Part 10 (1/2)
”So? Does he want to sell?”
”No, sir Not without more information If you could tell us the name of the purchaser ”
”I can I won't None of your business If Miller wants to talk business he can coered ”You must admit that it was an unusual offer, sir
The price was rather high for worthless land”
Piggish eyes surveyed therated, ”Get out!”
They went There was nothing else to do
Scotty started to get into the car, but Rick stopped hiet a spray can of insect repellent”
”Okay” Scotty chuckled ”You can see why Dr Miller is not fond of Mr
Collins”
”I'et back Look, druggists know everything about their town Let's see if we can find out if the Frostola man is new”
Rick opened the screen door and they went into a drugstore that had not changed substantially for half a century, except for the addition of ist, a wisp of a man, was friendly They sat down at the marble-topped soda fountain and Rick asked, ”Got any Frostola creaist replied ”They're sold only by the route man”
”I see you have a new ht eyes inspected hiht”
”He's pleasant enough,” Rick assented ”Has he been on the job long?”
”Six weeks, more or less”
The boys settled for cokes, then drove back to the Millers Rick was pleased They hadn't ress, but at least they had uncovered an interesting character in the new Frostola ist, coincided with the appearances of the Blue Ghost He traveled to the mine area when no custo He didn't fit the character of an ice-crearound There was no sign of the Frostola scooter, which ht behind them, otherwise they would have met hiot out of the car and walked to the trash can where Scotty had put the ceone
CHAPTER VIII
Plan of Attack
Rick awoke to the sound of wind, a sign that the stor He groaned If the storhtfall, the annual Sons of the Dominion affair would be postponed
After yesterday's events he had decided to drop the idea of spreading the word that he and Scotty were ghost watching, in the hope the ghost would appear for just the two of them His new plan wasn't co
Scotty grinned at hiht