059-Night of the Werewolf by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-08-07T15:12:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Xavier's Story

Plummeting downward, Joe saw a rope flash past his eyes. He grabbed it desperately, and the jerk on his arm confirmed that his fall had been broken.

As he collected his wits, Joe realized he had managed to grab hold of the line which the intruder had hooked onto the skyscraper.

What a lucky break! Joe thought. With a prayer of thanks on his lips, he got a two-handed grip on the line. Then he swung his legs around the rope as a further safety measure and made his way downward cautiously, hand over hand.

The line slanted outward, away from the skyscraper skeleton into the adjoining building. As Joe shinnied down the rope and wriggled through the window, a new thought occurred to him.

Perhaps the contents of the room he was now in would enable him to identify the unknown intruder or maybe indicate whom he worked for, if others were involved.

But when Joe groped along the wall and found a light switch, he was disappointed. The room was empty, evidently an unrented office. The line had been tied to a radiator underneath the window. Hastily he switched off the light again so as not to make a target of himself.

"Better not stick my head out the window, either," Joe reflected. The safest way would be to go down to the street and wait for Frank and Hank Eagle.

Luckily the building corridors were still lighted and the elevators were working. A night attendant glanced at Joe curiously as he stepped into the lobby, but said nothing.

Joe went out into the street and was greeted with excited relief by his brother and their Mohawk friend a moment or two later.

"Thank goodness you're okay!" Frank exclaimed, putting an arm around his brother's shoulder. "Boy, I thought you were a goner when I saw you go over the side!"

"I never even got a good look at the guy before he punched me," Joe grumbled. "What happened to him?"

"He jumped on the roof of the building you went into," Frank reported, "and then took off via the fire escape."

"Well, at least he didn't get what he came for," Hank Eagle added, displaying the lunch box. The paper and key were still inside it.

"That's a break!" Joe said with satisfaction. "Whatever he and his pals were up to, we seem to have spoiled their plans."

"Right," Frank agreed. "So I guess we don't have to worry about warning anyone till we get a chance to talk to Dad." He looked at his watch. "But maybe we should give Mr. Nest another ring."

When he dialed the number from a nearby phone booth, the answering-service operator said there had been no further word from their mysterious caller. Frank promised to check again the following day and hung up. Hank Eagle invited the boys to stay overnight at his apartment in the Manhattan neighborhood known as the East Village, and they gladly accepted.

Next morning, Frank phoned Bayport. Fenton Hardy answered. When he learned his son was calling from New

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