Chapter 10

Chapter 10 "Which cabin should we do first?" Josh asked. "I'll do Ed's," Dink said. "I'll take Fiona's," Ruth Rose said. "Did you guys notice she was wearing black tonight?" "Yeah, and Ed was doing knot tricks," Dink said. "Josh, why don't you check out Thumbs's cabin? It's out behind the barn. But be careful, he might be there!" "No problem," Josh said. "I'll look for the truck and the station wagon. If one of them is gone, he's gone, too."

第十章“我们应该先去哪个船舱?”杰克问。 “我来做埃德的，”丁克说。 “我要菲奥娜的，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你们注意到她今晚穿了件黑色衣服吗?”“是的，艾德在玩打结的把戏，”丁克说。 “乔希，你为什么不去拇指的小屋看看?” 在谷仓后面。但是要小心，他可能在那里!”“没问题，”乔希说。 “我去找卡车和旅行车。 如果他们中的一个走了，他也走了。”

The kids separated and Dink crept up the steps of Ed's cabin. The wood creaked under his feet. Dink was nervous, even though he knew Ed was still in the main house. He pushed open the screen door and stepped inside. The small light over Ed's bed was on. Ed Getz wasn't very neat. Clothes were tossed around the room. A gym bag and duffel lay on the bed, half packed. Dink quickly checked the dresser drawers. He found a book called Magic Made Easy and a few colored scarves. He also discovered a couple of pieces of rope, but they didn't look like the ones Fiona and Lulu had been tied with. In the bathroom, Dink saw a bottle of aspirin, shaving stuff, and a purple toothbrush. A black rubber tube hung from the towel rack. At first, Dink didn't recognize it. Then he realized it was a stethoscope. He probably uses it in a magic trick, thought Dink. Back in the main room, Dink checked the wall hooks. Shirts and pants were hanging there, but none of the clothing was black. Dink felt guilty about poking around in some other person's room. But he wasn't hurting

孩子们分开了，丁克爬上爱德小屋的台阶。 木头在他脚下嘎吱作响。 丁克很紧张，尽管他知道埃德还在主楼里。 他推开纱门，走了进去。 艾德床上的小灯亮着。 埃德·盖兹不太整洁。衣服扔得到处都是。 床上放着一个运动包和一个帆布包，已经打包了一半。 丁克迅速检查了梳妆台的抽屉。 他找到了一本叫《魔法变简单》的书和几条彩色围巾。 他还发现了几根绳子，但它们看起来不像绑菲奥娜和露露的绳子。 在浴室里，丁克看到了一瓶阿司匹林、剃须膏和一把紫色牙刷。 毛巾架上挂着一根黑色的橡皮管。 起初，丁克没有认出它。 然后他意识到那是听诊器。 丁克想，他可能把它用在魔术上了。 回到主房间，丁克检查了墙上的挂钩。 衬衫和裤子挂在那里，但没有一件衣服是黑色的。 丁克因为在别人的房间里闲逛而感到内疚。 但他没有受伤

anything, and he wasn't stealing. He peeked inside the duffel and gym bags. Each held clothing and a few books. Dink wondered why Ed hadn't finished unpacking. Suddenly, Dink heard footsteps on the porch! He froze, then dove behind the bed. He lay there praying the screen door wouldn't open. Then Dink smiled. Of course! It was Josh or Ruth Rose walking on their own cabin porch! The cabins were only about twenty feet apart, and the windows were all open. Dink stood up and peeked out Ed's window. Josh and Ruth Rose were next door waving through the window! Dink waved back, then hurried next door. "Boy, you guys scared me!" he said. "What'd you find?" Josh asked him. Dink flopped on his bed. "A book about magic and some stuff to do tricks," Dink said. "No black clothing, and no gold. Sorry, Josh." "Fiona has a lot of black clothes," Ruth Rose said. "And she has a ton of mystery books!" "Anything about safecracking?" Dink asked. "Nope, but I did check out that chair she was tied in," Ruth Rose said. "I don't see how she

