166 Past And Present Danger by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Retail
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

9

Invasion

Joe Hardy pulled his brother into his room the moment Frank came home. He quickly told Frank about the attack at the hotel and how their father had reacted to the whole thing.

“Whoa!” Frank flopped down on Joe’s bed and let out a low whistle. “What did Mr. Silvers say when you told him about this?”

“He was really quiet at first,” Joe replied. “Especially when I mentioned Dad was there. Then he took off for the hotel. Said he’d check in with us later.”

“And you think the guy you tackled could have something to do with Dad’s case?” Frank asked.

“I don’t know,” Joe replied. “Dad’s working on some kind of security job, and somehow it involves the hotel. Clayton Silvers is staying at the same hotel, and someone tried to search his room.” Joe scratched his head. “I don’t see how they connect, but it is possible.”

Frank gazed out the window of Joe’s room. The night sky was without stars and filled with thick, dark clouds. “Dad’s client, Harlan Dean, acts like police or a federal agent,” he said. “He could be looking for a fugitive, bodyguarding someone important, or transporting something valuable.”

“Or dangerous,” Joe added. He sat silently on his bed for a few seconds, then reached into his shirt pocket. “Then there’s this thing,” he said, pulling out the plastic card.

Frank took the card. “Where’d you get this?”

“The floor near the window,” Joe explained. “At first I thought it was a credit card, but it’s blank and has that one-by-two-inch strip of plastic hanging from it.”

Frank noticed there were five individual wires running through the strip of plastic. They were evenly spaced, and like the strip they were torn at one end. “I think this is an electronic pass key,” Frank said. “But I don’t know what it was attached to.”

“A passkey!” Joe’s face lit up. “That could mean the assistant manager, Alfred Tally, could be involved. He would have access to passkeys for the hotel.”

Frank’s brow wrinkled as he recalled the first time he and Joe had met Alfred Tally. The man had been standoffish, Frank reminded himself, until he learned Joe and I were the sons of Fenton Hardy. “He did seem really interested in Mr. Silvers,” Frank said to Joe. “In fact, he implied he’d been keeping tabs on the man for Dad.”

“Maybe Dad and Harlan Dean are after Mr. Silvers,” Joe offered. “After all, the authorities believe he’s guilty. They might be trying to get more evidence on him.”

“It’s possible,” Frank replied. “But between the attacks on Clayton, the tracking devices, and that car sabotage—I’m more worried about Aunt Gertrude. She’s right in the middle.”

“Maybe we should talk her into backing out of this,” Joe suggested.

Frank smirked at his brother. “If you think we can, you need help.”

“At least we have to try,” Joe said. He stood up and headed for the bedroom door. “You coming?”

Frank shrugged. “Sure.”

The boys found their aunt in the den, sitting at a dark oak wood desk. She was talking on the phone and had a large map of Bayport spread out in front of her.

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