Strawberry Summer by Cynthia Blair

Author:Cynthia Blair [Blair, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult Fiction
Publisher: Belgrave House
Published: 1986-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

As she hurried into the dining hall, dressed in her jeans and all her makeup scrubbed off, Chris saw that Susan and Richard were already enjoying “star treatment.” Campers crowded around them as if they were celebrities. There was real electricity in the air as the kids begged to know more about the act—especially how they had managed to carry off all those impressive tricks. The magic act had easily been the hit of the entire show.

“But how did you do it?” little Lucy Kramer was demanding in her wheedling tone. “I never took my eyes off the stage, and I still don’t know how you got from one crate to the other!”

“Maybe that really is a magic wand!” said Maggie, her eyes big and round with wonderment. “Is it, Richard?”

“Professional secret!” With a wink, Richard draped his arm around Susan’s shoulders. “Neither I nor my assistant and co-conspirator here will ever tell.”

Just then, he noticed that Chris had come in. “Hey, look who’s here! It’s Chris! Feeling better?” he asked loudly.

“A lot better,” Chris replied in the same loud voice. “All I needed was a day’s rest in the infirmary. I’m almost as good as new.”

“Oooh, too bad you had to miss the show!” said Maggie with surprising sympathy.

“Yes, too bad,” Chris agreed, looking as disappointed as she could. “So how was it, anyway?”

A dozen campers crowded around her, anxious to describe in the greatest detail all the acts they had just seen onstage.

By the time she managed to break away from them, explaining that she still wasn’t quite herself yet, Chris really did need a cold drink. She headed for the punch bowl, noticing that a huge cake had been cut up into slices on the next table. That, she decided, would be her next stop.

But as she stood in front of the giant punch bowl, she suddenly grew aware that someone was standing very close to her.

“Feeling better, Chris?”

It was Alan, she was pleased to see. “I’m fine now. Guess I just needed a rest.” She wished she could tell him the truth. “How about you, though?” Her voice suddenly softened. “I understand something went wrong with those chairs you rented.”

“Yeah. Another ‘mystery,’ I’m afraid. A whole shedful of chairs: now you see them, now you don’t. More hokus-pokus than I saw in your sister’s magic act.”

“Oh, so you caught our act!” interrupted Richard, having heard only the end of their conversation. “What did you think? Are we ready for Broadway? Las Vegas? Hollywood?”

“Actually, I was pretty impressed,” Alan admitted. “One of these days you’ll have to explain to me how you managed to do those tricks.”

“I think I have an idea,” said Chris teasingly. “And I promise to tell you all about it the very first chance I get.”

When the punchbowl was empty and even the most gung-ho of campers was getting drowsy, the party was pronounced over. Reluctant to have the evening end, the twins prepared to head back to their cabin.

“Hey, you’re not going to sleep already, are you?” asked Richard.

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