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The KITE MYSTERY. by. MARY ADRIAN. Illustrated by Lloyd Coe
CHAPTER ONE
The Bloodstained Feathers
CHAPTER TWO
More Evidence
CHAPTER THREE
Black-Neck
CHAPTER FOUR
The Hideout
CHAPTER FIVE
The Loud Blast
CHAPTER SIX
Operation Duck Rescue
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Walkie-Talkie
CHAPTER EIGHT
A Rare Goose and a Golden Plover
CHAPTER NINE
A Close Call
THE SCHOOL BUS bounced along a gravel road in the March afternoon sun. Duke leaned forward on the front seat and watched the driver wiggle a toothpick in his mouth. He moved it up and down with quick jerky motions and then swung it from side to side like a dog wagging his tail.
Duke was fascinated. He reached into his pocket for a toothpick that he had been saving, and tried to imitate Mr. Brooks. Duke did fairly well until the man slammed on the brake to avoid hitting a grouse walking across the road. Then Duke’s toothpick popped out of his mouth and landed on the floor. As he picked it up, he bumped heads with Allen who was trying to rescue a jackknife that had slipped from his lap.
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Finally Allen appeared, scowling and muttering to himself. Candy came a second later with tears streaming down her face. “I want to go along,” she wailed, “but Allen won’t let me.”
“I told you it’s because you don’t have a bike,” he explained, his voice sounding cross. “Every time I ride you on my handlebars, you bob up and down like a kangaroo, and I can’t see where I’m going.”
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