The Beast of Blackslope by Tracy Barrett

Author:Tracy Barrett
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: 2011-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

For a minute Xena could only stare at Xander. “What do you mean, Ian’s uncle wasn’t carried off by the Beast?”

“Come with me!” Xander disappeared into the corridor, and for a moment she lost him. When she caught up with him she saw that he was standing in front of a framed poster. It was a painting of a man with long flowing hair, a mustache, flared pants, and a loose flowered shirt. He was playing a guitar. The colors were all bright—hot pink, turquoise, yellow-green.

“So?” Xena couldn’t see the point.

“Look!” Xander gestured to the loopy lettering along the bottom. Philip and the Philistines, it read.

“What’s a Philistine?” Xena asked, but before Xander could answer she said, “Oh, you think this is his uncle? Oh, come on, Xander—it’s not really an unusual name. It could be any Philip.”

Xander was shaking his head. “Nuh-uh. There were two men looking at it before, and one said something like, ‘The way they acted when Philip ran away to become a rock star, it’s surprising they have this poster of him,’ and the other said, ‘That was the parents. The present Lord Chimington always loved his brother. I’m sure he was very proud of him when he made that album.’ Then I asked them if this was Ian’s uncle and they said yes.”

Xena stood still a moment. “Ian must have been trying to throw us off the trail! That means he knows something. If we see him again, let’s not tell him we know he lied, okay?”

“Good idea,” Xander agreed. “Let him think he fooled us until we figure out exactly what he’s trying to hide.”

“Ready to go?” It was their father. He and Mrs. Holmes had come up behind them while they were talking. “We’ve been looking for you two everywhere!”

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