The Catnapping Mystery by David A. Adler

Author:David A. Adler
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.

“He said he has my luggage. He went through it. He said my clothing is old. The jewelry is fake.”

Esther Wright wiped away another tear. Then she went on. “And he said, ‘And then there’s the cat. The only person I could sell this stuff to is you. So go to your room and wait there. Wait there alone. I’ll call and tell you what to do.”’

“Oh, my,” Aunt Molly said. “This is terrible.”

“You must call the police,” Mr. Jansen said. “This is a kidnapping.” He thought for a moment and then said, “No. It’s a catnapping.”

Greg took the telephone and called the police.

Mrs. Jansen brought a chair. Esther Wright sat and rested her head in her hands.

“The thief must be a bellhop from another shift,” the bell captain said. He looked through his desk. “I have a picture here of most of them, from a party we had.”

“A picture!” Cam said. “Of course! I have lots of pictures.”

Cam closed her eyes and said, “Click.”

“What should I do?” Esther Wright asked.

Greg gave her the telephone. “It’s the police sergeant,” Greg said. “He wants to speak with you.”

The bell captain gave Esther Wright a photograph and said, “Look at this. See if you can find the thief.”

“This is too much for me,” Mrs. Wright said. “I can’t do everything.”

Mrs. Jansen took the telephone. She spoke to the police sergeant. Esther Wright looked at the photograph.

Cam opened her eyes. She looked at Greg and the bell captain. Then she closed her eyes again and said, “Click.”

Esther Wright gave the photograph back to the bell captain and said, “None of these is the thief.”

Mrs. Jansen hung up the telephone. “Two police officers will be here soon,” she told Esther Wright. “They’ll wait with you for the next call from the thief.”

Esther Wright rested her head in her hands again and said, “My poor Little Tiger.”

Someone pulled two large suitcases on wheels to the desk. He told Greg his room number. Greg put the bags on a cart and pushed it toward the elevator.

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