Terror in Tights by Greg Trine

Author:Greg Trine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: 2011-11-08T16:00:00+00:00

12

THE FAKE DAMSEL

Carl didn’t know what a damsel in distress sounded like. Not exactly anyway. But he had watched television over the years and he figured he could fake it.

He had started the fire on the tenth floor of what looked like an abandoned building downtown, then to put the finishing touch on his devious plan (or maybe it was a sinister one), he stuck his head out the window and screamed like a damsel.

It was this fake damsel cry that reached the ears of our two partners in uncrime.

Carl put his head out the window and yelled again in his high-pitched girlie voice. “Help! Somebody help!”

The streets below were busy with police setting up roadblocks around the building and fire trucks starting to arrive. Carl stood at the window with his binoculars, watching the sky for Melvin Beederman. He was ready with a good supply of bologna. Once the bologna took effect, Melvin would be at his mercy.

“I can’t wait,” he said to himself. Yes, getting his hands on Melvin Beederman—that was something he’d dreamed about for a very long time.

“Help! Somebody help!”

“A damsel,” Melvin said as they zoomed across the sky.

“What?” Candace asked.

“It’s a damsel in distress.”

“Maybe it’s just a guy with a very high voice.”

Melvin nodded. “Good point.” He didn’t feel like arguing, but he was pretty sure he knew a damsel when he heard one.

Up ahead, they saw flames shooting out of a building, then another cry came. “Help!”

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