do you happen to
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