Chapter 15 MORE NEWS - AND A NIGHT TRIP
The Five spent most of the afternoon talking about the mystery of the man who had pretended to beMr. Brent. It really was difficult to understand why anyone should do such a foolish thing, especiallyas it could be so easily found out.
'I can only think there's a madman about who has got it into his head that he is Mr. Brent!' said Dickat last. 'No wonder he didn't seem to recognize that butterfly we took him!'
'Do you know what I think would be a good idea?' suddenly said George. 'Why don't we slip down toButterfly Farm tonight, when it's getting dark, and see if the false Mr. Brent is there, and the real one- whom we've never seen, by the way, and Mr. Gringle?'
'Hm - yes - quite an idea,' said Julian, seriously. 'But only Dick and I will go - not you or Anne.'
'I'll come, too,' said Toby.
'Right,' said Julian. 'But we'll have to be jolly careful - because if there is something funny going ondown there, we don't want to be caught. It wouldn't be at all pleasant, I fear!'
'Take Timmy with you,' said George at once.
'No. He might bark or something,' said Dick. 'We'll be all right, George. Gracious - we've had enoughadventures by now to teach us how to go about things like this! Ha - I shall look forward to tonight!'
Everyone suddenly felt much more cheerful, even Toby. He managed a very small smile, and stoodup to brush the crumbs¹ off his jersey².
'I'm going now,' he said. 'I've a lot of farm jobs to do this afternoon - I'll meet you at the big oak-treebehind the Butterfly Farm - did you notice it?'
'Yes - an enormous one,' said Julian. 'Right. Be there at - say - ten o'clock. No, eleven - it will be darkby then, or almost.'
'So long!' said Toby and plunged³ down the hill, accompanied for a little way by Timmy.
'Well - I feel much better now we've made a definite plan,' said Dick. 'My goodness, it's half past fivealready! Don't suggest tea, George - we had our lunch so late!'
'I wasn't going to,' said George. 'We'll miss it out and have a really good supper later on. And don'tlet's forget to listen to the news at six o'clock - there might be some about Jeff and his friend Ray -and the aeroplanes.'
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So, just before six o'clock, they switched on the little radio set, and listened intently for the news.
It came at last - and almost the first piece was about the stolen aeroplanes. The children listened,holding their breath, bending close to the set.
'The two aeroplanes stolen from Billycock

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