Part 10 (1/2)

”I knew it!” suddenly broke in Pepper

”Then why didn't you tell us,” demanded Rand ”What did you know?”

”Monkey Rae,” replied Pepper

”Well, what about him?” cried Jack

”He has taken the boat,” answered Pepper

”How do you know?” questioned Donald

”There is his track on the sand”

”He is certainly very et hold of hiet hold of the boat just now,” put in Donald

”There is certainly so on here,” observed Jack

”More mysteries, Jack?” asked Rand

”Yes,” answered Jack ”That man is mixed up in this, too”

”What man?” asked Rand

”The man with the limp,” replied Jack

”Where is he?”

”He was here, and I believe he went off in the boat,” went on Jack

”You can see his tracks around here”

”Jack is right,” confirone off with the boat”

”He safe here

”What are we going to do now?” asked Rand

”Walk hoet there”

”There they go now!” cried Jack, suddenly pointing to their boat near the other side of the river ”Oh, if we only had a boat to follow them in”