Talent Show Tricks by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

Chapter 7

FRIEND OR PHANTOM?

“I know what you’re thinking,” Frank said, “but it couldn’t have been Chet. He would never try to ruin his sister’s act . . . right?”

“It sure doesn’t seem like Chet,” Joe said, “but, well, they did get into that big fight yesterday. Maybe Chet was angrier than we thought.”

Frank thought about that. If it were anyone else, it would seem like a good “why.” But he had a hard time believing their friend could be the Phantom.

“Let’s go find him,” Frank said.

He and Joe searched the halls for Chet and eventually found him leaning against the wall outside the girls’ restroom.

“Hey, Chet,” Frank said. “Did you find Iola?”

Chet nodded. “I finally got her to stop crying, but she’s pretty upset. She’s washing her face.”

“Poor Iola!” Joe said.

“She’ll be okay. She’s just embarrassed,” Chet said, “and confused. She has no idea what happened.”

“Well, we figured out that part, at least,” Frank said. “Someone made a copy of her music that had croaking on it, and her microphone was turned off. It only looked like she was making those sounds.”

Chet’s eyes went wide. “Oh, man. I’m helping with the music and the microphones. I should have noticed something was wrong!”

“But . . .” Joe trailed off. He looked at Frank and then back at Chet. “But you didn’t do anything, right?”

“Of course not!” Chet said, angry. “She’s my sister. I tease her a lot, but I would never try to mess up her act or the show!”

“We know you wouldn’t,” Frank said. He felt bad for suspecting Chet for even a second. Of course he wasn’t the Phantom! “When Iola comes out, tell her we’re going to find out who did this.”

“Thanks, guys,” Chet said. “Would you mind helping me with something else?”

“Sure, Chet,” Frank said.

“Anything you want,” Joe added.

“I want to do something nice for Iola,” Chet explained. “Not just because of this, but because of that fight we had yesterday. She drives me crazy sometimes, but she’s a really good sister. I have an idea that might make her feel better.”

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