Dinosaur Disaster by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

“Okay, Dad,” Frank said.

As Frank and Joe got ready for bed, they talked about what their father had said.

“I wonder if we’re leaving any stones unturned,” Joe said.

“I don’t think so, but let’s sleep on it,” Frank replied.

“I think I’d rather sleep on my soft pillow,” Joe said.

“Ha, ha,” Frank said. Before Joe could tell any other jokes, both boys were sound asleep.

• • •

On Wednesday morning Frank and Joe left for school early. They each wanted to find a new book to read. They headed for the library as soon as they reached school.

Joe was flipping through a book about baseball when he saw Carlos sitting at a table in the corner of the library. Joe could see that Carlos was reading a copy of the new edition of the school newspaper.

Joe tiptoed over to Frank, who was reading a book about the Civil War.

“Hey, Frank,” Joe said. “Last night Dad said we should question everyone. Do you think we should ask Carlos if he took the model for Mike?”

“Yeah, we can’t leave any stones unturned,” Frank said. They walked over to the table where Carlos was sitting.

“Hi, Carlos,” Frank said.

“Mind if we sit down?” Joe asked.

“I don’t usually let third- and fourth-graders sit with me, but since you’re friends of my brother, I guess it’s okay,” Carlos replied with a grin. “What’s up?”

Joe decided just to blurt out the question. “Carlos, did you take the model for Mike?”

“No way. I’d never take anything that didn’t belong to me!” Carlos said angrily.

“Shh,” the librarian, Ms. Goldberg, said. “Quiet, boys.”

“Do you think Mike would have taken it?” Joe asked in a whisper.

“Not in a million years,” Carlos whispered back. “Besides, he’s been home with a cold, remember?”

“But you said he could hardly wait to see the iguanodon’s wiring system,” Frank said.

“That’s true. Mike would give almost anything for a look at that wiring. But that doesn’t include stealing. Neither of us would do anything like that,” Carlos said.

“Not even as a joke or just to look at it and return it?” Frank asked.

“Not even,” Carlos assured them.

Just then Frank noticed the big headline in the school paper that Carlos had been reading. “Look at that!” Frank said.

Joe looked at the paper on the table. Then he read out loud, “ ’Principal Says: Make No Bones About It—The Show Will Not Go On.’ ”

Frank looked the name under the headline. “Kevin Saris wrote this article,” he said.

Kevin Saris was a reporter for the school paper.

“Can I read the article?” Joe asked.

“Sure,” Carlos said. He handed the paper to Joe.

“It’s all about the missing model,” Joe said after he had read a few paragraphs. “It’s very detailed. I wonder how he knows all these facts.”

When Joe had finished the article, he handed the paper to his brother. As Frank read, he stroked his chin the way he had seen his father do.

Frank put the paper down. “You’re right, Joe. Something is fishy about this. Kevin couldn’t know so much about the model if he never saw it.

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