Giant Yo-Yo Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781453235812
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2011-02-14T10:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Sabotage

“Did you all see that paper that was sticking up out of Emily’s bag?” Benny asked.

“I noticed it when you asked her about it, Benny,” Violet said. “It looked like it had a yo-yo on it. And some math formulas.”

“I saw that, too,” Henry said.

“You don’t think Emily could have followed us downtown and then taken them out of Henry’s backpack, do you?” Jessie asked.

“I don’t know,” Benny said. “She was here when we got here,”

“Yes, but whoever took the plans out of Henry’s backpack left the library before we did,” Violet said. “He, or she, could’ve gotten back here ahead of us—especially if the person was driving. Driving is faster than walking.”

“But Emily doesn’t drive a gray station wagon,” Henry said.

“We don’t know what she drives,” Jessie said. “She always leaves the shop with her boyfriend.”

“Maybe her boyfriend drives a gray station wagon.” Benny said.

“There was a blue truck parked out front when we got here. I’m guessing that’s Emily’s boyfriend’s truck,” Violet said.

“Could be,” Jessie said. “Or it could be Emily’s truck.”

“Well, the person who picked up my backpack in the library was a man,” Henry said.

“And the person who called here and told Jeff to stop building the yo-yo was also a man,” Jessie said.

“But despite what Emily said, those sure looked like plans for the yo-yo in her bag,” Benny said. “So if she didn’t steal them out of Henry’s backpack, I’d like to know where she got them.”

“Or why she would want them,” added Violet. “Emily could have taken the plans from the shop at any time.”

Jessie sat down at Jeff’s computer and looked at the screen. Emily had never closed the file with her resignation letter.

“I can’t imagine why Emily would want the plans for the yo-yo,” Jessie said as she closed the file on the computer. “She’s quitting her job.”

“Maybe Todd wants them for some reason.” Henry said.

“Why would he want them?” Benny asked.

“I don’t know,” Henry said. “Maybe he wants to build the world’s largest yo-yo, too, but he doesn’t know how to do it.”

Violet sighed. “It seems like we have more questions than we have answers.”

The children waited a little longer for Jeff to come back, but after awhile, they decided to leave, too. They called Grandfather for a ride, then made sure to lock the door behind them as they left.

“Tomorrow’s a new day,” Henry said. “Maybe tomorrow we’ll find the answers to some of these questions.”

“I hope so,” Jessie said.

The next morning, the Aldens got up early and rode their bikes over to Jeff’s shop. They were relieved that the gray station wagon didn’t seem to be anywhere in sight.

As the Aldens turned onto Jeff’s street, they noticed a white sedan parked in front of Mrs. Thorton’s house. As the children got closer, they saw a tall man with a black jacket and baseball cap hurry out of the Thorton’s house. He quickly got into the white car and started it up.

“Do you suppose that’s Erik Thorton?” Violet asked as the white car sped away.

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