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  When Chief Olaf finally arrived (late, as usual), the first thing he saw was Bernie Blank tied up on the dock, guarded by a groggy Mr. Lakin.

  “Rollie?” he asked in disbelief.

  “Evening, Chief,” Mr. Lakin said, and hiccuped.

  Then the chief looked up on the deck of the Resolve and saw Frank and me.

  “Hardys! I demand to know what is going on here!” For some reason Chief Olaf never seems happy to see us.

  “Sorry, Chief,” I called back down. “We know you said you’d arrest us if we went near the ship, but we figured you might be willing to give us another get-out-of-jail-free card in exchange for the real killer.”

  “And Bayport’s legendary long-lost treasure,” Frank added, flipping one of the gold coins high in the air and catching it in his palm.

  The chief just sighed and shook his head.

  A photographer from the Bayport Bugle had shown up as well, and the next morning the paper ran a picture of the Hardy boys on the front page. Our clothes were torn and tattered, but we had big grins on our faces as we stood triumphantly by one of the cannons, looking like patriotic pirates with our cutlasses, old George Washington hats, and a heaping pile of gold treasure.

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