“A highly impossible athletic feat, I am sure, Bobby,” said Jess, unable to keep from laughing, although she knew Bobby deserved chiding.
“I want to know what this means,” exclaimed Lil again. “Who is this sheriff after? And why is Old Dimple mixed up in it?”
“It’s the fellow who came and robbed our 190 larder!” shrieked Nell, guessing the enigma at last.
“I am afraid that is who the sheriff is looking for,” admitted Laura, gravely.
“And why here?” cried Lil. “Didn’t that fellow take the food and get away from the island?”
“We did not find him—that’s sure!” said Dora Lockwood.
“Barnacle found his camp, and we saw Professor Dimp there,” explained Laura seeing that a clean breast of it was the better way.
“Who’s ‘we?’” demanded Lil.
“Jess and Bobby and I. We spoke to the old professor, and he was real cross to us. He would not tell us anything about the young man.”
“Then Liz did see that Mr. Norman the night we were robbed?” said Nell.