While Judy struggled to get hold of the cat, Horace tore a page from his notebook and scribbled a hasty message. Judy read it without comment, fastened it to Blackberry’s collar, and sent him off. The note said:
SEND HELP! CALL PETER DOBBS AND DR. BOLTON.
DICK HARTWELL, MY SISTER JUDY, AND I ARE
TRAPPED UNDER FOUNTAIN ON BRANDT ESTATE. IN
DANGER OF DROWNING. HURRY OR WE MAY NOT
GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE.
HORACE BOLTON
