The Mystery of the Grinning Gargoyle by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504007528
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

“That’s near where I saw the gargoyle,” Benny said.

“We’ll check the light out,” said Henry, “just as soon as we look into a couple of other things that I want to clear up.”

CHAPTER 5

Online Sleuths

The library was still open, even that late on a Friday night.

“It’s pretty late for the library to be open, isn’t it?” Violet asked. “The library back home in Greenfield closes at four, right?”

“The Greenfield library closes at five,” Henry said. “But a university library is a bit different. College students study at all hours of the day—even at night, and even on the weekend!”

But although the building was open, as the Alden children went inside, they found it empty compared to their earlier visit.

“It’s so quiet in here,” Benny whispered. “Even fora library.”

“We should probably ask Miss Hollenberg if it’s okay for us to be here,” Jessie said.

But Miss Hollenberg wasn’t at her desk, and her computer screen was dark. There were other computers still running, though, and that is exactly what Henry wanted to see.

“Before we go searching the library building for clues,” Henry said, “I want to search online.”

“Let’s leave Miss Hollenberg a note first,” Jessie said, “just to let her know that we’re here and that we won’t act up.”

Jessie took a blank sheet of paper from Miss Hollenberg’s desk and picked up a blue pen—her favorite color. As she started to write the note, she noticed a yellowed newspaper on the desk, sticking out from under a pile of other papers. The part of the newspaper that showed had a picture of a gargoyle on it.

“Wow!” Benny said, reaching for the newspaper. “A gargoyle!”

But Jessie stopped her brother. “This isn’t our desk. Maybe tomorrow we can ask Miss Hollenberg if we can see the newspaper.”

The children left the note, then left the desk. They pulled up four chairs to a table that held a computer that was turned on.

“What are we looking for?” Violet asked.

“First, I think we should find the old newspaper article that Izzy mentioned,” said Henry.

“And don’t forget the online videos that Raven at the Bruin Beanery told us to watch,” Jessie added.

Henry typed in GARGOYLE and LIBRARY and GOLDWIN GAZETTE, then he hit “search.” In less than a second, a link to the article Izzy mentioned popped up on the computer screen.

Henry clicked the link. “This article is almost fifty years old!” he said. Then the four of them read the article that was on the screen.

Gargoyles Protect Goldwin

from Good-for-Nothings

By Holly Page

Students attend college in order to learn. While at college, students go to the library to quietly study so that they can do well in their classes and learn new things.

But lately here at Goldwin University, the library has not been very quiet. Good-for-nothings have been coming to the library to make noise and cause trouble. They think the library is a place to have rowdy fun.

But these troublemakers should beware. Legend has it that the grinning gargoyles that live atop the library building do not like people who don’t respect their home.

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