I said, “Will you keep still, Hervey.”
All of a sudden somebody wearing a bath robe came out on the porch. Then a couple of heads appeared at windows.
“All the fish in Official Bungalow wake up,” Hervey shouted. “Is that you, Mr. Arnoldson?”
“Careful what you say now,” I whispered to Hervey.
CHAPTER XXXIV
TOM FIXES IT
Now this is next to the last chapter in this book, but you should worry because I’m going to write a lot more books.
Mr. Arnoldson said very stern, “Well, sir, what are you doing here at this hour of the night? What is all this?”
Hervey said, “These fellows came of their own accord except this one and he’s the one who was in Administration Shack at six o’clock to-night and answered the ’phone when I called and gave me the name of Wilkins.
“He was there hunting in the case for a chart of the lake, and he’s here to tell you I’m not a liar. He wanted to hunt for the treasure so you see there are others as crazy as I am, but I wouldn’t go to the trouble of telling a lie and I don’t intend to stay here anyway, only I want you to know that I’m not a liar. He answered the ’phone and said he’d tell the keepers. He did it because he got rattled, and he’s just as good as I am——”
“Good night,” I whispered to a fellow near me.