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It was a Saturday afternoon in June, one of those warm, drowsy days when even the leaves of the trees seem too indolent to stir.
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“Hope it comes soon—I don’t want to get rusty.”
It was a Saturday afternoon in June, one of those warm, drowsy days when even the leaves of the trees seem too indolent to stir.
There was scarcely a ripple on the surface of the water, no movement but the flow of the incoming tide.
“No, it ain’t agin’ the law, but it’s agin’ common sense.”
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“Is it against the law?” Chet inquired.
“No, it ain’t agin’ the law, but it’s agin’ common sense.”
“It just is—that’s all,” retorted the storekeeper, as though that explained everything.
“Ye may stay forever,” growled the old man gloomily.
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“This sounds good,” he observed. “We may stay longer than we had intended.”
“Ye may stay forever,” growled the old man gloomily.
Frank smiled at this thrust.
“Because it’s at the end of the line.”
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“Fishhook? Why?” asked Biff, neatly falling into the trap.
“Because it’s at the end of the line.”
With that, Chet brought his motorcycle to a stop. The Hardy boys also stopped, joining Chet in his laughter at the foolish look on Biff’s face when he saw how he had been duped.
The fire was a scarlet eye in the blackness of the cave.
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At last only the embers glowed crimson in the darkness. Chet Morton was already snoring. Soon, all were asleep.
The fire was a scarlet eye in the blackness of the cave.
Beyond the entrance, rain still poured in a seemingly endless torrent and the surf roared dully.
“Borrowers don’t come sneaking around when everyone is asleep. Where are our provisions now?”
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“I was hungry,” whined the prisoner. “I only meant to borrow a little bit of food.”
“Borrowers don’t come sneaking around when everyone is asleep. Where are our provisions now?”
“They’re in my own cave,” said Schaum sullenly.
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I: Overboard
It was a Saturday afternoon in June, one of those warm, drowsy days when even the leaves of the trees seem too indolent to stir.
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“Hope it comes soon—I don’t want to get rusty.”
It was a Saturday afternoon in June, one of those warm, drowsy days when even the leaves of the trees seem too indolent to stir.
There was scarcely a ripple on the surface of the water, no movement but the flow of the incoming tide.
VIII: Strange Doings
“No, it ain’t agin’ the law, but it’s agin’ common sense.”
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“Is it against the law?” Chet inquired.
“No, it ain’t agin’ the law, but it’s agin’ common sense.”
“It just is—that’s all,” retorted the storekeeper, as though that explained everything.
“Ye may stay forever,” growled the old man gloomily.
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“This sounds good,” he observed. “We may stay longer than we had intended.”
“Ye may stay forever,” growled the old man gloomily.
Frank smiled at this thrust.
“Fishhook? Why?” asked Biff, neatly falling into the trap.
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“Oh, yes, they call this place Fishhook.”
“Fishhook? Why?” asked Biff, neatly falling into the trap.
“Because it’s at the end of the line.”
“Because it’s at the end of the line.”
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“Fishhook? Why?” asked Biff, neatly falling into the trap.
“Because it’s at the end of the line.”
With that, Chet brought his motorcycle to a stop. The Hardy boys also stopped, joining Chet in his laughter at the foolish look on Biff’s face when he saw how he had been duped.
IX: The Storm
“Strange ain’t the word for it!” declared the fisherman. “It’s downright spooky. Like ghosts or somethin’.”
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“But has no person been seen?”
“Strange ain’t the word for it!” declared the fisherman. “It’s downright spooky. Like ghosts or somethin’.”
“Do you believe in ghosts?” asked Joe.
“Everything needed for an expedition to the South Pole,” said Chet, shifting his pack to a more comfortable position on his shoulders.
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“Have we got everything?” asked Frank finally. “Matches, flashlights, revolver, bullets, bread, salt, coffee—”
“Everything needed for an expedition to the South Pole,” said Chet, shifting his pack to a more comfortable position on his shoulders.
A complete checkup showed that they had everything they needed;
XI: Footsteps in the Night
The fire was a scarlet eye in the blackness of the cave.
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At last only the embers glowed crimson in the darkness. Chet Morton was already snoring. Soon, all were asleep.
The fire was a scarlet eye in the blackness of the cave.
Beyond the entrance, rain still poured in a seemingly endless torrent and the surf roared dully.
XVIII: The Prisoner
“Borrowers don’t come sneaking around when everyone is asleep. Where are our provisions now?”
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“I was hungry,” whined the prisoner. “I only meant to borrow a little bit of food.”
“Borrowers don’t come sneaking around when everyone is asleep. Where are our provisions now?”
“They’re in my own cave,” said Schaum sullenly.
“They’ll give you blankets in jail.”
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“No,” he answered shortly. “Just a pair of blankets. You can have ’em.”
“They’ll give you blankets in jail.”
The boys soon reached their own cave. There was no sign of Chet and Biff, and they realized that the fishers might be far off down the shore by now, so they decided to take Carl Schaum out to the road themselves.
XIX: Clippings
“I think he would take anything that wasn’t nailed down,” said Joe.
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“No wonder he didn’t want to take them with him. He knew that if the police laid eyes on those blankets he’d have another charge laid against him. He must have stolen them from the hotel after he escaped from jail.”
“I think he would take anything that wasn’t nailed down,” said Joe.
“Well, we can take the blankets back with us and return them to the hotel, at any rate.”
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