Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Interrupting each other, the kids told Officer Fallon about the Bents. Even before Officer Fallon heard about the Happy Heart Dog Food boxes, he was shouting orders into his telephone. "Don't go back to Fox Lane!" were his last words before he leaped for the door and disappeared. "Now what?" Dink asked. "Why should we be left out?" Ruth Rose asked. "Let's go watch!" "Go where?" Josh asked. "He said to stay away—"

孩子们打断了对方的话，把本特家的事告诉了法伦警官。 甚至在法伦警官听说快乐之心狗粮盒子之前，他就在电话里大声命令。 “别回狐狸巷去!”这是他跳到门口消失前说的最后一句话。 “现在什么?”丁克问道。“为什么我们要被排除在外?”露丝·罗斯问。 “我们去看吧!”“去哪里?”杰克问。 “他说让你离——”

"Not Fox Lane," Dink interrupted. "The action is gonna be on Squaw Island!" Minutes later, they were catching their breath next to Officer Fallon's cruiser on River Road. The fog had lifted and they had a better view of Squaw Island. Dink peered across the river but saw only sand and rocks. Out of breath, Josh sank to the ground. "I think I'm having a heart attack!" he moaned. "Do you think Officer Fallon is out there?" Ruth Rose asked, squinting. "I don't see anyone." The kids sat in the shade of the cruiser and watched the island. Suddenly, Josh jumped to his feet. "There they are!" he shouted. Three figures had come around the island's other side. It was too far away to tell who they were, but Dink thought he could see Officer Fallon's dark uniform. Then a fourth person came into view. He was pulling a small flat-bottomed boat behind him. "It's Officer Fallon and Officer Keene!" Dink said. "They've got the Bents!"

“不是福克斯巷。”丁克打断了他的话。 "好戏将在斯阔岛上演!"几分钟后，他们在河路上的法伦警官的巡逻车旁喘着气。 雾散了，他们可以更好地看到斯阔岛。 丁克朝河对岸望去，但只看到沙子和岩石。 乔希上气不接下气地倒在地上。 “我想我心脏病发作了!”他呻吟着说。 “你觉得法伦警官还在吗?”露丝·罗斯眯着眼睛问。 “我没看见任何人。”孩子们坐在巡洋舰的阴凉处看着小岛。 突然，乔希跳了起来。 “他们在那儿!”他喊道。 三个人影从岛的另一边绕过来。 距离太远，看不清他们是谁，但丁克认为他能看到法伦警官的黑色制服。 接着，第四个人出现了。 他身后拖着一只平底小船。 “是法伦警官和基恩警官!”丁克说。 “他们抓住了本特一家!”

The kids watched the group come closer. The water was nearly up to Officer Fallon's knees. He led the Bents, who were handcuffed. Officer Keene waded behind, pulling the boat. It was green! "Look what's in the boat!" Josh said. "It's piled with money and dog food boxes!" Nobody spoke as Officer Fallon led the two counterfeiters to shore. The Bents were wearing their long wading boots. Their faces were angry as they stumbled up the riverbank. Officer Keene pulled the boat ashore and loaded the counterfeit money into the trunk of the cruiser. Officer Fallon opened the rear door for the Bents, then locked it once they were inside. "Good job," he said to the kids. He looked at Josh. "Are your folks home?" "I don't know," Josh answered.

孩子们看着那群人走近了。 水几乎没到法伦警官的膝盖。 他带领着被戴上手铐的本特一家。 基恩警官拖着小船跟在后面。 它是绿色的!“看看船上有什么!”杰克说。 “里面堆满了钱和狗粮盒!”法伦警官领着两名伪造者上岸时，没有人说话。 本特一家穿着长长的涉水靴。 当他们跌跌撞撞地走上河岸时，脸上露出愤怒的表情。 基恩警官把船拉上岸，把假币装进巡洋舰的后备箱。 法伦警官为本特夫妇打开了后门，等他们进去后就锁上了。 “干得好，”他对孩子们说。 他看着乔希。“你父母在家吗?”“我不知道，”乔希回答。

"Meet me at your house in an hour," Officer Fallon said. Then he and Officer Keene hitched up their wet pants and climbed into the cruiser. The car sped away, leaving the air filled with dust and pine needles. "Why does Officer Fallon want to talk to your mom and dad?" Dink asked, grinning. "Are you in trouble?" "Gee, I wonder what jail food is like!" Ruth Rose said. Dink patted Josh's belly. "I heard they feed the prisoners worm waffles for breakfast!" "Tee-hee," Josh said. "You guys are so funny! He probably wants to give me a reward for catching the Bents." "You didn't catch them," Ruth Rose said. "The three of us did!" "But we all know I'm the brains in this group," Josh said, smiling. They cut through a field to get to Josh's house. Josh yanked open the back door and yelled, "Anybody home?" No one answered. "Let's eat," Josh said. "I'll make some sandwiches." They sat in Josh's backyard with jelly sandwiches, paper cups, and a container of milk.

