The Secret Of Skeleton Island-us by Alfred Hitchcock

Author:Alfred Hitchcock
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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A Warning to Jupiter any answers. And,” he called after Jupiter, “if there’s any treasure on that island, remember it belongs to me!”

Jupiter went out in a thoughtful mood. He had learned some things but he wasn’t sure yet just what they meant. It would take a lot of thinking.

As he stepped out on the street, a passing car stopped and backed up. Chief

Nostigon was driving it.

“Hello, boy,” the chief said. “’Thought you’d like to know we traced that scoundrel Sam Robinson. He’s skipped.”

“Skipped?” Jupiter asked.

“Got a job as a deck hand on a freighter, sailed out this morning. Won’t be back for months, if ever. Did say, though, one friend reports, he did it just for a joke. Because you lads came here with such big reputations. Can’t say I

swallow that.”

“I don’t either,” Jupiter answered.

“Well, that’s all we’ve learned,” the chief said. “I’ll be in touch with you folks if we get anything more.” And he drove off.

Jupiter continued towards Mrs. Barton’s boarding house in a thoughtful frame of mind. He felt sure he should be able to guess the answer to the curious mystery of Skeleton Island, but so far it eluded him.

He hardly noticed his surroundings until, as he was passing a tavern, a tall, thin man stepped out in front of him and barred his way. Jupiter had to stop to avoid bumping into him.

“Hold on a second there, kid,” the thin man said, his face twisting in an ugly grin. “I want to give you some advice.”

“Oh? Yes, sir?” Jupiter recognized that the man was unfriendly, and he let his round face go slack so that he looked — as he could when he wanted to —

very stupid.

“Just take a tip from me. Go back to Hollywood where you belong if you want to keep a whole skin. And take the rest of those movie fellows along with you. None of you are wanted here in Fishingport.”

The man continued to grin nastily and Jupiter saw a tattoo mark on the back of his hand. It wasn’t too clear, but it looked like a mermaid. He felt a little shiver of fear run down his spine.

“Yes, sir,” he said, keeping a dull expression. “I’ll tell them that. Who shall

I say gave me the message?”

“Never mind the wise stuff, kid!” the man snapped. “Just vamoose if you know what’s good for you. That’s my helpful hint for today!”

Abruptly he stepped back into the tavern. Jupiter’s heart stopped beating quite so fast. Slowly, he walked on towards Mrs. Barton’s. It certainly seemed he’d been right about one thing. Someone was very determined to drive the movie company away from Skeleton Island.

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