The Mystery of the Hidden Beach by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2010-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

“Good morning!” Hilary said cheerily to the Aldens.

Everyone greeted her politely, but Henry was more suspicious than ever. Why was she being so friendly?

“What are your plans for the day?” Joshua asked.

“We’re going on a glass-bottom boat ride over the coral reef this morning,” Jessie told him. “And then we’re going back to Key West in the afternoon to visit a treasure museum.”

“A treasure museum! That certainly sounds like fun,” Hilary said. “Wouldn’t it be just wonderful to find some real buried treasure?”

“That’s what Mel Fisher did,” Henry told her. “He and his wife discovered a famous ship called the Atocha. It was a Spanish galleon that went down in a hurricane in the 1600’s off the coast of Florida.”

“I read about it,” Jessie said. “It had been lying on the ocean floor all that time, and was full of treasure—gold bars, coins, and jewels. People had been looking for it for years, but it was Mel Fisher who finally found it.”

“Did he bring it up?” Benny asked excitedly. “Can we go see it?”

“The Atocha is still on the ocean floor, but he brought up all the treasure. He has a lot of it on display in his museum,” Henry told his brother.

“And that’s where we’re going today!” Benny said. “Yippee!”

“You seem to be really interested in treasure,” Joshua said.

“I am! I collect coins,” Benny said proudly. “I found a really interesting one last night.”

“Really? What’s it like?” Joshua stopped eating, his fork in midair.

“Well, it’s really old, and it’s hard to read what it says on it.” He paused, surprised at their interest.

“Do you have it with you?” Hilary asked sharply.

“No, it’s back in my room.” Benny looked a little uncertain. Hilary suddenly seemed irritated with him.

“What else did you notice about the coin?” her husband persisted.

Benny shrugged. “It’s uneven around the edges.” He grinned. “That’s what I like about it. That’s what makes it special.”

“Does it have any markings on it?” Hilary leaned close to him, her eyes piercing. “Try to remember.”

Benny scrunched his forehead in thought.

“It has a coat of arms on it, doesn’t it?” Violet said.

“A coat of arms!” Hilary was so excited she jiggled her cup, and her coffee flooded the saucer. She pushed it away and looked at her husband. “I don’t feel very hungry. Why don’t we head back to the cabin?”

“Good idea.” Joshua pushed back his chair. “See you later,” he said briefly to the children.

“Those two are acting really suspicious lately,” Jessie said quietly to the others. “Ithink we should keep an eye on them.”

Jessie nodded and swallowed a forkful of pancakes. “So do I. Right now, there are four suspects, and the Slades are at the top of the list.”

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