Deep Wild Blue by Michael Maguire

Author:Michael Maguire
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2019-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The Riddles were back at Valentine Cove and had manoeuvred the Stinger onto the beach and into the old workshop garage. Joe was lifting the sacks of gold and silver from inside the mini-sub and handing each one to Len.

‘Where you gonna hide this stuff? Old man Braxton will report the robbery and then this place will be crawling with cops.’

‘Braxton didn’t see us.’

‘But that smart-ass little brat did.’

‘We were wearing hoods,’ Len said. ‘If the stolen stuff is hidden well, then nothin’ can be sussed.’

Joe went to the workshop tool-box and raked out a battery drill and an assortment of metal rings. He pocketed a screwdriver and told Len to pull on a pair of large wading boots which were hanging on the wall.

The Riddles had kept two rowing boats, one red, one blue, with small outboard engines. They were a couple of meters from the sea edge and now they were going to be put to good use.

‘We missed out on the treasure ship gold, ‘Len said. ‘But this stuff of Braxton’s will be easier to shift.’

‘We might have to hang onto it for a few months. There’ll be a lot of publicity.’

‘How many sacks we got?’ Joe asked.

‘Four.’

‘Perfect. Make sure the ties are long and help me drag ‘em to the sea edge.’

‘What you gonna do… If you gotta plan then tell me.’

Joe explained that the sacks of gold and silver would be loaded into one boat while the other would be used to get him back to shore.

‘Once I get to the navigation buoy I’ll tie the boat with the stolen goodies to it and return in the empty craft.’

Len was sent into the sea to drag the red boat closer to the shore. The sea lapped over his wading boots and nearly reached his waist. He swore as he reached Joe and the sacks.

‘Right load up this boat,’ Joe instructed.

Len heaved the four sacks into the craft as Joe climbed in and yanked the start cord on the small engine. It fired and briefly covered Joe in a cloud of smoke.

Joe coughed and immediately pulled the drill from his jacket. He began fixing two strong rings to each side of the red boat.

‘This seems complicated,’ Len grumbled, ‘Why can’t we just hide the gold and silver in the workshop?’

‘Because it’s the first place the cops would look.’

Joe grabbed the other boat and attached a tow rope. He had to rev the small engine hard because of the weight of the two vessels.

He eased off on the power as he cruised up to the buoy. It was a navigation marker to warn sailors of deep water and ideal for the hideaway that Joe needed. He attached each sack to a ring and knotted them tightly. Satisfied that the balance was more or less equal he lowered the sacks into the sea. Each one dangled down before sloshing into the water and disappearing from view.

‘Perfect,’ he grunted to himself. ‘No-one will see or find the stolen gear.

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