"Unless he admired the launch and wanted a closer look at it," Rick added.
Cap'n Mike snorted. "Red Kelso's got no eye for beauty, in boats, anyway."
"Then my guess must have been right," Scotty said.
"Right or wrong," Cap'n Mike retorted, "I can't say's I like it. I wish you boys had talked to me before you decided to invade Salt Creek!"
CHAPTER IV
A Warning
Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug. He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
"Practically a minnow," he said.