什么都行，而且他没有偷东西。 他偷看了一下行李袋和运动包。 每个人都拿着衣服和几本书。 丁克想知道艾德为什么还没有收拾好行李。 突然，丁克听到门廊上有脚步声!他僵住了，然后躲到床后。 他躺在那里祈祷纱门不要打开。 丁克笑了。当然!是乔什或露丝·罗斯走在自家小屋的门廊上!小屋之间只有20英尺左右的距离，窗户都开着。 丁克站起来，从埃德的窗户往外偷看。 乔什和露丝·罗斯正在隔壁的窗户里挥手!丁克也向他挥了挥手，然后匆匆跑到隔壁。 “伙计，你们吓到我了!”他说。 “你发现了什么?”乔希问他。 丁克扑通一声躺在床上。丁克说:“一本关于魔术和一些戏法的书。” “不穿黑衣服，也不穿金衣服。 对不起,杰克。”“菲奥娜有很多黑色衣服，”露丝·罗斯说。 “她有一大堆推理书!”“关于撬保险箱的事?”丁克问道。 “没有，但我确实检查了她被绑在椅子上，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我不明白她是怎么

could have tied herself. She could have done her feet, but her hands were tied behind her back!" "She didn't tie herself," Josh said. "It was Thumbs. By the way the station wagon is gone. I sure hope he didn't drive to town to sell my gold!" "What's his cabin like?" Dink asked. "Filled with stuff," Josh said. "My mother would love this guy, he's so neat! His bed was made and all his clothes were hung up." "Josh, never mind how neat he is. Did you find any clues?" Ruth Rose asked. Josh grinned. "Yup. He owns black gloves, black jeans, and a black ski mask! A bunch of ropes, too. And check this out—he has a TV and VCR, and guess what movie he's watching?" Dink and Ruth Rose just stared at him. "Famous Robberies of the West!" Josh said. "I saw the box it came in." "That doesn't prove he's the robber," Dink said. "In fact, none of the stuff we saw proves anything." "And we still don't know where my gold is," Josh said, coiling his lasso on his lap. "I was almost rich!"

她可能把自己绑起来了。她本来可以洗脚的，但她的手被绑在背后!”“她没有把自己绑起来，”乔希说。 是大拇指。顺便说一下，旅行车不见了。 我真希望他不是开车进城来卖我的金子的!”“他的小屋是什么样的?”丁克问道。 “满是东西。”乔希说。 “我妈妈会喜欢这个家伙的，他太整洁了!”他的床已经铺好了，他所有的衣服都挂好了。” “乔希，别管他有多整洁。 你找到什么线索了吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 杰克笑了。“是的。他有黑色手套、黑色牛仔裤和黑色滑雪面罩!还有一堆绳子。 看看这个——他有电视和录像机，猜猜他在看什么电影?”丁克和露丝·罗斯只是盯着他看。 “西部著名抢劫案!”杰克说。 “我看到了装它的盒子。” “这并不能证明他就是抢劫犯，”丁克说。 “事实上，我们看到的东西都不能证明什么。” “我们还是不知道我的金子在哪里，”乔希说，把套索盘绕在腿上。 “我差一点就有钱了!”

Just then the kids heard a scuffling noise out front. They looked through their screen door and saw Ed hobble past the cabin on his crutches. He moved slowly, holding his bandaged foot in the air. Once he made it up his front steps, he balanced on his good foot while he opened the door. Then he slipped inside. "Josh, I know you're bummed out," Ruth Rose said. "I don't blame you. But maybe the sheriff will find the robber." Josh shoved open the screen door and walked out onto the porch. He sat on the step with his lasso draped overone knee. "By tomorrow, the guy will sell the gold," Josh muttered. "He'll get a bunch of money and take off and no one will ever catch him."

就在这时，孩子们听到外面有扭打的声音。 他们透过纱门看到艾德拄着拐杖一瘸一拐地走过小屋。 他慢慢地走着，把缠着绷带的脚举在空中。 他一走上门前的台阶，就用那只好脚保持平衡，打开了门。 然后他溜了进去。“乔希，我知道你很沮丧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我不怪你。但也许警长会找到抢劫犯。” 乔希推开纱门，走到门廊上。 他坐在台阶上，把套索搭在膝盖上。 “到明天，那家伙就会把金子卖掉。”乔什喃喃地说。 “他会得到一大笔钱，然后离开，没有人会抓到他。”

Dink and Ruth Rose joined Josh on the porch. It was growing dark, and fireflies were beginning to flicker in the bushes. Sounds of laughter came from the main house. Dink sat next to Josh. "Want to walk down to the pond?" he suggested, trying to get Josh's mind off his lost gold. Josh just shrugged and continued staring into the night. "Okay, let's go," Ruth Rose said, "but let me get my bug spray." She turned to go back in the cabin, then stopped. From where she was standing, she could

丁克和露丝·罗斯和乔希一起站在门廊上。 天黑下来了，萤火虫开始在灌木丛中闪烁。 主楼里传来笑声。 丁克坐在乔希旁边。“想去池塘走走吗?”他建议道，试图把乔希的注意力从丢失的金子上转移开。 乔希只是耸耸肩，继续盯着夜色。 “好吧，我们走吧，”露丝·罗斯说，“但先让我拿上杀虫剂。” 她转身要回船舱，又停了下来。 从她站的地方，她可以