The Purple Fingerprint by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2001-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

“And purple markers,” Bess whispered.

The girls stood up from their table. They walked over to Dalton.

“Hi, Dalton,” Nancy said.

“Silence!” Dalton ordered. “I’m in the middle of an experiment. I’m seeing how long it takes ice cream to melt.”

“What’s so great about that?” George asked.

“I sprinkled it with pepper and onion powder,” Dalton said. “And a dash of my own spit.”

“Ewww!” Bess cried.

Nancy was grossed out, too. But she had to talk to Dalton.

“What a cool experiment, Dalton,” Nancy said. “Maybe you should show it on TV. Like maybe . . . Mr. Lizard’s Funhouse?”

Dalton squeezed his hands into fists. He pounded the table. “Don’t ever mention Mr. Lizard to me again!” he shouted.

The girls exchanged glances.

“Now if you’ll excuse me,” Dalton said, “I must focus. In the name of science!”

Dalton narrowed his eyes. He continued to stare at the ice cream.

The girls stepped back from the table. Nancy could see Mrs. Marvin waving to them from their table.

“In a minute, Mom!” Bess called.

“Dalton is mad at Mr. Lizard,” Nancy whispered. “So he might have written those letters.”

“The nasty note, too,” George said. “I wonder if he has a purple marker.”

Nancy looked at Dalton’s backpack. A red plastic case with tiny holes was sticking out of one pocket.

“Look!” Nancy said. She pointed to the backpack. “Dalton probably keeps his pens and pencils in that red case.”

George brought her finger to her lips. She tiptoed quietly to Dalton’s table. Dalton was still staring at his ice cream when George pulled out the red case.

George hurried back to Nancy. She winked as she handed her the case.

Nancy gave George a thank-you smile. But when she opened the plastic case she gasped.

The case wasn’t filled with pencils, pens, or even purple markers. It was filled with soggy soil, apple slices, and—

“Worms!” Nancy cried.

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