The Camp-out Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2010-08-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Rescuing Grandfather

“Grandfather!” they all said at once.

Mr. Alden was half sitting, half lying under a stone ledge at the bottom of the ravine. Watch stood beside him like a bank guard.

“Are you all right?” Violet called.

“I’m fine,” Mr. Alden assured them. “Except for my ankle. I twisted it when I fell.”

Henry climbed down the steep slope. The other children followed.

“Be careful,” Grandfather warned them. “It’s slippery.”

“How long have you been here, Grandfather?” Jessie asked.

“All night,” Mr. Alden replied.

“Weren’t you scared?” Benny asked.

“Well, Benny, I was a little nervous.” Then he said, “I don’t think I can put any weight on my ankle.”

“You can lean on us,” Violet said.

Henry slipped Mr. Alden’s arm around his neck. “That’s right, Grandfather, lean on us.”

Jessie and Violet took the other arm.

Mr. Alden shook his head. “Even with your help, I’d never get back up to the path.”

Henry looked up toward the trail. It was a hard climb. Grandfather was right, they’d never make it. “We need help,” he said.

Benny started up the slope. “Let’s hurry!”

“I’ll stay with Grandfather,” Violet said.

“Watch, you stay, too,” Jessie told the dog.

Violet took off her jacket and folded it. “Here, Grandfather, let’s put this behind your head.”

“You’re sure you’ll be all right?” Henry asked.

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