The Canary Caper by Ron Roy

Author:Ron Roy [Roy, Ron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780307516428
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 1998-03-03T08:00:00+00:00

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Dink said.

“May I ask who returned your parrot?”

“A nice young woman,” Mr. Gwynn told the kids. “She said she’d caught Archie eating seeds under her bird feeder.”

“Did you invite her into your house?” Ruth Rose asked.

Before he could answer, Dink blurted out, “Did she see your coin collection?”

Mr. Gwynn’s mouth dropped open. “Are you suggesting…Oh, my you could be right!” he said. “The collection was in the living room where we sat and talked. Do you think she came back and stole it?”

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose looked at one another. Ruth Rose had her “I told you so!” look on her face.

“It sure seems that way, Mr. Gwynn,” Dink said.

The kids thanked Mr. Gwynn, then raced all the way to the Pardues’ house. Out of breath, Ruth Rose rang the bell.

Mrs. Par due came to the door. “Hi, gang, what’s up?” she said.

Ruth Rose asked, “By any chance, did someone bring your rabbit back yesterday, before your house got robbed?”

“Why, how did you know?” Mrs. Pardue asked. “A nice young couple called and said they’d found Violet in their garden. They brought her home yesterday afternoon.”

Dink explained how the Gwynns’ parrot had also been returned before they were robbed.

Mrs. Pardue’s eyes got wide. “Of course! That couple came in and had a cold drink with us. Dr. Pardue offered them a reward, but they refused it.”

“What did they steal?” Josh asked.

“Several pieces of my good jewelry,” Mrs. Pardue said. “Some of it was left to me by my grandmother.”

Ruth Rose thought for a minute. “Did they ask to use your bathroom?”

“Yes, the woman did,” Mrs. Pardue answered. “She could have snooped in my bedroom at the same time. I feel so foolish!”

The kids said good-bye and headed for Main Street.

“I knew it!” Ruth Rose said. “The pet-nappers and the robbers are the same people!”

“Boy, what a dirty scam,” Josh said. “You steal someone’s pet, return it to get a guided tour of the place, then come back later to take what you liked.”

“Talk about a double whammy,” Dink said, shaking his head.

“I think it’s gonna be a triple whammy,” Ruth Rose said. “What about Mrs. Davis?”

“What about her?” Josh asked. “She hasn’t…oh, my gosh!”

“That’s right,” Ruth Rose said. “I’ll bet anything that Mrs. Davis’s house is next!”

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