TodaymyfatherandIwerewaitingfortheferry．Peopleusuallywaitquietlybutthisafternoonweheardabigargument．Twowomentouristswereshoutingatabigman．Hewasshoutingbackatthem．Heheldoutabag,andshowedeveryonethatitwasempty．

　　Thecrowdstaredatthethreepeople．Nooneknewwhatwashappening．

　　Myfathermovedthroughthecrowdandsaidquietlytooneofthewomen"What''''sgoingon?"

　　"Theystolemyfriend''''spursefiveminutesago,"saidthewoman．"Weweredowninthebookshopbuyingpostcards．Threeyoungmenstartedtalkingtous．Atfirsttheywereveryfriendly.Thensuddenlymyfriendnoticedthatherpursewasnotinherhandbag.Twoofthemenranaway．Wefollowedthismanhere．"

　　Thenthebellrang,thegatesopened,andeveryonestartedgoingdownontotheferry．Themanhurriedaboardandthetwotouristswentafterhim．

　　"Wait,"saidmyfather."Idon''''twanttogoonthatferry．"

　　Thiswasstrange．Wasmyfatherafraidofthatman?Iwantedtogoandwatchtheaction．

　　Buthehurriedtoanice-creamshopCanIuseyourphone?"heaskedtheshopassistant．Hequicklydialled110．

　　"Iwanttoreportarobbery．Themanisontheferrynow.Itjustleftafewminutesago．"Helookeddownthroughtherailings．"It''''sthe‘No.3’Ferry"hesaid"Pleasemeettheferry．"Hegavesomemoredetailsandthenputthephonedown．

　　Wetookthenextferry．Aswegotoff,wesawthem．Sixpolicemenstoodaroundthemanwhowasinhandcuffs．Thetwowomenweretalkingtothepolice．

　　"WelldoneDadIsaidaswewalkedby．Goodthinking!