Samantha Spinner and the Boy in the Ball by Russell Ginns

Author:Russell Ginns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2020-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

“Okay. You can open your eyes now, George.”

George Spinner opened his eyes. A long staircase had appeared where the mailbox used to be. He followed his brother’s voice and headed down the cement steps. At the bottom, Paul waited for him in a dimly lit room.

“Where’s Dennis?” George asked.

“He’s still outside,” Paul answered. “You know he doesn’t enjoy your shoes.”

His brother looked past his shoulder toward the staircase.

“Come on, Dennis,” he called. “Let’s take the train and see what we’re missing!”

The sound of plastic clattering against cement echoed around the room as Dennis trotted down the stairs.

George tried to make out details of the chamber he’d entered. The walls curved around him, and there were several exits, but it was definitely too dim to see much more.

“Stay close,” said Paul, pointing at the entrance to a tunnel. “Very little light reaches down from the street.”

“Not a problem,” said George. “Show ’em what you can do, old pal.”

“Wruf!” Dennis barked.

Instantly a powerful bolt of light blazed from the pug’s cone.

“Gah!” yelled Paul, shielding his eyes.

“I replaced the ordinary lightbulb with my X-27B,” said George. “As you can see, it’s very high candlepower.”

Dennis swung his head back and forth. The light, amplified by the cone, was remarkably bright. Steam rose from the wall wherever the beam lingered.

“The combination of light and cone seems to have created a super-beacon dog,” said George.

“Is this really necessary?” asked Paul, shielding his eyes as he reached down and felt around for the Blinky Barker.

“What are you doing?” asked George.

“I’m looking for a button,” said Paul. “Doesn’t this thing have a button?”

He closed his eyes and began to fumble around the collar with both hands.

“Why would you invent something like this without a button?” Paul complained.

“I already told you,” said George. “I didn’t invent the Blinky Barker. I bought it at the pet expo a few months ago.”

Bzzt! Zzzzzz­zzzzz­t!

George’s shoes went off. Dennis scampered away.

“Watch,” said George, glancing down at his heels.

“Watch what?” asked Paul.

“No,” he answered. “My dog clogs just reported that Nipper dropped a watch.”

In the distance, Dennis’s super beacon flashed. The pug was already far ahead of them in the tunnel.

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