The Secret of Skull Mountain (2010)
The Secret of Skull Mountain
“Chet gasped. “Am I glad—”
“Not so loud!” Frank cautioned him in a low voice, glancing toward the office.
“How did this happen?” Joe asked softly.
In a whisper Chet said that while returning from a late movie, he had decided to pass the plumbing shop to see if everything was in order.
“I saw the light—thought I ought to investigate,” he went on. “The bell tinkled when I stepped into the shop and two guys came out of the back room and jumped me.”
He looked at the Hardys quizzically. “How come the... bell didn’t give you away?”
Joe showed his handkerchief and Chet nodded understandingly.
“Who are they?” Frank queried, nodding toward the rear room.
“Sweeper and Limpy.”
The three boys looked at the light in the transom over the closed door. Although they could hear voices, the sound was too faint for them to distinguish the words.
Suddenly they became aware of a strange, hissing noise.
Frank tiptoed to the door and looked through the keyhole, but the key was in it.MoreLess
“Not so loud!” Frank cautioned him in a low voice, glancing toward the office.
“How did this happen?” Joe asked softly.
In a whisper Chet said that while returning from a late movie, he had decided to pass the plumbing shop to see if everything was in order.
“I saw the light—thought I ought to investigate,” he went on. “The bell tinkled when I stepped into the shop and two guys came out of the back room and jumped me.”
He looked at the Hardys quizzically. “How come the... bell didn’t give you away?”
Joe showed his handkerchief and Chet nodded understandingly.
“Who are they?” Frank queried, nodding toward the rear room.
“Sweeper and Limpy.”
The three boys looked at the light in the transom over the closed door. Although they could hear voices, the sound was too faint for them to distinguish the words.
Suddenly they became aware of a strange, hissing noise.
Frank tiptoed to the door and looked through the keyhole, but the key was in it.MoreLess
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