The Secret of Skull Island

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“But now they act like they’re seeing each other for the first time.”
    â€œRight,” Otis agreed. “Now, who is the other guy?”
    Just then the other guy stood up. Cody and Otis both gasped.
    Jamal Mason gave the boys a sour look and then turned to Ronnie Walker. “What kind of bodyguard are you, anyway? I thought you said only old people were going to be here,” the young movie star said sullenly. “I don’t want fans bugging me while I’m on vacation.”
    Walker shrugged. “Sorry, Jamal. I didn’t know about the kids.”
    Cody and Otis both scowled and stuffed their hands in their pockets. Neither one liked the way he said “kids”—as if they ought to be in a nursery. But Rae looked as if she hadn’t heard a word. She was gazing at Jamal.
    â€œI like your wristband, Jamal,” she said.
    Jamal favored her with a grudging half-smile. He held up his arm to show an elaborately woven wristband of many colors.
    â€œA friend of mine just gave this to me. It’s Egyptian,” he said, “and it’s really old. He found it in a box in a cave. This guy worked with a museum and knows about ancient artifacts. He said it’s probably from about 1300 BC—maybe even older.”
    â€œAwesome,” said Rae. “But shouldn’t something like that really be in a museum, because—”
    Jamal cut her off. “Oh, mind your own business,” he said rudely. He turned to Walker and said, “Take care of the check-in. I’m going for a walk.” He shook his head and muttered, “I don’t know about this place. Maybe I should go over to the next island. It’s hipper on Tacayno.”
    By now, Ms. Wallace and Mr. Barber had appeared in the lobby. They had observed the scene. So had Mr. McNab, who had been reading a book in the corner, near a sour-faced Mr. Cordell.
    â€œThat young man should be taught a lesson about manners,” Mr. McNab said in a surprisingly dark tone.
    â€œHow right you are,” echoed Ms. Wallace, as Mr. Barber nodded in agreement.
    Mr. Cordell got to his feet. “I’m going for a walk on the beach,” he announced. He looked at Mr. Keller. “Wanna join me?” he said, in a tone that was more like an instruction than a question.
    Rae still looked stunned. “I’m going to find Jamal,” she said, then hurried outside.
    Cody and Otis exchanged glances. Rae must be starstruck—she definitely had a crush on Jamal. Still, it wasn’t like her to put up with rude behavior, even from Jamal Mason. But they had something else to worry about right now. They hurried after Ronnie Walker, who was waiting at the check-in desk.
    They found him there, pacing back and forth, muttering to himself. They caught snatches of speech.
    â€œThat’s right—teach him a lesson … show him … find out …”
    â€œExcuse me, Mr. Walker …” Cody began. “We noticed that Sam Keller seemed to know you … and then he didn’t.”
    Color flooded into Mr. Walker’s face, turning it a bright pink. “Oh, the guy with the crazy red hair and the weird tattoo? Well, we met about six years ago—but just briefly. I’ve worked out a lot since then—I guess I wasn’t sure whether he recognized me or not.” He shrugged and turned away.
    â€œHey, what do you kids care about it, anyway?” he asked over his shoulder, sounding annoyed. “Why don’t you go play some games or something?”
    Cody’s eyes flashed. He opened his mouth to say something but Otis put a hand on his arm and shook his head. He held a finger to his lips and then said, “You’re right, sir. We’ll just go do that.”
    When they had walked a few yards away, Otis said, “No sense ticking him off. We want to find out what game he’s playing.”
    â€œYeah, I think what he said was lame. It looks like

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