Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Ruth Rose let out a small gasp. "He's the one who got poison ivy on Squaw Island! The calamine lotion was for him!" "But Mr. Pinkowski bought it," Josh said. "I still say they're in it together!" Dink peeked through the garage door crack again. "Mr. Bent's reading a newspaper," he whispered. "Mrs. Bent's cooking hamburgers." "Is the dog there?" Josh asked. "Yep."

露丝·罗斯轻轻地倒吸了一口气。 “就是他在斯阔岛上害了毒葛!”炉甘石洗剂是给他的!”“但是平科夫斯基先生买了，”乔希说。 “我还是觉得他们是一伙的!”丁克又从车库门缝里偷看了一眼。 “本特先生在看报纸，”他低声说。 “本特太太在做汉堡包。” “狗在那儿吗?”杰克问。 “是的。”

"If we try to leave, the dog will probably start barking again," Ruth Rose said. "Those hamburgers smell so good!" Josh said. He let out a little groan. "Don't think about food," Dink said. "Think about a way to get us out of here!" "Okay I will!" Josh said. He shoved Dink aside and put an eye to the crack. "I have a plan," he said after a minute. "Tell us!" Ruth Rose said. Josh grinned. "Let's invite the Bents into the garage!" Ruth Rose shook her head. "The poison ivy has finally gotten to his brain," she said to Dink. "No, listen," Josh said. "We'll make a lot of noise. The Bents and poochie will hear it. They'll come flying in here to find out what's going on and—" "And catch us in their garage!" Dink interrupted. Josh smiled devilishly. "Nope, because we'll be hopping out the window. They'll never see us!"

“如果我们试图离开，狗可能又会开始叫，”露丝·罗斯说。 “那些汉堡包闻起来真香!”杰克说。 他发出一声轻微的呻吟。 “不要考虑食物，”丁克说。 “想个办法把我们弄出去!”“好吧，我会的!”杰克说。 他把丁克推到一边，凑近裂缝。 “我有个计划，”过了一分钟他说。 “告诉我们!”露丝·罗斯说。 杰克笑了。“让我们邀请本特一家到车库来!”露丝·罗斯摇了摇头。 “毒葛终于侵入了他的大脑，”她对丁克说。 “不，听着，”乔希说。“我们会制造很多噪音。 本特家和狗狗会听到的。 他们会飞到这里来，看看发生了什么事，然后——”“然后在他们的车库里抓住我们!”丁克中断。 乔希邪恶地笑了。“不行，因为我们会从窗户跳下去。 他们永远也看不见我们!”

Dink nodded thoughtfully. "It could work," he said. "But I think we need to figure out a way to keep them in here long enough for us to get away." "I have an idea!" Ruth Rose walked over to the workbench. "There must be something to write with," she muttered. "What're you gonna write?" Josh asked. "Aha!" Ruth Rose pulled a hunk of carpenter's chalk out of a toolbox. She kneeled on the floor and printed in large letters: I know about your counterfeit money. Let's talk on I go to the cops. Meet me on Squaw Island in an hour. "Oh, my gosh!" Josh yelped. "But what if they just go out to the island, take the money and leave town?" Dink asked. "Exactly! When they do, Officer Fallon will be waiting for them!" Ruth Rose said. Josh found a hammer in the toolbox. "Find me something to bang on," he told Dink. "Then get ready to move!"

丁克若有所思地点了点头。“这是可行的，”他说。 “但我认为我们需要想个办法把他们关在这里，让我们有足够的时间离开。” “我有个主意!”露丝·罗斯走到工作台前。 “一定要有写字的东西，”她喃喃地说。 “你要写什么?”杰克问。 “啊哈!”露丝·罗斯从工具箱里拿出一大块木匠用的粉笔。 她跪在地板上，用大字写着:我知道你的假币。 我们再谈，我去报警。 一小时后在斯阔岛见。 “哦，我的天哪!”Josh叫喊起来。 “但如果他们只是去了岛上，拿了钱就离开了呢?”丁克问道。 “完全正确!他们来的时候，法伦警官会等着他们的!”露丝·罗斯说。 乔什在工具箱里找到了一把锤子。 “给我找点东西敲一下，”他对丁克说。 “那就准备行动吧!”

"I'll keep an eye outside!" Ruth Rose said, heading for the garage door. Dink glanced around the garage, then walked over to the tarp he'd hidden under. He yanked the tarp away and let out a low whistle. "Guys, look!" Josh and Ruth Rose hurried over. Dink had uncovered four Happy Heart Dog Food boxes. Dink tore open one flap and peeked inside. "Just cans of dog food," he said. "He must use the empty boxes to carry the fake money," said Ruth Rose. Josh spotted an empty pail. "I bet I can get their attention with this!" he said. Dink opened the window. Ruth Rose came over to stand beside him. "Okay, Josh," Dink said. "Do it!" Josh took a deep breath, then started pounding the bottom of the pail with the hammer. The noise boomed through the garage like thunder. "Now!" Josh said. He dropped the hammer and pail and bolted for the window.

“我会留意外面的!”露丝·罗斯说着朝车库门走去。 丁克环视了一下车库，然后走到他藏在下面的防水布旁。 他猛地拉开防水布，轻轻地吹了一声口哨。 “伙计们,看!”乔希和露丝·罗斯匆匆赶了过来。 丁克打开了四个欢乐之心狗粮盒子。 丁克撕开一个盖子往里看。 “就几罐狗粮，”他说。 “他一定是用空箱子装假币的，”露丝·罗斯说。 乔希发现了一个空桶。 “我打赌我可以用这个引起他们的注意!”他说。 丁克打开窗户。露丝·罗斯走过来站在他身边。 “好吧，乔希，”丁克说。“这么做!”乔希深吸了一口气，然后开始用锤子敲桶底。 那声音像雷声一样在车库里隆隆作响。 “现在!”杰克说。他扔下锤子和桶，奔向窗户。

The kids hopped out and crouched in the weeds. A few seconds later, they heard the garage door creak open and Mr. Bent say, "Stay, Shorty!" Then Dink heard Mrs. Bent say, "Warden, someone's been in here. Something's written on the floor!" That was all the kids needed to hear. They raced toward the trees on the other side of the house. In two minutes, they had crossed the high school playing field and were heading down Main Street. "I sure hope Officer Fallon is in," Dink said, out of breath. He was. The kids burst through his door with red faces. Officer Fallon looked up. "What are you —" "We found the counterfeiter!" all three kids yelled.

孩子们跳了出来，蹲在草丛里。 几秒钟后，他们听到车库门吱吱地开了，本特先生说:“别动，矮子!”这时丁克听到本特太太说:“监狱长，有人来过这里。 地板上写了什么!”这就是孩子们想听到的。 他们向房子另一边的树林跑去。 两分钟后，他们穿过了高中的运动场，朝主街走去。 “我真希望法伦警官在，”丁克上气不接下气地说。 他是。孩子们红着脸冲进了他的门。 法伦警官抬起头来。“你在干什么——”“我们找到造假币的了!”三个孩子齐声喊道。