The Dinosaur Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2010-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

“Well, the good news is that Titus agreed to have some of you children help him out,” Mr. Diggs said. “Emma told him about how you put up the posters for his exhibit, so he changed his mind.”

“Now that we know the good news, what’s the news about lunch?” Benny asked.

Mr. Diggs smiled. “Well, Benny, we have some tuna sandwiches and chips and our secret brownies. In fact, I need a couple of helpers, so maybe you and Soo Lee can give me a hand. We’ll send something down to Titus while he’s showing the older children the ropes.”

“What kind of ropes?” Soo Lee wanted to know.

Jessie laughed. “Not real ropes, Soo Lee. That’s just a saying people use when they want to show somebody how to do something new.” Turning to Mr. Diggs, she added: “Does that mean we should go back to the dinosaur hall now?”

“I think so, before Titus changes his mind. I’ve never seen him so mixed up.” Mr. Diggs unlocked the elevator for the older children. Before the doors closed, he pulled Henry aside. “Right now, Titus is a little nervous about the younger children working with the fossils. Emma and I will keep Benny and Soo Lee busy this afternoon. See you later.”

“I feel bad for Benny and Soo Lee,” Henry said to his sisters as the elevator went up. “They wanted to be near that dinosaur more than anybody.”

“Henry, do you think there’s another reason Dr. Pettibone doesn’t want them around?” Violet asked.

Henry shook his head. “I don’t know. Maybe he really does think they’re too young.”

When the elevator doors opened, the children found themselves inside a cluttered office right behind the dinosaur hall. No one was there.

“I wonder if Dr. Pettibone knew we’d be coming this early,” Henry said. “Maybe we should go back out and come in through the main entrance.”

Jessie noticed a light coming from under a door marked Fossil Lab. She knocked, but there was no answer. She turned the doorknob, and slowly pushed the door open a crack. The children saw Dr. Pettibone stuffing straw inside a wooden crate.

Jessie gave a louder knock to get his attention. Dr. Pettibone jumped back.

“It’s the Aldens,” Jessie announced. She didn’t want to upset him by barging into the lab. “Is it okay to come in?”

Dr. Pettibone quickly covered the crate with a lid, even though there was straw sticking out all over.

“Stay out there,” Dr. Pettibone called back. “I have a lot of unmarked fossils in here, and we’ve had enough disturbances already.”

Finally Dr. Pettibone joined the children in the outside office. He quickly brushed off his white lab coat then locked the door behind him. “I wasn’t expecting you until after lunch.”

“We finished putting up all your posters early,” Violet said. “So we came here right away. What happened to your dinosaur was so terrible.”

Violet’s sweet voice had an odd effect on Dr. Pettibone. For a second he looked friendly. But then he got gruff all over again.

“Now that you’re

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