The White Wolf

Chapter 1

"There he is" shouted Ruth Rose. She pointed at the sky, where a small seaplane was getting ready to land.

Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose were standing on a peir in Essex, Connecticut. It was a warm summer morning, and Ruth Rose was dressed in lavender from her headband down to her sneakers. Even her sneaker laces were lavender! 

"It's so cool that planes can land on the water," Dink said. His full name was Donald David Duncan, but everyone called him Dink. As the kids watched, the seaplane touched the top of the water.  Small rainbows formed as water shotinto the air. Then the plane piloted toward them.

"I see walker!" Josh said, waving at the plane.

Walker was Wallis Wallace's brother. Wallis  was a famous mystery writer. The kids had met her and Walker when they came to Connecticut. Then the ids had visited Wallis at her castle in Maine. 

Walker waved back and taxied the seaplane to the end of the pier. "Hi, guys," he said, grinning. "Ready to fly?"    "We sure are!" Josh said. He, Dink and Ruth Rose grabbed their backpacks.  "Hand me your stuff, and I'll help you climb aboard," Walker said.

A few yards awat, Dink's mother tooted her car horn. Dink waved and watched his mother drive away. When the kids were all inside the plane's cockpit, Walker showed them how to fasten thier seatbelts for the ride. 

"This will be a short flight." Walker said when the kids were all buckled up. "We'll be in Acadia National Park before you know it. Mount Desert Island is part of the park." "Cool!" Ruth Rose said. "All right, here we go," Walker said. 

He taxied the seaplane away from the pier. In just a few seconds, they were airborne. "We'll be flying over the water the whole way. Walker said.  "You should see plenty of boats. Maybe even a whale!"

The kids kept their eyes on the water as Walker flew north. They didn't see any whales, but they did see thousands of birds and alot of small islands. "We're over Maine now," Walker said after about a half hour. "Mount Desert Island is right below us."

"It really looks beautiful," Dink said.  "Everything around is so green!"  "It's gigantic!" Josh said.  "It almost looks like a dinosaur's head with his mouth open," Ruth Rose commented.   "Where's your cabin?"

"Look right where the dinosaur's nose would be," Walker said. He pointed out the window. "See that little harbor? It's called Seal Harbor. Our cabin is about a mile from where I'll be landing."

The plane zoomed down, then leveled off. A few minutes later, the kids felt the pontoons touch down on the water with a swoosh. Walker piloted the plane toward a long wooden dock. The kids saw their friend Wallis waving at them.

Next to her on the dock was a smiling girl with long dark hair. She was sitting in a wheelchair, waving."  "Who's that with Wallis?" Ruth Rose asked.  "That's Abbi Wallace," Walker said, "Wallis's surprise for you."