Chapter 13 QUITE A LOT OF PLANS!
After Tinker had fetched a new supply of morning papers, he decided¹ to go down to the camp in thefield and tell the others all that had happened that morning. He still felt angry about being ticked offby Julian the night before - but he simply couldn't wait to tell the others about the robbery - and aboutthe grand idea he, Tinker, had of hiding the rest of his father's papers on Kirrin Island.
So off he went, with Mischief² happily on his shoulder, holding tightly to his hair. The others were allthere in the field. They had just come back from a shopping expedition, and Tinker's 58eyes gleamed when he saw the various tinned meats and tinned fruits, fresh rolls, tomatoes and applesand bananas that had been brought back from the shops at Big Hollow.
Julian was glad to see that Tinker looked bright and cheerful. He was afraid that the boy might havesulked, and that would have spoilt things for the others.
'Hi!' said Tinker. 'I've got news!' And he proceeded to tell the others all about the happenings of thenight before, ending up with his father solemnly going off to hide his morning newspapers under thecoal at the back of the coal-cellar, under the impression that he was hiding the rest of his preciouspapers.
'But why on earth didn't you tell him he had left his valuable papers behind and hidden hisnewspapers?' asked George.
'Because if he knew that, he'd go and hide the precious papers somewhere, and forget where he'd putthem - and they might be lost for ever!' said Tinker.
'Well, what are you going to do with them?' asked Dick.
'I've had rather a brain-wave,' said Tinker, as modestly as he could. 'Er - I thought that we'd hide themaway ourselves, where nobody could possibly find them.'
'And where is this wonderful hiding-place?' asked Dick.
'On Kirrin Island!' said Tinker, triumphantly³. 'Who'd think of looking there? And as we shall all knowthe hiding-place, we can't possibly forget it. The papers will be absolutely safe. Dad can get on withthe rest of his ideas without worrying about anything.'
'Have you told him all this?' asked Julian.
'Well, no,' said Tinker. 'Jenny thought we'd better just keep it to ourselves. She's pretty certain thethieves will try their hand at breaking in to get the rest of the papers, though.'
'Ha! Well, I vote we scribble⁴ some papers ourselves,' said Dick. 'Complete with wonderful diagrams,and all kinds of

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