"No," Rick replied. "We just swam straight out from the pier looking for coral heads."
"Come on! You must have had some source of information. Who gave it to you?"
"We didn't have any source of information," Scotty protested. "We just went for a swim!"
The stranger lifted the pistol menacingly. "You'd better sing, and it better be straight. I'm warning you!"
"Warn all you like," Rick said angrily. "What do you want us to say?"
The shadow walked over and pulled back his fist.
"Lay off!" the stranger growled. "You've pulled enough stupid stunts for one day. You'll be lucky if the boss doesn't rip the hide off you."
The former tail subsided and glared at the boys.
The stranger rose. "All right. If you won't talk here, we'll take you where you will talk. Get up."
The boys looked at each other. Scotty raised his eyebrows. Rick grinned. He asked calmly, "Suppose we don't go?"