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do we do? What do we do? Who is that? Jesse , who is that?” Katie had become hysterical as they reached the lobby.
Jesse tried to calm her by wrapping his arms around her. But he needed comforted almost as much as Katie did. “Just cal m down. We’ll figure this out,” Jesse told her as he was trying not to become hysterical too.
“Right now we need to use the radio in the store to call the authorities. This has to be reported, now.”
The body that was found in the closet was that of the elderly owner of the camp . His name had been Dan Colby. He had owned and managed this fishing camp for more than 30 years.
The day Colby had died, he was making beds upstairs. Smith had found him lying on the floor outside the linen closet. H e saw Colby’s death as another money- making scheme. He decided to just stuff the old man’s body in the closet. He didn’t want to take the time to bury him. And, he figured the officials would have to be called. Smith just didn’t want the bother.
Smith announced to th e staff that the old man had taken ill . The next morning Smith left a message saying that he was flying Colby to the doctor. Upon his return, he regretfully told the remaining staff and the three visiting fishermen that the old man had suffered a heart attack and had died . He told them it was Colby’s d ying wish for him to close up the camp. Smith said that he would take care of everything. He flew everyone from camp late r that same afternoon.
At that point, Smith had planned on selling the camp and keeping the money. Besides Colby, Smith was the only one that knew anything about the books and the papers for the camp. The old man had shown them to him once. Colby had explained that he had no relatives, and he wanted Smith to take over the camp when he died. Smith had no intention of running the camp, but he would sell it for the money. It wasn’t long after this that he was approach ed to smuggle illegal aliens. He figured that this one job would pay him more than a year at this crummy fishing camp.
Jesse was the first to reach the radio in the camp store . He had used one like it before. He flipped the on switch. Nothing happened. He tried again. There was still nothing. In desperation he tried the microphone. “This is Heaven Fishing Camp. Come in. This is Heaven Fishing Camp. Please come in. Can anyone hear me?” There was some panic in Jesse’s voice.
He checked the radio. Remembering Smith saying that it would work with the battery if the electricity is off, he took off the battery cover. There was no battery!
“Oh Katie, I think we’re in trouble here,” Jesse said as he grabbed Katie by the arms. “The radio won’t work without the battery.” Katie broke loose from his hold and took the radio.
“Even with a battery I don’t think it would work with all these wires not attached to anything.” She showed a handful of tangled wires she had taken from inside the radio. “Smith did this, didn’t he?”
“I don’t know. Probably. All I know right now is that we are alone here with a dead body upstairs, and no way to call for help.” Jesse paused. “Wait a minute. Smith said that cell phones won’t work here. Maybe he was lying.”
Katie was putting the radio and the wires back on the desk, “He was telling the truth on that one. I tried to call home a couple of times, but there was no signal.”
Jesse grabbed Katie’s hand and headed toward the lobby, “We have to get out of here, now.” Katie grabbed Sadie’s leash with her other hand and followed. As they left the lodge through the double door s in the lobby, Jesse turned to close them . He even gave them a little tug to make sure they were securely closed.
They hurried along the path back to the cabin. They couldn’t get away from the lodge fast enough. Reaching their cabin, they rushed inside and slammed the door. Jesse and Katie were out of
Jesse tried to calm her by wrapping his arms around her. But he needed comforted almost as much as Katie did. “Just cal m down. We’ll figure this out,” Jesse told her as he was trying not to become hysterical too.
“Right now we need to use the radio in the store to call the authorities. This has to be reported, now.”
The body that was found in the closet was that of the elderly owner of the camp . His name had been Dan Colby. He had owned and managed this fishing camp for more than 30 years.
The day Colby had died, he was making beds upstairs. Smith had found him lying on the floor outside the linen closet. H e saw Colby’s death as another money- making scheme. He decided to just stuff the old man’s body in the closet. He didn’t want to take the time to bury him. And, he figured the officials would have to be called. Smith just didn’t want the bother.
Smith announced to th e staff that the old man had taken ill . The next morning Smith left a message saying that he was flying Colby to the doctor. Upon his return, he regretfully told the remaining staff and the three visiting fishermen that the old man had suffered a heart attack and had died . He told them it was Colby’s d ying wish for him to close up the camp. Smith said that he would take care of everything. He flew everyone from camp late r that same afternoon.
At that point, Smith had planned on selling the camp and keeping the money. Besides Colby, Smith was the only one that knew anything about the books and the papers for the camp. The old man had shown them to him once. Colby had explained that he had no relatives, and he wanted Smith to take over the camp when he died. Smith had no intention of running the camp, but he would sell it for the money. It wasn’t long after this that he was approach ed to smuggle illegal aliens. He figured that this one job would pay him more than a year at this crummy fishing camp.
Jesse was the first to reach the radio in the camp store . He had used one like it before. He flipped the on switch. Nothing happened. He tried again. There was still nothing. In desperation he tried the microphone. “This is Heaven Fishing Camp. Come in. This is Heaven Fishing Camp. Please come in. Can anyone hear me?” There was some panic in Jesse’s voice.
He checked the radio. Remembering Smith saying that it would work with the battery if the electricity is off, he took off the battery cover. There was no battery!
“Oh Katie, I think we’re in trouble here,” Jesse said as he grabbed Katie by the arms. “The radio won’t work without the battery.” Katie broke loose from his hold and took the radio.
“Even with a battery I don’t think it would work with all these wires not attached to anything.” She showed a handful of tangled wires she had taken from inside the radio. “Smith did this, didn’t he?”
“I don’t know. Probably. All I know right now is that we are alone here with a dead body upstairs, and no way to call for help.” Jesse paused. “Wait a minute. Smith said that cell phones won’t work here. Maybe he was lying.”
Katie was putting the radio and the wires back on the desk, “He was telling the truth on that one. I tried to call home a couple of times, but there was no signal.”
Jesse grabbed Katie’s hand and headed toward the lobby, “We have to get out of here, now.” Katie grabbed Sadie’s leash with her other hand and followed. As they left the lodge through the double door s in the lobby, Jesse turned to close them . He even gave them a little tug to make sure they were securely closed.
They hurried along the path back to the cabin. They couldn’t get away from the lodge fast enough. Reaching their cabin, they rushed inside and slammed the door. Jesse and Katie were out of
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