Chapter 9

Chapter 9 The kids stepped outside Ellie's and saw Officer Fallon standing on the corner. "Hi, kids," he said. "What're you doing on such a nice day?" "Hi, Officer Fallon," Dink said. "Did Doc Henry call you about the break-in?" Officer Fallon pushed the "walk" button on a traffic light pole. He was carrying a small black case. "I was just heading over there with my

孩子们走出艾莉家，看见法伦警官站在拐角处。 “嗨，孩子们，”他说。“这么好的天气，你在做什么?”“你好，法伦警官，”丁克说。 “亨利医生打电话告诉你入室盗窃的事了吗?”法伦警官按下了交通灯杆上的“行走”按钮。 他提着一个黑色的小箱子。 “我只是带着我的

fingerprint kit," he said. "The doc told me about these disappearing falcons. But how are you kids involved?" Josh filled him in on how he'd been watching the falcons' nest. "When we went to look yesterday, the falcons were gone," Ruth Rose said. "And we think we know who did it!" Josh said. Interrupting each other, Josh and Ruth Rose explained how they thought Grace Lockwood was stealing falcons and training them to race. "Well, I don't think it's her," Dink said. Officer Fallon nodded slowly. "I tell you what," he said. "When we get there, let's just watch and listen." He smiled. "Maybe we'll all learn something." Officer Fallon and the kids walked into Doc Henry's outer office. Through the window, they could see him and Grace putting a cast on a dog's leg. "It would be neat to be a vet," Josh said. "You get to play with animals all day." "It's not play, Josh, it's hard work," Officer Fallon said. "Some vets get called out in the

指纹套件，”他说。 “医生告诉我关于这些消失的猎鹰的事。 但你们这些孩子是怎么参与进来的呢?”乔希向他讲述了他是如何观察猎鹰巢穴的。 “当我们昨天去看的时候，猎鹰已经不见了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们想我们知道是谁干的!”杰克说。 乔希和露丝·罗斯打断了对方的话，解释了他们认为格蕾丝·洛克伍德是如何偷走猎鹰并训练它们比赛的。 “嗯，我不认为是她，”丁克说。 法伦警官慢慢地点了点头。 “我告诉你，”他说。 “等我们到了那里，我们就看着听着吧。” 他笑了。“也许我们都会学到一些东西。” 法伦警官和孩子们走进亨利医生的外间办公室。 透过窗户，他们看到他和格蕾丝正在给一条狗的腿打石膏。 “当一名兽医该多好啊，”乔希说。 “你可以整天和动物们一起玩。” “这不是玩，乔希，这是辛苦的工作，”法伦说。 “有些兽医被召去

middle of the night! Besides, I thought you wanted to be a bird artist." Josh grinned. "Couldn't I do both?" Doc Henry came out, wiping white plaster dust from his fingers. "Thanks for coming over," he said to Officer Fallon. "Come on, I'll show you what's left of my lock." The kids watched Grace lift the dog off the table. She carried him to a cage and gave him a dog cookie. "You guys are wrong about Grace," Dink whispered. "She really likes animals." "Lots of crooks like animals," Josh reminded Dink. Ruth Rose nudged them. "Come on. Let's go watch Officer Fallon get fingerprints." The problem was, there were none. Officer Fallon spread the dust, but no prints appeared. "Well, I guess he wiped the door or wore gloves," Officer Fallon said. "Or she wore gloves," Josh muttered. Dink remembered something else. "Mrs. Wong said there were tiny letters on the leg band," he said to the vet. "Did you read them?"

大半夜的!此外，我还以为你想成为一名鸟类艺术家呢。” 杰克笑了。“我不能两样都做吗?”亨利医生走了出来，擦去手指上的灰泥。 “谢谢你过来，”他对法伦警官说。 “来吧，我让你看看我的锁还剩下什么。” 孩子们看着格蕾丝把狗从桌子上抱起来。 她把他带到一个笼子里，给了他一块狗饼干。 “你们错怪了格蕾丝，”丁克低声说。 “她真的很喜欢动物。” “很多骗子都像动物一样，”乔希提醒丁克。 露丝·罗斯轻轻地推了推他们。“来吧。 我们去看法伦警官采集指纹吧。” 问题是，没有。 法伦警官把灰尘撒了一遍，但没有发现指纹。 “嗯，我猜他擦了门或者戴了手套，”法伦说。 “或者她戴着手套。”乔希喃喃地说。 丁克想起了另外一件事。 他对兽医说:“黄太太说腿带上有几个小字母。” “你读了吗?”

"I sure did, Dink. Come on inside and I'll show you." Officer Fallon and the kids crowded into the office. Grace Lockwood was filling out some papers at the desk. Josh stared at her until Dink gave him a little shove. "Hand me that leg band, would you, Grace?" the vet asked. Grace nodded and gave the band to Doc Henry. The vet picked up a magnifying glass from his

“当然了，丁克。进来吧，我带你去。” 法伦警官和孩子们挤进了办公室。 格蕾丝·洛克伍德正在桌子旁填写一些文件。 乔希盯着她，直到丁克轻轻地推了他一下。 “把那个绑腿带递给我，好吗，格蕾丝?”兽医问。 格蕾丝点点头，把手递给亨利医生。 兽医从他的手里拿起一个放大镜

desk and handed it and the leg band to Dink. "Tell me what you see, young man." Dink peered at the band through the glass. "Letters and numbers," he said. "Can you read them?" "'GLKS-6-17,'" Dink read. He looked up. "What does it mean?" Doc Henry took the band and the glass. "The letters are a mystery to me, but the numbers may be dates," he said. "If I'm right, the numbers mean Flash was born on 6/17-June 17th." "Could the letters be the initials of the person who took Flash?" Josh asked. "That's good thinking," Doc Henry said. "Those letters could be initials. But whose?" "Without any fingerprints," Officer Fallon said, I'd say our thief has gotten away free as a bird!" Dink stole a look at Grace. Her name tag stood out against her white jacket. Maybe the GL on the leg band stood for Grace Lockwood! Dink gulped. Was Josh right? Was Grace Lockwood kidnapping falcons after all?

然后把桌子和腿箍递给丁克。 “告诉我你看到了什么，年轻人。” 丁克透过玻璃凝视着乐队。 “字母和数字，”他说。 “你能读懂吗?”“GLKS-6-17，”丁克念道。 他抬起头来。“这是什么意思?”亨利医生拿走了乐队和杯子。 “这些字母对我来说是个谜，但数字可能是日期，”他说。 “如果我是对的，这些数字意味着闪电侠出生于6月17日至6月17日。” “这些字母会不会是带走闪电侠的那个人的首字母?”杰克问。 “这主意不错，”亨利医生说。 “这些字母可能是首字母。 但是谁的?”“没有留下任何指纹，”法伦警官说，“我想说，我们的小偷像鸟儿一样自由地逃走了!”丁克偷偷看了格蕾丝一眼。 她的名牌在白夹克的映衬下很显眼。 也许腿带上的GL代表格蕾丝·洛克伍德!丁克一饮而尽。 乔什是对的吗?格蕾丝·洛克伍德到底是不是在绑架猎鹰?