“I wonder if Bill Berry is still around,” said Ned. “Haven’t heard anything from him lately.”
“That’s one thing I forgot when we were at the lighthouse,” spoke Jerry. “I meant to ask Mr. Hardack if he had a helper, but it slipped my mind.”
“Perhaps you were too busy looking at Jessica,” came from Bob.
“Not exactly,” replied his chum. “But I must admit I had a strange feeling when I heard the keeper call her Jessica. I thought of the man in the wreck.”
“She can’t be the same one,” argued Ned. “He was an old man, and his daughter must be quite a woman by this time. Jessica is only a girl. Besides, her name is different.”
“Jess and Jessica might be the same,” put in Bob.
“There are lots of things that might happen,” Jerry commented. “We’ll have to wait and see what turns up.”
“Are you going to the lighthouse again?” asked Ned.
“We might,” Jerry replied. “I want to ask about Bill Berry. But you needn’t come along.”