“Called to Police Station,” it read. “No chance to see Mr. Hatfield. See you soon—I hope.”
Brad read the message twice, trying to figure it out.
“Now why would Dan be called to the police station?” he speculated. “It must be something important to bring the cops here after him.”
Brad was certain that his chum had committed no crime. But why otherwise would he be sought by police?
“See you soon—I hope,” he reread the final words of the note. “That sounds as if he thinks he may run into trouble. I wonder if Jabowski or someone who dislikes having the Cubs on Skeleton Island turned in a false complaint?”
Decidedly worried, the Den Chief pocketed the note and walked slowly back toward camp.
Without a motorboat, he knew he could do nothing until Mr. Hatfield and Midge’s father returned from the mainland.
“A nice kettle of fish,” he muttered. “Dan at the police station, and Jacques apparently a prisoner in the old hotel. No telling what may happen next! And me with all the responsibility!”
CHAPTER 13
Identifying a Prisoner
After laying the trail for the other Cubs to follow, Dan had spent some minutes watching the old hotel at the far end of the island. He too had observed Jacques standing at the window. Greatly excited by the discovery, he left a note for the Cubs and then hastened back to camp to report.