The Hundred-Year Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00

The children biked past the Skatium ice rink, where the orphanage used to be. Soon they rode along a wood fence. It curved around pastures as far as they could see. Cows grazed in the fields or sat in the shade of trees. A large sign at the dairy entrance said:

Daisy’s Dairy

Delicious milk from happy cows

Visit our stand for fresh milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream, milkshakes

Open 10–4 Daily

“Ice cream!” cried Benny, pedaling past the others. Even after a big lunch, Benny always had room for ice cream.

The farm stand stood next to a large white farmhouse. A woman was placing different kinds of cheeses into a glass case. Another case displayed many flavors of ice cream. Benny pressed his nose against the glass. There were so many flavors. He wished he could bring one hundred ice-cream cones for his hundred-day project.

“Howdy,” said the woman, wiping her hands on her apron. “I’m Anabel. What can I get for you?” She had a kind smile and cheerful voice.

“A chocolate cone, please,” said Benny.

“Comin’ right up.” Anabel picked up a colorful cane and walked behind the counter. She rested the cane to one side while she scooped their orders.

As she handed Henry his strawberry cone, he asked, “Do you know if someone named Tyler used to live here?”

Anabel’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “Tyler? Wh…why, he was my grandfather. But he died years ago. How do you know his name?”

“It’s in a poem we found,” said Jessie. “A riddle. The person who wrote it lived in an orphanage that used to be next door to your farm. Your grandfather Tyler was his friend.”

“Well, I’ll be gobsmacked,” said Anabel. She handed Violet a vanilla cone. “I have heard stories about that orphanage, but it was gone before I was born.”

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