House With a Clock in Its Walls, The by John Bellairs

Author:John Bellairs [Bellairs, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Juvenile
ISBN: 9780142402573
Publisher: Unofficial e-book edition
Published: 1973-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

The next morning, when Lewis came down to breakfast, Uncle Jonathan was reading an article on the front page of the New Zebedee Chronicle. Curious, Lewis leaned over his shoulder and this is what he read:

TOMB DESECRATED BY VANDALS

Answers Sought to Senseless Act

Last night vandals broke into the Old Izard mausoleum in Oakridge Cemetery. The doors of the tomb were found standing ajar, with the padlock lying shattered on the pavement. This incident has sadly marred what was otherwise a Halloween remarkably free from incidents of vandalism and wanton destructiveness. What these human ghouls hoped to attain lies mercifully beyond conjecture, but it may be hoped...

"Morning, Lewis," said Jonathan, without looking up. "Did you sleep well?"

Lewis turned pale. Did Jonathan know?

Mrs. Zimmermann was sitting across the table, munching her Cheerios. "Does it say whether they disturbed the coffins?" she asked.

"No, it doesn't," said Jonathan. "The caretaker probably just shoved the doors shut and fastened them with a new padlock. I don't blame him. I wouldn't want to look inside old Isaac Izard's tomb."

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