Part 16 (1/2)
”Tonight we'll plan,” he announced ”And toers in the area, you'll have full particulars by toht”
”That,” said Steve Ames, ”is a proerous Rese faded into vagueness
He couldn't have said what he had been drea about He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland soht hi, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert
And then, suddenly, he ide awake, ears straining to listen He sensed a presence in the roonize it, a form landed on his chest and steel spikes drove into his ribs He leaped up with a yell as another for fantastic noises
His eyes opened wide as he suddenly realized that a rousing cat-dog fight was taking place on his storabbed the spitting, snarling cat and held it high Disuish as he realized his hated enemy was out of reach
Rick shouted, ”Down, boy!”
Disain with four feet bunched on Rick's stole Not that the pup was heavy, but he had landed while his master was in the midst of a breath, with muscles relaxed
Scotty put the cat into the hall and closed the door, trapping Dished at Rick's discoht for your personal entertainment, you'd better have a referee on hand”
”It was a draw,” Rick said ruefully, ”except that the innocent bystander lost Whatever got into Dismal?”
Scotty was dressed Apparently he had already been downstairs ”The cat went too far Disrinned That was adding insult to injury, all right He stripped off the blankets and exah blanket, sheet, and pajaet up, anyway,” he said philosophically ”Gangway, Scotty I'ot work to do”
”Uhuh The passengers are waiting downstairs,” Scotty said
Rick blinked ”What passengers?”
”Jan and Barby They want to go”
The boys had decided the evening before that they would start the search with a flight in the Sky Wagon After a quick inspection of the area, which probably wouldn't disclose o into Whiteside for a talk with Jerry and Duke at the newspaper office, and with Captain Douglas of the State Police
Rick considered He didn't irls around on pleasure junkets, but this was business ”Why do they have to go?” he deed ”They don't But Jan is plenty upset over Dr Marks, and Barby is starting to worry about Dad and the others If we leave theo, it ht Anyway, they can't get in the way much We'll stick 'eoing”
Rick showered and dressed hurriedly, and got downstairs just in ti the fa, he turned to Jan ”Shah and Dis”
Jan put a hand to her mouth ”Oh! Shah didn't hurt him, did he?”
That nettled Rick a little The idea of assuht with Disot the better of him The unhappy truth was, Shah could lick Dise,” he replied ”Except to me The war took place on my stomach”