“一小时后在你家见，”法伦警官说。 然后他和基恩警官撩起湿裤子，爬上巡逻车。 汽车疾驰而去，空气中充满了灰尘和松针。 “为什么法伦警官想和你的父母谈谈?”丁克咧嘴笑着问。 “你遇到麻烦了吗?”“哎呀，我想知道监狱里的食物是什么样的!”露丝·罗斯说。 丁克拍了拍乔希的肚子。“我听说他们给囚犯吃虫华夫饼当早餐!”“嘻嘻。”乔希说。 “你们太有趣了!”他可能想奖励我抓住本特一家。” “你没有抓住他们，”露丝·罗斯说。 “是我们三个干的!”“但我们都知道我是这个小组里最聪明的人，”乔希笑着说。 他们穿过一片田地来到乔希的家。 乔希猛地打开后门，喊道:“有人在家吗?”没有人回答。 “我们吃吧，”乔希说。“我要做一些三明治。” 他们坐在乔希家的后院，手里拿着果冻三明治、纸杯和一罐牛奶。

"I wonder where the Bents made the money," Dink said. "Do you suppose they have a printing machine in that house?" Josh put his sandwich down. "What would it be like to make money whenever you wanted?" Dink heard a car roll into Josh's driveway. A door slammed and Officer Fallon came around the house. "Can you spare some of that milk?" he asked Josh. "Sure!" Josh filled a cup and handed it to Officer Fallon. He took a long sip, then looked at the kids. "The Bents are locked up, but they're not talking. When they do, I expect we'll find out they were just the middle guys. Whoever is printing all those hundreds is still out there somewhere." "But why did the Bents hide the money on Squaw Island?" Josh asked. "Easy to get to," Officer Fallon said. "With their boat at the bait shop, they could get out to the island in a few minutes." "At first we thought they might be partners with Mr. Pinkowski," Dink said.

丁克说:“我想知道本特家的钱是从哪里来的。” “你认为那所房子里有一台印刷机吗?”乔希放下他的三明治。 “想什么时候赚钱就什么时候赚钱是什么感觉?”丁克听到一辆车驶入乔希的车道。 门砰的一声关上了，法伦警官绕着房子走了过来。 “你能给我一些牛奶吗?”他问乔希。 “当然!”乔希倒了一杯，递给了法伦警官。 他喝了一口，然后看着孩子们。 “本特一家被关起来了，但他们不说话。 等他们来了，我想我们会发现他们只是中间人。 印刷这些百元钞票的人还在某处。” “可本特一家为什么把钱藏在斯阔岛上呢?”杰克问。 “很容易到达，”法伦说。 “他们的船停在鱼饵店，几分钟就能到岛上。” “一开始我们以为他们可能是平科夫斯基先生的合作伙伴，”丁克说。

Officer Fallon nodded. "I can see why you thought so. I talked to Ron. He kept their boat in his yard. Then after Bent saw you kids on the island, he asked Ron to paint it. I guess he was afraid you would recognize it if you ever saw it again." "Why did Mr. Pinkowski buy the calamine lotion?" Josh asked. "Ron's a nice guy" Officer Fallon said. "I guess he noticed Bent was itching, so he bought him the lotion as a favor." Officer Fallon glanced at Josh's barn. "Keep any animals in there?" he asked Josh. "No," Josh said. "The twins and I want a pony but Dad says they're too much work." "How about a dog?" Officer Fallon said. "I just happen to have a nice friendly basset hound who needs a good home." Josh's eyes lit up. "Really?" Officer Fallon smiled. "Maybe you two should get to know each other." He whistled. Around the corner jogged Officer Keene, leading a short-legged dog with droopy ears. "It's Shorty!" Ruth Rose said.

法伦警官点点头。“我明白你为什么这么想了。 我和罗恩谈过了。他把他们的船停在院子里。 本特在岛上看到你们之后，就让罗恩给它刷漆。 我猜他怕你再见到它会认出来。” “平考斯基先生为什么要买炉甘石洗剂?”杰克问。 “罗恩是个好人，”法伦警官说。 “我猜他注意到本特痒了，所以就帮他买了乳液。” 法伦警官瞥了乔希的谷仓一眼。 “里面养动物吗?”他问乔希。 “不，”乔希说。“双胞胎和我想要一匹小马，但是爸爸说它们太麻烦了。” “养条狗怎么样?”法伦警官说。 “我碰巧有一只很友好的巴吉特猎犬，它需要一个好的家。” 乔希的眼睛亮了起来。“真的吗?”法伦警官笑了。 “也许你们俩应该互相了解一下。” 他吹口哨。基恩警官牵着一条耷拉着耳朵的短腿狗在拐角处慢跑。 “这是矮子!”露丝·罗斯说。