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” said Jupe. “They won’t be released until DiStefano’s and Hoffer’s cases are disposed of. Newt McAfee is hopping mad because he can’t open his museum until then. Dr. Brandon is going to Sacramento to see the governor about having McAfee’s hillside made into a reservation of some kind so that he and Terreano can search for more fossils. He also hopes to have the bones made available to him for study before they go on exhibit.

“Eleanor Hess will move into her house in Hollywood. The tenants there notified McAfee that they wanted to move, so she’ll live in the house and turn it into a residence for girls who come to the city and have no place to stay. It will give her some income while she goes to college and she won’t be lonely.”

“I approve,” said Mr. Sebastian. “And what about that astounding anaesthetic?”

“DiStefano had a paper in his pocket when he was arrested,” said Pete. “When the deputies took the handcuffs off him at the jail, just as they were going to book him, he ate the paper. They think it was the formula for the anaesthetic. Evidently DiStefano destroyed Birkensteen’s laboratory notes. They can’t be found anywhere.”

“So all’s well that ends well,” said Mr. Sebastian.

“Except that we’ll never know if the anaesthetic could have benefited humanity,”

said Jupe.

“Just one last thing,” said Sebastian. “Jupe! how did you guess where Hoffer put the cave man?”

“It was only a guess,” Jupe admitted, “but the crypt seemed logical. Hoffer would be afraid to hide the bones anywhere in the foundation, and he would hardly take the time to bury them in the middle of the night when he was barefoot and almost naked.

“The sheriffs men recovered the bones from one of the niches in the wall of the crypt. The niches had been emptied and the bodies removed to the cemetery in Centerdale when the church was abandoned and the property sold.”

“I see,” said Mr. Sebastian. “All right. I will flush these strange little cakes and this drinkable melon flip down the drain, and if you like we can go to Marvin’s Marvellous Burgers and eat ourselves out of shape!”

“Great!” cried Pete.

“But before we go,” said Jupiter, “if you aren’t too busy, would you be willing to introduce this case? We’d really appreciate it.”

Mr. Sebastian smiled. “It is a bizarre and, well, a nutty case, and I am greatly impressed with your sleuthing. I’ll be delighted to write an introduction. In fact, it will be the first thing I compose on my word processor. Now I’m extra glad I bought that machine. At the rate you boys encounter mysteries, I’m really going to need it!”

THE END

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 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19