The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [28]
“Don’t look at me,” said Pete. “My mother is going to do something really desperate if I don’t mow the lawn this afternoon. Our grass grew about six inches in all that rain we had last week. Anyway, that girl might recognize me.”
“Bob?” said Jupe.
“I can watch the girl’s house,” Bob said. “They don’t need me at the library this afternoon.”
“Better watch out,” warned Pete. “If these people think it’s okay to go around bombing and killing … you don’t want to mess with them.”
Chapte
t r 11
Attack!
WHEN
N JUPIT
I E
T R RAPP
P ED at Mr. Bon
o est
s ell
l ’s
s do
d o
o r
o
r ha
h l
a f
l
f an
a
n ho
h u
o r
u
r la
l t
a e
t r
e ,
r
, Sh
S e
h l
e b
l y
b
Tuckerman
n le
l t hi
h m
i in
i . He was
s wearin
i g a bl
b a
l ck turt
r le
l ne
n ck sh
s i
h r
i t and hi
h s
i
s wrap-around
su
s ngla
l ss
s e
s s.
s
“Ah,
h
, goo
o d
o !” sa
s id
i She
h lb
l y
b .
. “Our su
s pe
p r-sl
s e
l uth!
h
! Maybe
b yo
y u
o can thi
h n
i k of
o
f so
s m
o ethi
h n
i g
encou
o ragin
i g
n to
o sa
s y t
o
o W
alt
l er.”
Jupe
p fe
f lt
l a twin
i ge of
o
f an
a ger,
, bu
b t he
h sa
s id
i not
o hi
h n
i g.
. He fo
f l
o l
l ow
o ed
d Sh
S e
h l
e b
l y
b
y th
t r
h o
r u
o g
u h
g
h th
t e
h
e
dust
s le
l ss
s
s and
n or
o derly
l li
l v
i in
i g roo
o m
o to
o the
h kit
i che
h n.
. Walt
l er Bon
o est
s ell
l
l wa
w s
s the
h re,
, si
s t
i tin
i g at
the
h tabl
b e
l nea
e r the
h win
i d
n o
d w
o and st
s ir
i r
r in
i g a cup
p of
o
f cof
o f
f e
f e.
. Jupe
p sa
s t dow
o n acros
o s
s
s fr
f om
o hi
h m
i .
.
She
h lb
l y
b of
o f
f ered Ju
J pe
p
e so
s m
o e cof
o f
f e
f e,
whi
h c
i h
h Jupe
p po
p l
o i
l t
i ely
l refuse
s d. “I don’t
drin
i k cof
o f
f e
f e
e ,” he
h sa
s id
i .
“Of
f cou
o rse
s ,” sa
s id
i Tuckerman.
. “I
fo
f r
o get.
. Ki
K d
i s
s don
o ’t,
, do
o the
h y,
, in
i thi
h s
i
cou
o ntry.”
“We ha
h ve so
s m
o e grape
p so
s d
o a,” sa
s id
i
Mr.
. Bon
o est
s e
t ll
l .
l
“I don
o ’t need
d anyt
y h
t i
h n
i g,
, tha
h nk
n
you
o ,
, Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l ,
l ” sa
s id
i Jupe
p .
. “I
ha
h d lu
l nc
n h
h ju
j st
s a
a li
l t
i tle
l w
hi
h l
i e
l ago.”
“Aren’t kid
i s
s alw
l ays
s su
s pp
p o
p s
o e
s d to
t
be
b st
s uff
f i
f n
i g the
h mse
s lv
l es
s on
o junk
k fo
f o
o d
o ?”
sa
s id
i She
h lb
l y
b .
y
. “Don
o ’t tell
l
l me you
o ’re
e an e
xcept
p io
i n
o .
. You
o don
o ’t
t l
o
l o
o k
o
k l
i
l k
i e
k
e o
n
o e
n !
e ”
Jupe
p grit
i ted
e hi
h s
i
s teeth.
h
. He was
s ov
o erweig
i ht
h ,
, and he
h was
s se
s nsi
s t
i iv
i e ab
a o
b u
o t it
i .
. But
u he
h
wasn’t abo
b u
o t t
o
o sh
s o
h w
o hi
h s
i annoy
o an
a ce t
o
o She
h lb
l y
b .
“I su
s pp
p o
p s
o e
s you
o do
o die
i t
e …
. now
o an
a d t
he
h n,” sa
s id Shelby.
Jupe
p he
h ld
l hi
h s
i
s ton
o gue,
, and She
h lb
l y
b turned
e to
o the
h st
s ov
o e,
, whe
h re the
h kettle
l was
be
b gin
i nin
i g to
t
o si
s n
i g.
. He made a cup
p of
o
f in
i st
s ant cof
o f
f e
f e fo
f r
o him
i se
s lf
l ,
f
, the
h n sa
s t dow
o n be
b tween
e
n
Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l
l and Jupe
p .
. The
h re was
s a su
s gar bo
b w
o l
l wit
i h
h a li
l d
i in
i the
h centre of
o
f the
h tabl
b e
l .
She
h lb
l y
b reach
c e
h d fo
f r
o the
h b
o
b w
o l
l and sp
s o
p o
o n
o ed a bi
b t
i of
o
f su
s gar in
i to
o hi
h s
i
s cof
o f
f e
f e.
“I ho
h p
o e
p you
o ha
h ve
e so
s m
o e pr
p og
o ress
s
s to
t
o repo
p r
o t to
o M
r.
. Bon
o est
s e
t ll
l ,
l ” he
h
e s
a
s i
a d
i .
d
“Not
o reall
l y
l ,
y ” sa
s