The Magician's Bird by Emily Fairlie

Author:Emily Fairlie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

Possible Solutions to the

Marchetti Bird Mystery

by Laurie Madison, Bud Wallace,

and Misti Pinkerton

1. Walker LeFranco has been in the secret room and took the Marchetti Bird.

2. There are two Marchetti Birds.

3. He’s got a fake.

4. We’ve got a fake.

5. The ghost is messing with our heads. (Contributed by Misti.)

6. Walker LeFranco is up to something. (No duh, commentary contributed by Laurie.)

“Stop!”

They were halfway to the shed when Misti skittered to a stop, forcing Bud to slam into her and knock his chin against her shoulder.

“What the heck, Misti?” Bud said, feeling around in his mouth with his tongue to make sure he still had all his teeth. He did.

“We’re so stupid! This isn’t going to prove anything,” Misti said, rubbing her shoulder. That Bud sure had one bony chin.

“What do you mean? If the bird is there, it’s not the same one. Simple.” Laurie bobbed up and down on her heels. They were wasting time.

“Unless it just means that LeFranco got there before us and put it back. You know something weird’s going on with that room.” Misti tucked the chicken legs dangling from her hat behind her ears. “Look, this is what we do. We have to split up. You guys go check on the bird. I’ll tail LeFranco and keep him and his bird in sight. If we coordinate, we’ll have definite proof.” Misti reached in her pocket and pulled out her hot pink phone. “I’ve got my baby phone. And you guys have your high-tech real phones. If we coordinate, we should be able to keep visual contact on both subjects at all times. Roger?”

Laurie nodded. She thought she knew what she had agreed to. It was hard to be sure, though, since Misti seemed to have lapsed into her own version of military talk.

“We’ll meet up later,” Misti said, taking off back toward the courthouse and LeFranco. “And be careful! If I’m wrong, he could be in there already!”

Misti disappeared down the road as Bud and Laurie started jogging back in the direction of the shed.

“Sure, we’re the ones who are risking getting caught,” Bud grumbled. “We’re the ones risking the face-to-face in the secret room. Nice of her to wait until she was halfway down the street to point that out.”

Laurie grinned at him. “You noticed that, huh? That Misti’s no dummy.” Then she took off at a sprint, leaving Bud in the dust.

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