“Including that bag of pinto beans.”
“Yeah, Ken, it’s just possible he found a few nuggets in the beans—enough to get him excited about the map.”
“What did you think of his crack about the curse of Headless Hollow?”
“Melodrama. Maybe he wanted to discourage us from going there.”
“If so,” Ken grinned, “he went about it the wrong Way. He should know that adventure is our dish!”
“Walz may know more about Old Stony’s past than he’s letting on,” Jack said thoughtfully. “You notice he gets his statements mixed. Another thing, he poohpoohs the idea of a treasure, but he seems wild to get his hands on this map.”
Ken nodded. “We should hide it in a safe spot.”
“Where?”
“Not in our duffel bags. That would be the first place he’d look.”
Jack’s eye fell upon the tent flap. “Why not under there?” he suggested. “At least until Hap gets back with the car?”