Haunted Clock Tower Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner [Chandler Warner, Gertrude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4532-2141-9
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2011-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Going on a Treasure Hunt

“Now, just wait a minute, Benny,” Henry said. “Someone might already have found the treasure, you know. I mean, we’re not the first ones to have seen this letter.”

“No, we’re not,” Jessie agreed. “I wonder who found it first and who left it in the tower.”

“Even if we’re not the first, we can still look for the treasure, can’t we?” Benny asked.

“Yes, we certainly can,” said Henry.

“Let’s take a look at what it says in the letter again,” suggested Jessie. “But first I’m going to return this book to Mrs. Brooke.”

While Jessie took the book back to the librarian, Violet laid the letter on top of the table and carefully unfolded it.

“What does the clue say again?” Benny asked.

Violet read, “It says, ‘Listen to the music and take one hundred sixty-one steps. Remember, the key to the problem is right in front of the face.’ ”

“What do you think he meant by ‘listen to the music’?” asked Jessie, who had just come back.

“They definitely didn’t have radios or CDs back then,” said Henry with a laugh.

As they were talking, the silence of the library was broken by the sound of the bells.

“The midday concert!” Violet cried.

“I know, can you believe it’s already lunchtime?” Jessie asked.

“And it sounds like Ezra fixed the carillon,” Henry added.

“No, I mean, that’s the music you listen to here at Goldwin,” Violet said excitedly. “The music Joshua Chambers was talking about!”

“You’re right!” Jessie said. “Good thinking, Violet.”

“Did the carillon play way back then?” Henry asked.

“Yes,” Jessie said. “On the tour they said it was put in when the tower was first built. That was in 1860.”

“Okay so we’ve figured out the first part of the clue,” said Henry. “Now what about the rest of it?”

“Read the second part again,” Benny said.

Violet read, “ ‘Take one hundred sixty-one steps—’ ”

“I know!” Benny shouted all of a sudden. “That’s how many steps it is to the top of the clock tower. Remember, Mr. Stewart told us that the first day we met him?”

“Great job, Benny!” said Jessie.

“You have a good memory,” Henry added.

“So President Chambers was telling his son to go to the top of the tower,” Violet said.

“Then why are we still sitting here?” Benny asked. “Let’s go!”

The children hurried out of the library and walked as quickly as they could up the winding tower stairs.

At the top, they found Ezra playing the carillon. He gave the children a smile as they came in. He seemed to have fixed all the broken wires. The children looked around the room, wondering where the treasure might be hidden.

When Ezra had finished playing, he turned to the children. “What brings you all back here again?”

“We’re on a treasure hunt!” Benny said.

“A treasure hunt?” Ezra repeated. “Oh, I see. Why are you looking up here? Nothing here but a bunch of old music books. And the carillon, of course.”

“I see you’ve fixed it,” Henry said.

“Yes, I did,” Ezra said. “It took me all morning. But I think it sounds okay now.

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