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Show - 143 - not scare me, although he did give Maddie some anxious moments. When we warned him that we would go to the police, he finally gave up. As the years went by he showed up once in a while and Maddie would feed him. He certainly was a far changed man from the arrogant and mean individual that he once was. The last time he was here was at least five years ago. He told us he was living in a shack on the beach at Half Moon Bay. Why there, I don't know. Perhaps as a reminder of days gone by when he was more affluent or just because he could not afford a better place. "Did you ever ask him if he knew where Dirk had gone," asked Penny. "Yes, at first quite a few times. He said that he did know but price. would not tell us unless we paid his. We were not being cooperative with him and he wasn't going to give us any information without pay. One thing I know, we didn't have the kind of money he wanted. Frankly, Maddie and I came to the final conclusion that he knew nothing himself but was just trying to see what he could get out of us." said Tom. "Finally, he gave up and stopped coming here when I again threatened to contact the authorities. "Yes, but Tom I remember him saying that we would be sorry for not giving in to his demands because what he knew would solve the mystery of Dirk's disappearance." added Maddie. "Lies, all lies." said Tom sternly. "He was and still is a very unscrupulous man and I simply will never trust him. This only lit the fires of curiousity in Penny. "But Maddie, Tom, suppose he does have some information that could help us find Dirk or at least give us a hint as to where he is now. Shouldn't we make an effort to talk to him.and perhaps get some information "Do you think that he would tell you something that he would not divulge to us, Miss Penny. You don't seem to understand that this man is a |
