The Mystery of Sinister Scarecrow - M. V. Carey [44]
“In short, she’s growing up,” said Mr. Hitchcock.
“One thing hasn’t changed,” said Pete. “She still jumps and screams if she sees a bee. I bet she’ll never get used to bugs!”
“Speaking of which, what about Charles Woolley?” asked the director.
“He’s still there, working on the hillside with his ants,” Jupe reported. “And Ben Agnier is the pool man again.”
“Very good,” said Mr. Hitchcock. “It sounds like a satisfactory ending to an interesting case — interesting and unusual.”
“You said it,” Pete declared. “I can’t ever remember tangling with a scarecrow before, and I hope we never do it again!”
“I wasn’t referring to the scarecrow,” said Mr. Hitchcock. “I was referring to the fact that you lads have seldom had so many suspects — and never have so many of them turned out to be guilty!”
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23