“It seemed to take a long time and the sky grew darker all the while. He lived in an old house with several outbuildings near the shore. “Come see this first,” said Shad, leading them to a shack half buried in a thicket of wild grapevines. Rusty crab pots and ripped fishing nets hung from plank walls. In the middle of the floor was a narrow, low platform covered with a bright green beach towel. Nearby was a fish-market bucket half filled with apples. The only other furniture was a blue canvas be...ach chair. “That looks like our bucket,” Jessie said. “And those must be Winifred Gorman’s apples. And her beach towel. I wonder why she said she found it.” “I bet that chair belongs to the Seagull Resort,” Violet added. “It has the same seagull design on it.” Henry looked at Shad. “Is this Austin’s hideout?” Shad nodded ruefully. “I didn’t know he was here until a few days ago. He told me his folks dropped him off, which I thought was strange. All he had was his backpack.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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