The White Wolf
“Dink said, moving toward the path.
Josh and Ruth Rose followed him. The narrow track was steep, but rocks and roots provided footholds.
“Stop!” Josh shouted after they’d gone down about fifty feet.
“What?” asked Ruth Rose. She was directly behind Josh and nearly collided with his back.
“Blueberries!” Josh said. The bushes on both sides of the trail were loaded with clusters of dark blue berries. Josh reached for a branch and began picking.
“Eat some, guys,” he told Dink and Ruth Rose. “They’re ...excellent!”
But Dink was looking at the ground under their feet. Dozens of blueberries had been crushed in the dirt.
“These berries are fresh,” Dink said. “Someone walked on them recently!”
“Someone like the wolf kidnappers!” Ruth Rose said. “They must have carried the cage down this way!”
“Let’s keep going,” Dink said.
Three minutes later, they were standing on a small beach. “A boat could land here,” Dink said.
Ruth Rose looked back up at the path they’d just come down.MoreLess
Josh and Ruth Rose followed him. The narrow track was steep, but rocks and roots provided footholds.
“Stop!” Josh shouted after they’d gone down about fifty feet.
“What?” asked Ruth Rose. She was directly behind Josh and nearly collided with his back.
“Blueberries!” Josh said. The bushes on both sides of the trail were loaded with clusters of dark blue berries. Josh reached for a branch and began picking.
“Eat some, guys,” he told Dink and Ruth Rose. “They’re ...excellent!”
But Dink was looking at the ground under their feet. Dozens of blueberries had been crushed in the dirt.
“These berries are fresh,” Dink said. “Someone walked on them recently!”
“Someone like the wolf kidnappers!” Ruth Rose said. “They must have carried the cage down this way!”
“Let’s keep going,” Dink said.
Three minutes later, they were standing on a small beach. “A boat could land here,” Dink said.
Ruth Rose looked back up at the path they’d just come down.MoreLess
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