Chapter 4

Chapter 4 "Did you see that?" Dink asked. "Officer Fallon arrested Pete!" "Let's go see what's going on!" suggested Josh. "Do you think they'll put him in jail?" The kids hurried up West Green Street. Just as they passed the elderly-housing apartments, they saw Officer Keene pulling up in a black truck. He parked it in front of the police station and stepped out. "That's Pete's truck!" whispered Josh. "Hello, Officer Keene," Dink said.

第四章“你看到了吗?”丁克问道。 “法伦警官逮捕了皮特!”“我们去看看发生了什么事!”乔希建议道。 “你觉得他们会把他关进监狱吗?”孩子们匆匆走上西格林街。 就在他们经过老年公寓时，他们看见基恩警官开着一辆黑色卡车停了下来。 他把车停在警察局门前，走了出去。 “那是皮特的卡车!”乔希小声说。 “你好，基恩警官，”丁克说。

"What's going on? Is Pete under arrest?" Officer Keene nodded. "We caught him in his truck. Pete admitted he took those baseballs," he said. "Did you get them back, Officer Keene?" Ruth Rose asked. "Nope. Pete told us he stole 'em but won't say what he did with 'em," Officer Keene said. He hurried into the police station. The kids sat on the front steps. "Gee, what a mess," Josh said. "Poor Mr. Pocket finds an umpire who ends up stealing his baseballs!" "Guys, something's not right about this," Dink said. "Why would Pete confess to stealing the baseballs, then not tell what he did with them? I mean, why not just lie and say he didn't steal them?" "Something else doesn't make sense," Ruth Rose added. "Why would Pete steal the balls when hundreds of people watched him go into the clubhouse for his allergy medicine? Everyone would know he was the thief!" Dink shook his head. "I don't know. It's hard to believe a guy who helped us set up the bleachers

“发生了什么事?”皮特被捕了吗?”基恩警官点点头。 “我们在他的卡车里抓住了他。 皮特承认他拿了那些棒球，”他说。 “你找回来了吗，基恩警官?”露丝·罗斯问。 “不。皮特告诉我们是他偷的，但不肯说他是怎么做的。” 他匆匆走进警察局。 孩子们坐在前面的台阶上。 “哎呀，真是一团糟，”乔希说。 “可怜的口袋先生找到了一个裁判，结果他偷了他的棒球!”“伙计们，这里有些不对劲，”丁克说。 “为什么皮特承认偷了棒球，却不告诉我他是怎么做的?” 我是说，为什么不撒谎说他没有偷呢?”“还有别的事情说不通，”露丝·罗斯补充道。 “当几百人看着皮特走进俱乐部拿过敏药的时候，他为什么要偷球呢?” 每个人都会知道他是小偷!”丁克摇了摇头。 “我不知道。很难相信一个帮我们布置露天看台的人

would turn around and steal from us," he said. "Then why did he say he stole the baseballs?" Josh asked. Dink stood up. "I wish we could talk to Pete," he said. "Maybe he saw someone else in the clubhouse. Gosh, he might even have seen someone take the baseballs!" "And maybe that's why he's not talking," Ruth Rose added. "The crook might be somebody he knows!" "Pete Unkenholz just got to Green Lawn," Josh said. "He doesn't know anyone here." After a minute, Ruth Rose said, "No one here knows him, either. Pete could be a bank robber for all we know!" "I wish we knew more about him," Dink said. "I just thought of something!" Ruth Rose cried. "If we do an Internet search, we might learn something about Pete." "That's a good idea," Dink said. "Let's go talk to Mrs. Mackleroy!" They crossed the street and walked into the library. The librarian, Mrs. Mackleroy, was sitting at her computer.

