The Further Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck

Author:James Leck [Leck, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Children's Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-77138-068-3
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd.
Published: 2013-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Thursday, October 10, 6:27 p.m.

Iona High, The AV Room

A kid named Ernie pointed me in the direction of the AV room when I asked where I could find Julian. There was the usual group of teachers and students scurrying around, trying to spruce up the school before the VIPs arrived, so nobody took any notice of yours truly waltzing in. Julian was rushing around, too, and he came whipping out of the AV room at the same time that I was walking in. We ended up on the floor with the stack of papers he’d been carrying floating down around us like giant snowflakes.

“Sorry about that,” Julian said, jumping up and starting to collect the papers.

“My fault,” I said, picking up a few sheets, too. They had big black arrows on them with the words “ART EXHIBIT” underneath. I also found a giant-sized key ring, packed with keys, under a couple of pages and handed them over. “You must have every key in the school on that.”

“Part of the job of being in charge of the audiovisual equipment,” he said, taking the keys from me.

I helped him gather up the rest of the papers and gave him the phone. “I figured you might want this back.”

“Thanks,” he said. “Sorry I can’t talk, Jack, but I have to get these posters up before the judges arrive.”

“No problemo,” I said, and he hustled down the hallway.

I considered staying for the show but decided I didn’t want to miss Grandma’s meatloaf, not after the day I’d just had. Plus, I needed a shower. On my way out, I met the first guest coming in. He was about four feet tall and looked like he might be celebrating his hundredth birthday sooner than later. I held the door open and he handed me a red envelope.

“What’s this?” I asked, a little surprised, since it looked exactly like the envelope that had been stuck to Madeleine’s locker.

“My ticket is inside! I’m Dr. Nessling!” he barked, taking off his black fedora and pointing at the envelope. His name was written in fancy looping script across the front. “I’m one of the judges! Take me to the gym!”

“Follow the arrows,” I said, pointing at the signs Julian had just put up. The black arrows clearly showed the way toward the gym.

“What!” he yelled, looking at me like I’d just suggested he go jump in a lake.

“Or you can follow me,” I said, and escorted him down to the gym. Ms. Henny, the art teacher, marched over as soon as we arrived and I excused myself.

“You should get a better doorman!” the good doctor yelled, and I exited stage right.

On my way out, I stopped in front of one of the signs with the black arrows. It had a smudge along the left side, just like the ransom note, which meant it must’ve been printed in the library, too. That’s when I actually managed to have a bright idea. It occurred to me that Ms. Slits, the

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