The Canoe Trip Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2010-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

“Thank you,” Matt said a little sheepishly. “We didn’t bring any first-aid equipment with us.”

Bill suddenly gave Matt a warning glance and put his fingers to his lips. Jessie was busy putting away the first-aid kit. Benny and Aunt Jane were putting up their tent. No one saw Matt and Bill signal one another.

“Good luck on the rest of your trip,” Matt called. “We’re going back to our tent now. We need a good night’s rest.”

“Yes, and we hope you meet up with the rest of your family tomorrow,” Bill added. They left the campfire for the Aldens.

“Do you think they really work for the forestry service?” Jessie asked as she laid the sleeping bags inside the tent.

“I don’t know,” Aunt Jane answered. “But I must say, they didn’t seem to know too much about campfires or treating burns.”

“They may just have been tired from the storm,” Jessie said. She rummaged in herbackpack for her red wool socks. It got much colder in the evenings.

“Maybe.” Aunt Jane sounded doubtful. “But I had a funny feeling about them. They didn’t seem as if they were used to the outdoors.”

“You mean they may not really be forest rangers?” Benny sounded disappointed. He was busy unrolling his sleeping bag.

“They might be,” Aunt Jane said. “But I’m not sure.” She yawned and got into her sleeping bag. She was already sound asleep when Jessie tucked Benny into his.

In the middle of the night, Jessie stirred and was soon wide-awake. She heard something rustling outside. What if it’s a bear? she thought to herself. Or maybe it’s a raccoon. That thought was much more comforting.

Suddenly she saw a very bright light shining outside. At first she was frightened, but then she realized it was probably just Matt or Bill getting up in the middle of the night for some reason.

Just as suddenly as it had come on, thelight flickered and vanished. It took Jessie a long time to fall back to sleep.

Meanwhile, Henry, Violet, and Rob had given up trying to find the other canoe in the fog. They went ashore until the fog lifted. Then they decided to go to the next campsite.

Henry guided the canoe across the lake. Before long, Henry and Violet spotted a low building in the distance.

“I’m sure that’s the bunkhouse,” Henry said happily. He had been worried they would never find it in the storm. “Now, we can just wait here for the others.”

“Are you sure Jessie and Aunt Jane know where this campsite is?” Violet asked.

“Yes, I pointed it out to them on the map,” Henry answered. “And Jessie has her compass.”

“They’re probably waiting out the storm onshore somewhere,” Rob suggested. He slowly limped toward the building they had seen from the water and disappeared inside.

Henry and Violet followed with some food and their backpacks.

“Oh, no,” Henry suddenly said, more to himself than anyone else. Outside the bunkhouse was a wooden canoe with the name Angela carved in big red letters on both sides.

“It can’t be the same Angela we met in the store,” Violet said.

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