会转身从我们这里偷东西，”他说。 “那他为什么说他偷了棒球?”杰克问。 丁克站了起来。“我希望我们能和皮特谈谈，”他说。 “也许他在俱乐部里看到了别人。 天哪，他甚至可能看到有人拿走了棒球!”“也许这就是他不说话的原因，”露丝·罗斯补充道。 “那个骗子可能是他认识的人!”“皮特·昂肯霍尔兹刚到绿草坪，”乔希说。 “他在这儿谁也不认识。” 过了一会儿，露丝·罗斯说:“这里也没有人认识他。 据我们所知，皮特可能是个银行抢劫犯!”“我希望我们能更多地了解他，”丁克说。 “我刚想到一件事!”露丝·罗斯哭了。 “如果我们上网搜索一下，也许能了解到皮特的一些情况。” “这是个好主意，”丁克说。 “我们去跟麦克勒罗伊太太谈谈吧!”他们过了马路，走进了图书馆。 图书管理员麦克勒罗伊太太正坐在电脑前。

"Hi, kids," she said. "What a disappointment that the game was canceled!" The kids told her about Pete's arrest. "What?" she said. "He certainly doesn't seem the type to steal." "Officer Keene said Pete confessed," Josh told her. Mrs. Mackleroy shook her head. "My goodness," she said. "Well, how can I help you kids today?" "We think there's something fishy going on," Dink said. "It just doesn't make sense that Pete would steal those balls during the game." "We want to search on the Internet to see if we can find out more about him," Ruth Rose said. "I'm not sure what kind of information we'd get," Mrs. Mackleroy said. "But let's try a quick search. I was just on YuBuy. My husband's birthday is coming up, and I decided to shop online." She closed out of YuBuy and opened up a search engine. "Do you know Pete's last name?" she asked. "It's Unkenholz," Dink said, and spelled it for her as she typed.

“嗨，孩子们，”她说。“比赛取消了，真令人失望!”孩子们把皮特被捕的事告诉了她。 “什么?”她说。“他看起来肯定不是那种会偷东西的人。” “基恩警官说皮特认罪了，”乔希告诉她。 麦克勒罗伊太太摇了摇头。 “我的天哪，”她说。“那么，今天我能为你们做些什么呢?”丁克说:“我们认为有些可疑的事情正在发生。” “皮特在比赛中偷那些球是说不通的。” 露丝·罗斯说:“我们想在网上搜索一下，看看能否找到更多关于他的信息。” “我不确定我们会得到什么样的信息，”麦克勒罗伊说。 “但让我们试着快速搜索一下。 我刚上了优买。我丈夫的生日快到了，我决定在网上购物。” 她关闭了优买，开了一个搜索引擎。 “你知道皮特姓什么吗?”她问。 “是昂肯霍尔兹，”丁克说，并在她打字时帮她拼了出来。

A window opened on her monitor. "Hmph, they're telling me no Pete or Peter Unkenholz was found." "Why don't you try just the last name?" Ruth Rose suggested. "Good idea, hon," Mrs. Mackleroy said, typing in just Unkenholz. This time she got results. There was a link to the Web site for the Coast Press newspaper in Penobscot, Maine. The kids leaned closer to the monitor and read: Penobscot, Maine, December 10 Reported by Susan Greene BAKERY VAN STOLEN Marion Unkenholz admitted taking a local baker's delivery van for a joyride. The van's owner, Arnold Sugar, decided not to press charges.

她的显示器上打开了一扇窗户。 “嗯，他们告诉我没有找到皮特或彼得·昂肯霍尔兹。” “你为什么不直接说姓氏呢?”露丝·罗斯建议道。 “好主意，亲爱的，”麦克勒罗伊太太说，只输入了昂肯霍尔兹。 这一次她得到了结果。 有一个链接到缅因州佩诺布斯考特的《海岸新闻报》的网站。 孩子们靠得更近一些，读着:佩诺布斯考特，缅因州，12月10日报道面包房面包车被盗马里昂·昂肯霍尔兹承认开了一辆当地面包房的送货车兜风。 货车的主人阿诺德·休格(Arnold Sugar)决定不起诉。