Missing at Marshlands / Arden Blake Mystery Series #3

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ssing the water. She could row with quite some skill when she particularly wanted to

m inspecting the flashy green roadster which the woman "Olga" had left parked near their back door.

ed, climbing into the boat. Sim followed, and all t

d. "He was furious when he

-what about?" Si

"When he saw whom I had in the b

asked with great interes

to thank me. I heard him call her 'Olga.' When I left they were jabbering away as though they were mad at each other. Talking Russian, I

't want to go through the vi

she didn't want to be

," Terry resumed. "She spoke as if it was

bite," Sim said, slapping her stockingless leg. "We can talk

mbled out of the boat. Terry tied it up and t

tle mosquitoes with it. The porch offered the most comfortable place, screened in and commodiously fu

she warned. "You girls will become gossi

mad, and Tania was quite wild with rage.

, she barks at everyone

she'd bark at us ever again," T

beautiful silky fur was coated with mud from the marsh, and water was dripping from her as t

den staggered backward from the weight of the dog and stumbled over a chair. Tania could not keep on her own feet, and the two went d

othing to help, and Arden rolled over and buried he

andry sharply. "Stop i

er, obediently resting her head in the woman's lap. Mrs. Landry rubbed the silky ears and g

as she stopped laughing.

he animal and then exclaimed in surprise:

ulled it out an

"He wants to know if we can go back and get his guest, as his bo

somewhat reluctantly. "But not all of you. With Tania and your queer lady p

ning that she, as the best rower, must necessarily

oss a coin and decide which one is to go with you?" Mrs. Landry

on the back of one hand, cleverly, covering it for a moment with her other hand. Then she announced: "You win, Arden. It's too bad, S

sur

d. The two hurried down to the rowboat with Tania trotting after them. The dog curled up on the broad stern seat, and Arden s

on his dog's collar. The woman Olga was talking to him rapidly, as Terry and Arden could hear. They noticed, as they drew nearer, that her face seemed paler than before, and her eyes were flaming. Dimitri looked quizzically at the approaching boat, and when they pulled alongside he quickly

h a nuisance, but I promise you it shall not happen again."

a, who jumped ligh

arly. "You have won this time, bu

will not be-too soon," he said, totally ignoring all

rry. "Will you take her back now? S

vered in such a tone that it would seem foolhardy to overlook it. So Terry nodded her sandy head,

apparently regained some of her compos

en?" she asked in an

and he lent us an oar once," Arden an

He is a queer one. Did he ever show you

ures. Why?" Ard

of his pictures and that dog of his," she w

hook he

justed her silver fox scarf. "He won't bother

rried to her car. There was Melissa Clayton gazing at it in raptures. Running her fingers ove

her face wreathed in smiles. Then, as Olga spoke again, Melissa hurried around to t

ed the car on the narrow sandy road, and turned b

the girls wer

ff in the stran