Copycat Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner [Warner, Gertrude Chandler]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4532-2140-2
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2011-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Aunt Jane nodded. “I’ve heard some of those sadirons weighed as much as fifteen pounds.”

Suddenly familiar voices interrupted their conversation. When they looked over, they spotted Gwen and Sharon sitting at another booth. Sharon’s face was flushed, and her voice was raised in anger. Aunt Jane and the children didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but they couldn’t help overhearing. The two sisters were almost shouting.

“You never listen, Gwen! I’m not interested in the same things you are! Why can’t you understand that?”

“I’m not going to sit back and let you make foolish choices,” replied Gwen. “You’ll thank me for it one day.”

“No, I won’t! I won’t thank you for ruining my life!”

“Oh, Sharon! Your life won’t be ruined just because you don’t take part in those silly fashion shows. You’ll be busy with your studies when school starts again. I don’t want you spending your weekends modeling when—”

Sharon suddenly leaped to her feet. “What about what I want? You’re not being fair!”

Gwen looked as if she wanted to argue, but she didn’t. Instead, she just sat quietly while Sharon stormed out of the ice-cream parlor.

“Wow,” Henry whispered. “You weren’t kidding, Aunt Jane! Gwen and Sharon really don’t see eye to eye. Now they’re arguing about modeling.”

“I think Sharon’s a born model,” remarked Jessie, remembering how Gwen’s younger sister had somehow managed to get into every picture Jake North had taken during the laundry demonstration.

“Just like Benny’s a born ice-cream eater!” teased Henry as he watched his brother scraping chocolate sauce from the bottom of his dish.

Benny gave him the thumbs-up sign. “Right!”

Soon they were done and ready to head for the pet store. Leaving Aunt Jane to keep Gwen company, the Aldens hurried outside. They decided to make a stop at the photo shop on the way to pick up Violet’s pictures.

While Violet stood in line, Jessie noticed a poster on the wall. It was an advertisement for fashion shows that were to take place at a local mall all summer and fall. Jessie motioned toward the poster. “I wonder if that’s what Gwen and Sharon were arguing about,” she said.

Henry studied the poster for a moment. “It does say they need people to model clothes. And did you notice the fine print?” Henry ran a finger under the words at the bottom of the poster. “‘Anyone under the age of sixteen will need written permission from a parent or guardian before taking part in the shows.’”

“Sharon’s only fifteen, isn’t she?” Benny asked when they came out of the photo shop.

Jessie nodded. “And from what we heard, I doubt Gwen’s going to give Sharon permission.”

“I wonder if Sharon likes modeling as much as I like drawing,” Violet said. Though Violet thought it was rude of Gwen’s sister to storm out of the ice-cream parlor, she couldn’t help feeling a bit sorry for her. It would be hard if you couldn’t do something you really enjoyed.

“That doesn’t excuse Sharon for being rude to Gwen,” Jessie said, walking into the pet store.

The man behind the counter looked up from his book when the Aldens approached.

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