The Peanut-Butter Burglary by Becky Freeman

Author:Becky Freeman [Freeman, Becky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-76920-6
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2012-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

6

PUTTING FOUR HEADS TOGETHER

Marco called an emergency meeting at the Secret Cabin Clubhouse that afternoon. He and Jake had decided to include their sisters this time, since so many mysteries were piling up one on top of another. He figured it wouldn’t hurt to have all the thinking power they could get, even if it would have to come from girls’ brains.

Marco and Maria arrived first and leaned their bicycles against the clubhouse. Marco saw Jake and Joy paddling their canoe across the lake toward shore. Munch-Munch had two skinny arms wrapped around Joy’s neck.

Within minutes the friends had plopped down on the braided rug in front of the fireplace. Munchy hopped on the sofa bed and then busied herself with taking things out of Jake’s backpack and putting them in her mouth. Marco tried to ignore the funny pet, but it wasn’t easy. This cute little monkey whom everyone loved inspired Camp Wanna Banana’s name. Whenever Munchy was around, chaos was usually nearby.

Marco cleared his throat. Munch-Munch stuck a flashlight in her mouth and turned it on. Her little face lit up from inside like a hairy lantern. “No, Munchy!” said Joy as she took the flashlight away and ordered the monkey to sit still in her lap.

Marco cleared his throat again, trying to get on to the serious matters at hand.

“Did your mom call the sheriff about the girls we saw today?” he asked Joy.

“Yes,” she said. “She told them we’d seen two girls about the same age as two of the missing kids, and that they’re probably somewhere in the woods behind the shops downtown. By the time we got home, it was nearly dark, and Mom said they would probably send out a search party in the morning to check out our information.”

“If these are the runaway sisters, I wonder where the missing boy is?” asked Maria.

Marco nodded. “I know. I’ve wondered that, too. But until we see the picture tomorrow, we won’t even know if the girls we saw today are the runaways. We may be making a big deal out of nothing.”

Jake scratched his head. “Do you think it’s possible that the missing kids have something to do with the missing stuff?”

Marco smiled and took out his detective pad. “I’ve been wondering the same thing. If the kids are runaways, they would be looking for food—like milk, peanut butter, and tuna fish.”

“And maybe they stole the lumber to make a shelter in the woods!” Joy suggested.

“Possibly.” Marco nodded his head as he jotted down more notes.

“But what would they do with a microwave oven in the woods?” Maria asked curiously.

Marco looked at his sister and gave her a proud smile. “That’s using your head, Maria. What would they do with a microwave when there is no electricity in the woods?”

“Maybe they used it for a cabinet or a stool to sit on or something,” Jake offered.

“Hmmm,” Marco mused. “I suppose that could be true.”

Maria’s eyes widened. “Miss Nellie’s missing doll!” she said. “Maybe the kids stole the doll for the little sister to play with.

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