Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Josh and Ruth Rose scrambled down and stared into the opening. Inside, it was like a vault. Metal shelves had been attached to the cement walls with thick bolts. And every shelf held money. Stacks of green bills were piled one on top of another. Everywhere Dink looked, he saw wads and wads of money. "There must be millions of dollars in here!" Josh said. He closed his eyes. "I think I'm gonna throw up."

乔希和露丝·罗斯爬了下来，向洞口望去。 在里面，它就像一个金库。 金属架子用厚厚的螺栓固定在水泥墙上。 每个架子上都放着钱。 一摞摞的绿钞票一摞一摞地堆在一起。 丁克看到的每一个地方都是成团的钱。 “这里一定有几百万美元!”杰克说。 他闭上了眼睛。“我想我要吐了。”

"But whose money is it?" Ruth Rose asked. "Who put it here?" Dink stepped inside the vault. On the bottom shelves were cardboard boxes with HAPPY HEART DOG FOOD written on the sides. "Dog food?" he said. Josh and Ruth Rose crowded into the vault. Ruth Rose peeked into two of the boxes. "More money," she said. Suddenly Dink looked back over his shoulder. "Shhh!" he whispered. "I think I heard something!" The kids stood perfectly still and listened. "There it is again!" Dink said. A muffled squeaking sound came through the fog. Then there was silence, then another squeak. Dink gulped, frozen to the spot. "It's coming closer!" he whispered. "M-maybe it's the p-pirate!" Josh said.

“但这是谁的钱呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 “谁放在这儿的?”丁克走进了金库。 最下面的架子上放着几只纸板箱，边上写着HAPPY HEART狗粮。 “狗粮?”他说。乔希和露丝·罗斯挤进了地下室。 露丝·罗斯偷看了两个盒子。 “更多的钱，”她说。突然丁克回头看了看。 “嘘!”他低声说。“我想我听到了什么声音!”孩子们静静地站着听着。 “又来了!”丁克说。 一阵低沉的吱吱声从雾中传来。 然后是沉默，然后又是一声尖叫。 丁克咽了口气，僵在那里。 “它越来越近了!”他低声说。 “也许是那个海盗!”杰克说。

"It could be the guy with big feet!" said Ruth Rose. "Maybe this is his treasure!" "Let's get out of here!" Dink said. "Help me close this thing!" The kids swung the cement door shut. Josh grabbed his shovel while Dink and Ruth Rose lifted the plastic poison ivy back into place. Now the cement safe was hidden again. Dink quickly led the way back through the boulders to the water. On the narrow beach, they stood in the fog and listened. Dink heard the squeaking sound again, then a soft thud, then silence. Slowly, a small boat drifted out of the fog. A large, dark figure sat hunched in the stern. Dink didn't dare move or say anything. It looked as if the figure was staring at them! After what seemed like a year, the figure began to row away. Dink heard the oars squeak as the boat vanished back into the fog. "Wh-who was that?" Josh croaked. "I don't know," Dink said.

“可能是那个大脚的家伙!”露丝·罗斯说。 “也许这就是他的宝藏!”“我们离开这里吧!”丁克说。 “帮我把这东西关上!”孩子们把水泥门关上了。 乔希拿起铲子，丁克和露丝·罗斯把塑料毒藤抬回原位。 现在水泥保险柜又藏起来了。 丁克迅速带路穿过巨石回到了水边。 在狭窄的海滩上，他们站在雾中倾听。 丁克又听到了吱吱的声音，然后是一声轻微的砰的一声，然后是寂静。 慢慢地，一条小船从雾中漂了出来。 一个高大的黑影弓着背坐在船尾。 丁克不敢动，也不敢说什么。 看起来那个身影好像在盯着他们!似乎过了一年，这个身影开始划走了。 丁克听到桨的吱吱声，船又消失在雾中。 “那——那是谁?”杰克死掉。 “我不知道，”丁克说。

"Whoever it was, let's get off this island!" Ruth Rose said. The kids quietly stepped into the shallow water. Trying not to splash, they waded to shore. Dink kept watch for the boat and its silent passenger. But he couldn't see anything through the fog. Behind them, Squaw Island became invisible once more. Ten minutes later, they flung open the door to Officer Fallon's office. Officer Fallon looked up from his computer. "What's wrong, kids? You look like you've seen a ghost!" He stared at their soggy sneakers. "And you're all wet!" "We found more money," Ruth Rose said. "Millions of dollars!"

