"I fired at his hand, but I was high," Scotty told him. "He got it in the shoulder. He won't get far."
Zircon and Briotti charged around the corner of the hotel in pajamas and slippers, followed by other guests and members of the hotel staff.
"We had a little trouble," Rick explained briefly.
The scientists took in the situation at a glance.
"As I said," Tony Briotti muttered. "Adventure-prone. And lucky! How do you beat a combination like that?"
CHAPTER V
The Warning
Steve Ames walked into the hotel dining room accompanied by a young Navy lieutenant. He spotted the boys immediately and waved.
Rick breathed a sigh of relief. "There he is."