Part 20 (2/2)
”Okay Good luck, and keepup and returned to the porch, deep in thought To the waiting trio he said, ”A blank Nothing Looks like the barber is still our best lead”
”That houseboat is in it, too,” Barby stated positively
”How do you know?” Scotty asked
”It's too flashy,” Barby explained ”Too bright Really nice people wouldn't have a boat that color You wait and see, they're in this soer ”Good thing the boat isn't bright red,” he said wearily ”That would really be proof they're criabuck Mob Acts
Barby Brant flew up the stairs and ran down the hall, skidding to a stop in front of Rick's door Then, conscious that her burst of speed was less than dignified, she drew herself up and tapped on the door gently
Rick had just finished dressing He opened the door, and his eyebroent up at Barby's poorly concealed excite in the library or so?”
Barby ht be interested The houseboat is anchored in North Cove”
Rick was very much interested! North Cove was between Spindrift and Whiteside pier He felt a tingle of excite in?
”Did you see it?” he asked
”No, but Dad did He went over to pick up thethe night”
”Thanks, Barby,” Rick said absently Histhe possibilities The houseboat had taken up the ideal position for watching coh so the sound of the Sky Wagon's engine could be heard clearly
Yet, according to Steve, the people on it were ordinary enough There was nothing suspicious about them, except that they had the only pra to do with the attack on Duke and Jerry After all, people on houseboats had to land once in a while, for shopping
In the saht on Sunday evenings There was nothing to be bought That hen the attack had taken place
He ate breakfast with uely conscious that the others atching hi over the problem in his own fashi+on
After breakfast, Scotty broke in ”Well, what's all the high-brain activity leading up to?”
Rick was just about ready ”Couple of things,” he said ”First, we have only two possibilities for enemy contacts in the area The houseboaters, and the barber There ht What do we do about it?”
”Well, suppose both are involved Is that a reasonable assumption?”