Rick grinned. "It's Sunday. Lost track of time?" Scotty had. But suddenly he snapped his fingers. "Hey! Duke and Jerry are coming over for dinner." His message to Cap'n Mike en route through a mutual friend, Rick motioned to Scotty. "Let's go." They took both of the island boats, planning to leave one for Duke and Jerry to use later in the day. Then, after tying up the boats at the main pier and getting the car, they called first on Captain Douglas of the State Police. The officer knew the boys well, and knew in addition of their connection with JANIG. He promised readily to assist. "Probably my own officers won't be too much help," he said, "but they can ask the local police to keep their eyes open up and down the coast. We won't say anything about the federal government being interested. To everyone but me, this will be a routine State Police matter." Rick hesitated for a moment, but he was sure of Captain Douglas' discretion. "We're interested in the new barber, too," he added. "Steve Ames is already checking him, but you might keep your eyes open." "I'll do that," Captain Douglas assured him. "And how about the Boy Scout leaders camped behind Spindrift?" Rick was about to say casually that he didn't suspect any Boy Scout leaders, then he caught the twinkle in the captain's eye. "He's hep," Scotty said. Captain Douglas nodded. "One of my officers paid them a call. He's a sharp one, and he made some kind of excuse for getting into their tent. He came back and reported they were apparently on a hunting expedition of some kind--with riot guns. I took a car full of armed troopers and we dropped in. One of the Scout leaders turned out to be a man who was in the same FBI class that I attended. He showed me his identification card, so I gave him my phone number in case he needed help. And that was that." Scotty said thoughtfully, "I guess the hardest thing in the world is keeping a secret." "That's the second hardest," Douglas corrected. "The hardest usually is finding out how the secret became public in the first place." The boys went from the State Police barracks to the Whiteside _Morning Record_ and found Jerry on the job. "The press never sleeps," he greeted them. "What brings you two to town on a peaceful Sunday?" "We brought you a boat," Rick explained. "In exchange for a favor." Jerry eyed them suspiciously. "What kind of a favor?" It took only a moment to explain. "Sure," Jerry agreed. "Duke won't object to keeping you posted. We'll keep an eye open for you. And we'll collect for the favor with an extra helping of pie tonight." "It's a deal," Rick agreed. As it turned out, Jerry's bargain of an extra helping of pie was conservative. He had three for dessert that night.