Basil and the Library Ghost by Eve Titus

Author:Eve Titus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2020-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

9 MORE MYSTERIOUS MATTERS

AFTER A PLEASANT LUNCH WITH our friends, Basil and I headed to the library to look for clues. A handful of students were gathered in the front room, reading or scribbling notes or chatting softly. We paid them little mind, continuing straight on into the main room. Lewis was at the librarian’s desk, though he hurried to greet us the moment we crossed the threshold.

“I’m so glad you’re back!” he cried. “Professor Kerr says you’re looking into what happened—well, there’s been more trouble!”

“Already?” I exclaimed, thinking back to the unearthly howl the previous night and the toppled bookcase a few hours before that.

“What happened?” Basil asked. “Tell me everything—omit no detail, for anything might turn out to be important.”

Lewis nodded, wringing his paws. “Where to begin?” he said with a sigh. “When I arrived this morning, I found those chairs moved.…” He nodded to indicate three chairs crammed into a corner. “Several books had been knocked from their shelves. And as I looked at them, I heard the bell on my desk ringing as if to summon me—but when I hurried back here, there was no mouse in sight!”

“Oh dear!” I exclaimed. “What do you think, Basil?”

The great detective had already stepped over to examine the chairs. “Where are the fallen books?” he asked Lewis.

The librarian shrugged. “I returned them to their normal spots, so as not to allow them to become further damaged,” he said. “I’m sorry. Was that wrong?”

“If anything else happens, touch nothing until I’ve been here,” Basil instructed him sternly. “You might inadvertently disturb some clue that could reveal the identity of the culprit.”

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