Danny Orlis makes friends with a couple of new kids named Tip and Trixie Blanshard, who have not been well received becasue of the rumors about the reason their father came to the inlet. Danny has reservations himself, but he wants to do a good job of representing Christ. As Danny leads them in exploring the islands, they come across a forest fire tht is just starting. They are able to get it put out, but there doesn't seem to be a good explanation for why it started in the first place. Then Mr. Blanshard has a strange accident and another fire starts and the mystery deepens. An Indian chief friend invites them to a powwow so they can look for clues to the strange happenings. Danny and his friends not only find who is setting the fires, but they get a chance to rescue one of the men from his own fire and tell him about his need of Jesus. Danny also learns a lesson about believing rumors. - from Amzon