The Hunt for the Missing Spy by Penny Warner

Author:Penny Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Chapter 7

As they continued toward the White House, the kids kept searching for signs of the suspicious man.

“What should we do?” M.E. asked, sticking close to Cody. “Should we tell Mika’s mother?”

Cody shook her head. “Not yet. We don’t have any real proof. If we see him again, we’ll definitely tell her. But be on the lookout. Remember, he’s wearing a black baseball cap, a long khaki coat, and black athletic shoes.”

“What does he look like?’ Quinn asked. “Is he short or tall? Thin or bulky? Did he have a mustache? Was he wearing glasses?”

Cody tried to envision the man. “I think he’s about as tall as Luke, maybe taller.” Luke was already five feet, eight inches in height, and the tallest member of their group. “And he was on the heavier side. I never really saw much of his face so I don’t know if he had a mustache or beard, and he was wearing sunglasses so I didn’t see his eyes.”

“What color was his hair?” Mika asked. “Black? Brown? Blond?”

“I don’t know,” Cody answered. “It was hidden under his hat.”

“I’m scared,” M.E. confessed. “What if he tries to get us? We should tell Mika’s mom now before something bad happens.”

“Listen,” Luke said, “there’s safety in numbers. That’s why the teachers want us in groups. There’s five—no, six of us, counting Mrs. Takeda—so we just have to stay together. That’s the most important thing. If anyone spots the guy, use a sign to warn the others so he doesn’t know we’re talking about him. Then we’ll tell Mrs. Takeda and see what she thinks we should do.”

“Good idea,” M.E. said. “Cody, what sign should we use?”

Cody turned to Mika. “Do you know sign language?”

Mika nodded. “I know a few Japanese signs, but not American Sign Language.”

“I’ll teach you some,” Cody replied.

“First, we should give him a code name, like George Washington and his spies used,” Quinn suggested. “Washington’s code name was seven-eleven. Why don’t we use the same one?”

Since the other Code Busters already knew the numbers in ASL, Cody showed Mika how to count to ten using the manual alphabet as they continued walking along the mall.

“One and two are easy,” Cody said, holding up her index finger for one, and two fingers for two. “For number three, you use your thumb and two fingers.” She showed Mika the sign by holding up her thumb, index finger, and middle finger. “Four and five are also easy.” She held up four fingers, then four fingers plus the thumb for the number five.

“Now it gets tricky. For six, your thumb and pinkie touch.” Cody showed Mika by connecting the tips of her thumb and baby finger together. “For number seven, your thumb and ring finger touch. Eight, your thumb and middle finger touch, and nine, your thumb and index finger touch. Zero is just the shape of an O.”

“This is fun,” Mika said, practicing the numbers as she walked.

“I forget—what’s ten?” Quinn asked, holding up the number nine. The others had been practicing their numbers as they walked.

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