The Hidden Treasures by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

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A Surprising Clue

Nancy woke up Saturday morning thinking about the surprising clue she had read the night before. But a delicious smell made her think about breakfast instead.

She headed for the kitchen, where she and her father usually had breakfast. She was looking forward to the pancakes her father liked to make on Saturdays. Then Nancy remembered there was no kitchen.

She sighed. That meant no pancakes, either. We’re probably having cold cereal again, Nancy thought. She decided she would be happy when the kitchen was back to normal.

Mr. Drew was sitting at the dining room table. In front of him was a plate heaped with warm cinnamon buns. Nancy’s face broke into a huge smile.

“I used the toaster oven to heat these up,” Mr. Drew said. “By the way, I found something on our doorstep this morning.”

Nancy’s smile disappeared when her father handed her a copy of the Carlton News, Brenda’s newspaper.

The headline on the front page read, “Local Girls Caught Sneaking into Carl Sandburg Room.” Brenda had written a story about Mrs. Green finding Nancy, Bess, and George under the table with the statue of Carl Sandburg on it.

Nancy began to laugh. “We were just trying to find a treasure we read about in Amelia’s diary,” she told her father. “And we did.”

She put a cinnamon bun on her plate while Mr. Drew poured her some orange juice. “We couldn’t tell Mrs. Green what we were doing because nosy Brenda was there.”

Mr. Drew listened to Nancy’s story with a smile on his face. “When you finish breakfast,” he said, “we’ll pull up the Chicago directory on my computer. Maybe we can find Edward’s address.”

Nancy drank her orange juice and jumped up eagerly. “Okay, I’m finished!”

While Nancy and Mr. Drew were looking through the Chicago listings, Mrs. Marvin dropped off Bess and George.

“Guess what? Dad and I just found Edward’s address and phone number on the computer,” Nancy said. She pointed to the screen. “There are twenty-seven Bartons in Chicago, but only one whose first name is Edward.”

“Did you find Amelia’s name?” George asked.

“No, not yet,” Nancy said. “But if she got married, she might have a different last name.”

Bess and George followed Nancy through the dining room on their way upstairs. Bess saw the Carlton News on the dining room table. “We got copies of that awful paper today, too,” she said angrily. “Brenda sure makes up a good story.”

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