“不管是谁，让我们离开这个岛!”露丝·罗斯说。 孩子们悄悄地走进了浅水里。 他们尽量不溅起水花，涉水游到岸边。 丁克一直守候着那艘船和船上沉默的乘客。 但他在雾中什么也看不见。 在他们身后，斯阔岛又变得看不见了。 十分钟后，他们猛地打开了法伦警官办公室的门。 法伦警官从电脑上抬起头来。 “怎么了，孩子们?”你看起来像见了鬼一样!”他盯着他们湿透的运动鞋。 “你全身都湿了!”“我们找到了更多的钱，”露丝·罗斯说。 “几百万美元!”

Officer Fallon raised one eyebrow. "Really, we did!" Josh said. "Okay, sit down and talk to me," Officer Fallon said, switching off his computer. The kids perched on the edges of their chairs. "We went back to the island," Dink explained, "and found a cement safe. It had stacks of money in it!" They told Officer Fallon about the secret path, the plastic poison ivy, and the hidden cement vault. "Just before we left, we saw someone in a rowboat," Josh said. "I think he was coming to the island, but then he turned around and left!" Officer Fallon sat up. "Did you get a good look at him?" he asked. "It was too foggy," Dink said. Officer Fallon frowned and nodded. "Why would anyone keep money on Squaw Island?" Ruth Rose asked. "Why wouldn't they just keep it in a regular bank?" Officer Fallon looked at Ruth Rose. "Because it's not real money" he said. "It's not?" Ruth Rose asked. "What is it, then?"

法伦警官扬起了一条眉毛。 “真的，我们做到了!”杰克说。 “好吧，坐下来和我谈谈，”法伦说着关掉了电脑。 孩子们坐在椅子边上。 “我们回到岛上，”丁克解释说，“找到了一个水泥保险箱。 里面有一堆钱!”他们告诉了法伦警官关于秘密通道、塑料毒葛和隐藏的水泥地下室的事。 “就在我们离开之前，我们看到有人在划艇上，”乔希说。 “我想他是来岛上的，但后来他转身离开了!”法伦警官坐了起来。 “你看清楚他了吗?”他问。 “雾太大了，”丁克说。 法伦警官皱起眉头，点了点头。 “为什么会有人把钱放在斯阔岛上?”露丝·罗斯问。 “他们为什么不把钱存在正规银行呢?”法伦警官看着露丝·罗斯。 “因为这不是真钱，”他说。 “这不是吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 “那是什么呢?”

"I guess there's no reason not to tell you," Officer Fallon said. "After you left yesterday I remembered something I read a few weeks ago about counterfeit money. I took a closer look at the bill you found." He pulled the envelope from his drawer and removed the hundred-dollar bill. "This is counterfeit, kids. And I'm guessing the money in your cement safe is counterfeit, too." "Counterfeit?" Josh gasped. "You mean it's all fake?" Officer Fallon smiled. "Sorry, Josh." "But who put it there?" Dink asked. "That's what we're trying to find out," Officer Fallon said. He stood and walked the kids to the door. "Officer Keene and I will go out there for a look today. Starting now, we'll be keeping an eye on that island." Officer Fallon opened his office door. "Off you go now. And promise me you'll stay away from that island. Counterfeiters can be dangerous!" The kids thanked Officer Fallon and left. As they walked up Main Street, Dink thought about the mysterious figure he'd seen in the boat. Was

“我想我没有理由不告诉你，”法伦说。 “昨天你走后，我想起了几周前读到的关于假币的事。 我仔细看了你找到的那张钞票。” 他从抽屉里拿出信封，取出那张一百美元的钞票。 “这是假货，孩子们。 我猜你水泥保险柜里的钱也是假的。” “假冒?”杰克气喘吁吁地说。 “你是说这一切都是假的?”法伦警官笑了。 “对不起,杰克。”“可是谁放在那儿的呢?”丁克问道。 “这就是我们想要弄清楚的，”法伦说。 他站起来，把孩子们送到门口。 “基恩警官和我今天会去那里看看。 从现在开始，我们要监视那个岛。” 法伦警官打开了办公室的门。 “你走吧。答应我你不会再去那个岛了。 造假者可能很危险!”孩子们谢过法伦警官后离开了。 当他们走上主街时，丁克想起了他在船上看到的那个神秘人物。 是