Название: Kidnapped in Key West
Автор: Edwina Raffa
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Детские приключения
Серия: Florida Historical Fiction for Youth
isbn: 9781561645879
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Soon Eddie and Rex were sailing east toward Sand Dollar Key. Eddie had a hunch the thieves’ sailboat might be in the small cove there. Obscured by mangroves, it would be the perfect place to hide. Sure enough as Eddie steered into the cove, he saw the sailboat with the navy blue jib. Men’s voices floated over the morning stillness from the center of the little island.
“Come on, Rex,” said Eddie, pulling the boat onto the beach. “Follow me.”
Eddie walked a hundred feet inland. Then he crouched down and peeked through a clump of saw palmetto. Two men were packing canvas bags into crates marked Key West Coffee Company. Eddie moved in a little closer and parted the palmetto fronds to get a better look. Each bag was stamped with the F.E.C. logo and the word Marathon on it.
My hunch was right! This is the thieves’ hideout!
“Now that the rain’s let up, Bart,” said a short, wiry-looking man, “we can sail on down to Key West.”
“Right you are, Leo,” replied a bearded man with a deep, raspy voice. “We’ll just stash these gold coins with the rest of the loot. Why, this is the easiest robbery we’ve pulled yet and the best part is that some pit worker is in jail for our crime.” He grinned through rotten teeth.
Suddenly the dry palmetto frond Eddie was holding back snapped. The startled robbers looked up from their work.
“Who’s there?” yelled Bart, racing directly toward Eddie’s hiding place.
Eddie tried to stand up and run, but before he could move, a hand gripped the collar of his shirt and lifted him off the ground.
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