The Secret of the Soldier's Gold
““Ets-lay am-scray!” he said.
Frank grinned. Pig Latin, he thought. Perfect! “Ood-gay an-play, other-bray!” he said to Joe.
“What are you saying?” Antonio demanded. “Speak English!”
“Or Portuguese!” Paulo added. “We don’t know that language!”
“Oo-tay ad-bay!” Joe said. He leaned forward on the sofa, as if preparing to run a race. “Ow-nay!”
Frank got the message. He shot off the sofa a split second behind Joe.
Before Senhora de Feira and her sons realized what was happening, Frank and Joe were al...most to the front door of the de Feira house.
Behind them they heard the de Feiras shouting and the Doberman barking.
Joe reached the door first. He turned the large iron knob to open the door.
Frank, right behind him, ran out and shut it behind him, just as the Doberman reached it. The dog squealed in pain as it crashed into the thick wood.
Frank and Joe raced down the porch steps and out to the street.
“I hope there’s a crowd of people at the tram station,”MoreLess
Frank grinned. Pig Latin, he thought. Perfect! “Ood-gay an-play, other-bray!” he said to Joe.
“What are you saying?” Antonio demanded. “Speak English!”
“Or Portuguese!” Paulo added. “We don’t know that language!”
“Oo-tay ad-bay!” Joe said. He leaned forward on the sofa, as if preparing to run a race. “Ow-nay!”
Frank got the message. He shot off the sofa a split second behind Joe.
Before Senhora de Feira and her sons realized what was happening, Frank and Joe were al...most to the front door of the de Feira house.
Behind them they heard the de Feiras shouting and the Doberman barking.
Joe reached the door first. He turned the large iron knob to open the door.
Frank, right behind him, ran out and shut it behind him, just as the Doberman reached it. The dog squealed in pain as it crashed into the thick wood.
Frank and Joe raced down the porch steps and out to the street.
“I hope there’s a crowd of people at the tram station,”MoreLess
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