The Children of the Lost by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

Someone Was Here

As soon as we got back to our campsite, it was time for Frank and me to play a little game of What Did We Learn Today And Who Are Our Suspects?

“Well,” I began as soon as we were well out of earshot of anyone in the parking lot and headed down the trail back to camp, “that Farley sure is a ray of sunshine.”

Frank smiled. “He’s a crusty one, that’s for sure. But you know, he seems to have a soft side, too.”

I nodded. “When he was talking about his son, I felt so terrible for him. You could see how much it hurt him.”

“Yeah,” Frank agreed, “and back at the hospital, when they were talking about Justin—I dunno. It seems to me that Farley was really hurt by these children’s disappearances, deep down. He seemed almost like . . . he couldn’t handle knowing more about Justin.”

I hadn’t seen it that way, but now that Frank said it, I remembered the look in Farley’s eyes as he’d abruptly left the hospital. “I guess so,” I said, then paused before adding, “though he’s still a suspect, in my mind.”

SUSPECT PROFILE

Name: Farley O’Keefe

Hometown: Misty Falls, Idaho

Physical Description: 6’0”, short gray hair, close-cropped beard, grizzled expression

Occupation: Park ranger

Background: Lost a son in Desert Storm; lost a wife eighteen months ago. Says he understands the pain of parents who lost children

Suspicious behavior: An almost pathological dedication to convincing visitors the Misty Falls Lost were victims of natural accidents

Suspected of: Knowing more than he lets on

Possible motive: To protect the park’s good name and his own job

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