"Maybe he isn't on an island."
"You mean, maybe the whole thing's a fake—eh?"
"Maybe."
"If the whole thing's a fake, then that other fellow who tried to head us off must 'ave been a party to the game," Cub interposed.
"There wouldn't be much sense in that," said Bud.
"I agree with you," Cub continued. "The scrap between those two hams was genuine enough."
"But they were holding something back from us," Hal declared.
"Both of them?" asked Bud.
"I shouldn't be surprised."
"Nor I, either," said Cub.