Part 33 (1/1)

Then they made an inspection of the cave, which was of considerable size and lighted with an oil la was found chained to a post that had been driven into the ground floor He had not suffered fro under restraint and confinement He was a little older than the Catwhisker boys, but he had no ”college airs” and was soon telling his story as one boy to a group of chuerly as if they theest mistake of his life when he confederated with three other sophoan ”He didn't know his father had a hide-out here when they marooned me on Friday Island His father owns several motor boats that are used for pleasure excursions, but, I suspect, he wasn't h and fell for a scheme put up to him from the other men who are now his co of burglars and hold-upof their loot They induced Mr Howard to consent to the use of one of his boats to convey stolen property of various kinds to this cave as a hiding place, and from here, occasionally, to places of disposal, principally in the United States Well, Bill's band of hazers unwittingly broughtthere was a pretty lars' 'fence' found ot the idea, I suppose, that I was spying on theo, but I made some foolish remarks, based merely on suspicion, about the character of their business, and they concluded the jig was up and brought ht to this cave, and, of course, after that I could see everything that was going on Then the hazers appeared on the scene I suppose they becaathered from conversation I overheard that they stu for me and then they were taken partly into the confidence of the lawbreakers But they're pretty smart boys, if they are sophooods, and soon were putting two and two together--”

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Alvin looked at hiression, and the veiled quip had to await later explanation

Of course there was le of events, which now seemed to be about to be cleared up Indeed, it took many days for them to thrash the subject out completely, but it would hardly do to write another book on matters now essentially explained so we must leave those details to the diversion of Friday Island camp

The caain with the island aerial, and all of the Catwhiskerites and their newly discovered radio friends enjoyed a week's undisturbed outing in the midst of recent personal romantic associations

As for the ”radio hazers,” they went back ho”

over their achieveoods were held in custody and eventually punished under sentences returned in a Canadian court

Meanwhile Mr Perry took steps looking toward the purchase of the Friday Island group fro place for the Catwhiskerites and their friends