My brother remained with us three weeks. Father and mother thought they
would like to go back to the island with him to visit many of their
old-time friends, who had gone back to the island after the Mormons
left. Mr. Bower, at Bower's Harbor, owned a small vessel and was
anxious, as he said, "To go and see how the island looked with the
Mormons gone." So, with several more friends from Traverse City and Old
Mission, father, mother and Frank went to Beaver Island. They were gone
two weeks. I remained with Mrs. Hitchcock, my former teacher, Miss Helen
Goodale. She had gone to housekeeping in their cozy new home just built
on First street. I was very contented while they were gone never
thinking of such a thing that father would move away from Traverse City.
When they came back I could see mother was greatly pleased with the
island. There she had met so many of her old friends, and there she
could talk her own language again.