Five go to Demon’s Rocks by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novela, Aventuras, Infantil, Juvenil
Publisher: ePubLibre
Published: 1960-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The old, old map

Julian and Dick went into each room of the lighthouse, racing up the spiral stairway from one to the other. Why, oh why hadn’t they watched to see that Tinker locked the door and took the key!

Yes — a few things had been taken!

“My rug!” said George. “That’s gone!”

“And my purse,” said Anne. “I left it here on the table. That’s been taken, too!”

“So has my little travelling clock,” groaned Julian. “Why did I bring it? I could have used my watch!”

There were a few other things gone, all small. “Horrible fellow, whoever he is, to creep into the lighthouse while we were out and take our things!” said Anne, almost crying.

“Who would come here — they would surely be seen from the quay, wouldn’t they?”

“Yes — you’re right there,” said Julian. “Though probably the thief slipped in when it was pouring with rain, and the quay was deserted! I think we’ll have to tell the police, you know. Let’s have our dinner, and then I’ll take the boat and slip across to the village. The tide will be in then, and I shan’t be able to walk over the rocks. Blow that thief! I was looking forward to a nice quiet read this afternoon!”

After their meal, Julian took the boat and rowed across to the jetty. He went straight to the police-station, where a stolid-looking policeman listened to him, and wrote slowly in a book.

“Have you any idea, sir, who the thief might be?” asked the policeman. “Or if anyone came to the lighthouse while you were out?”

“Well, two people seem to have come,” said Julian. “The milkman, because we were surprised to find milk-bottles on the steps. And the postman. There was a letter for us on the mat inside the door. I don’t know of anyone else.”

“Well, as far as I can tell you, both Willy the Milkman, and Postie, are as honest as the day,” said the policeman, scratching his chin with his pencil. “There may have been a third visitor — one who didn’t leave milk or a letter! I’ll see if anyone was on the quay this morning, who saw the thief going over the Demon’s Rocks. Er — do you suspect anyone, sir?”

“Good gracious, no!” said Julian. “I don’t know anyone here — unless you can count Jeremiah Boogie, or Tom the Tobacconist!”

“No. No, sir, I think we can rule both of them out,” said the policeman, smiling. “Well, I’ll do what I can, and let you know if I hear of anything. Good afternoon, sir — and by the way, as you can’t lock that light-house door now, and it’s plain there are thieves about, I shouldn’t leave the light-house empty, see?”

“Yes. Yes, I’d already thought of that,” said Julian. “I can jam the door all right with something when we’re in the light-house — but I can’t do that when we’re out.”

“Well — it looks as if we’re in for a wet spell,” said the policeman. “So maybe it won’t be much hardship to keep indoors.

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