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“Sure,” said Bob.
“Then I’ll go to Gracie Montoya’s and see what’s to be seen there,” said Jupe.
“And Pete, can you stay here in Headquarters? The blind man made a move today. I have a feeling we’ll see him again, and if we do, we may need to contact one another.
You can be our liaison person.”
“You mean I can mind the phone,” said Pete. “Okay. Glad to do it. But if the blind man shows up here, you can bet I’ll use the phone to call the cops.”
“You do that!” said Jupe cheerfully. “Of course,” he added, “I think we should all be careful. The beggar knows where we are, and he may know—or suspect—what we’re doing. He ran earlier, but he may not always run. He could be a threat—
anytime!”
Chapte
t r 13
The Warning
“THAT
T LOOK
O S FUN,” sa
s id
i Bob
o
b An
A drews.
s
Bob
o
b st
s oo
o d
o on
o the
h edge
g of
o
f the
h Den
e ic
i ol
o a
l pi
p e
i r.
. It was
s Fr
F id
i ay mor
o nin
i g
n .
. The
h tid
i e
e was
ou
o t,
, and
d Bo
B b
o
b lo
l o
o k
o ed dow
o n on
o the
h deck
k of
o
f th
t e
h Maria
i -II
I I
I .
I
. Er
E n
r i
n e
i
e wa
w s
a
s th
t e
h r
e e
r ,
e
, pa
p i
a n
i t
n i
t n
i g
n
g th
t e
h
ou
o tsi
s d
i e of
o
f th
t e
h whe
h elh
l o
h u
o se
s .
Bob
o
b wait
i ed
d fo
f r
o a mom
o ent.
. Er
E nie
i did
i not
o resp
s o
p n
o d to
o the
h remark.
. He did
i not
o
t even
lo
l o
o k
o up.
p
“We ha
h d ou
o r ho
h u
o se
s pa
p in
i ted
d la
l st
s year,” said Bob. “Th
T e
h
e pa
p i
a n
i t
n e
t r
e s
r
s le
l t me help. I did
the
h win
i d
n ow
o bo
b x
o es.
s ”
Er
E nie
i pa
p use
s d and
n lo
l o
o k
o ed up
p at
a Bob
o .
b
. He lo
l ok
o ed dow
o n
n at the
h br
b us
u h
s
h in
i hi
h s
i
s hand.
.
The
h n he
h st
s e
t pp
p e
p d ba
b ck
k away
y fr
f om
o the
h whe
h elh
l o
h u
o se
s and
d he
h ld
l the
h
e br
b us
u h
s
h ou
o t to
o B
o
B b
o .
b
Bob
o
b jumpe
p d fr
f om
o the
h doc
o k to
o the
h deck of
o
f the
h bo
b a
o t.
. He grin
i ned,
, too
o k
o the brush,
and be
b ga
g n t
o
t
o pa
p in
i t,
, be
b in
i g carefu
f l
l an
a d n
eat.
. Er
E n
r ie
i wat
a che
h d
e wit
i h
h a
mus
u e
s ment.
Aft
f er a
a fe
f w m
in
i utes
s of
o
f s
i
s l
i e
l nt wor
o k,
, Bob
o
b st
s arte
t d
e talk
l in
i g.
“Gee,
, it
i mu
m st
s be
b re
r all
l y
l neat
a t
o
o wo
w r
o k on
o a bo
b a
o t!” he
h sa
s id
i .
d
Er
E nie
i merely
l grunt
n ed.
“I went on
o
n a bo
b a
o t rid
i e on
o ce,” con
o fided Bob. “My fr
f ie
i nd’s
s un
u c
n l
c e
l
e to
t o
o k
o
k us
u .
s
. It
I
t wa
w s
a
s
terrific — until
i
l the
h wav
a es
s got
o rou
o gh.
h ” Bob
o
b the
h n made up
p a lo
l n
o g grueso
s m
o e st
s or
o y abo
b u
o t
be
b in
i g se
s asi
s c
i k.
. Er
E nie
i fi
f n
i all
l y
l la
l ughe
h d.
“Yeah,
h
, it
i hi
h t
i s
s so
s m
o e peop
o l
p e
l li
l k
i e tha
h t,” sa
s id
i th
t e
h you
o ng man.
. He sp
s o
p k
o e wit
i ho
h ut a
trace of
o
f ac
a cent. “Me,
, I
I never
r get
t se
s asi
s c
i k.”
Wit
i h
h a li
l t
i tle
l pr
p om
o pt
p in
i g,
, Er
E nie
i tol
o d Bob
o
b abo
b ut the
h wor
o st
s st
s or
o m he
h ’d ever been in.
Bob
o
b qu
q est
s io
i n
o ed hi
h m
i li
l k
i e an admir
i in
i g li
l t
i tle
l kid
i ,
, and Er
E nie
i got
o mor
o e fr
f ie
i ndly
l .
. But
be
b fo
f r
o e Bob
o cou
o ld
l le
l arn anythi
h n
i g
g use
s fu
f l,
l
, two
o men abo
b ut Er
E nie
i ’s
s ag
a e
g
e ca
c m
a e
m
e st
s r
t o
r l
o l
l i
l n
i g
n
g
dow
o n the
h pi
p e
i r.
. The
h y address
s e
s d
d Er
E nie
i in
i Spa
p nis
i h
s ,
h
, and whe
h n he
h answ
s ered
e
d the
h m he
h
lo
l o
o k
o ed si
s d
i eways
s at Bob
o .
b
. An in
i