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said Jessie.
“And the white dog had white fur with black roots,” said Benny. “She must have dyed its fur, too!”
“The white dog was Boxcar,” said Violet. “I know it was Boxcar.”
The children walked directly back to the dentist’s office. They found an empty bench on the sidewalk and sat down. Henry pulled out the cell phone that Grandfather made sure they took with them.
“It’s time to make some phone calls,” said Henry.
CHAPTER 10
Reunion!
By the time Grandfather was done at the dentist’s, Henry had made all the phone calls.
“Should we have lunch while we wait?” asked Grandfather.
Henry shook his head. “Everybody will be here soon,” he said. “And I think we should act quickly.”
“That’s right,” said Jessie. “We’ve been watching to make sure that Ms. Wilson’s van is still there.”
Just as she said that, a car pulled up and parked. Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Servus stepped out of the car. “Here we are,” said Mr. Brooks.
Another car pulled up and parked. Mr. Kovack stepped out of the car. “Everybody’s here,” he said. “Good work, Henry and Jessie. Good work, Violet and Benny.”
Grandfather introduced himself to Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Servus and Mr. Kovack. “My grandchildren always do good work,” he said with a smile.
The group of eight people walked down the side street and into Dogs—Yippee!
Candy Wilson looked very nervous. “What are you all doing here?” she demanded. “I’m about to close. You’ll have to come back another time.”
“I’m here to see the Dalmatian dog you have for sale,” said Mr. Brooks.
“And I’m here to see the malamute you have for sale,” said Mrs. Servus.
“Those dogs have already been sold,” said Ms. Wilson.
“We want to see them anyway,” said Mr. Brooks.
“We sure do,” said Mrs. Servus.
“No,” said Candy Wilson. “You wouldn’t like these dogs. They aren’t as nice as your dogs were.”
Benny walked up to the locked door in the back of the store. “The dogs are back here,” he said. Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Servus followed him.
“We won’t leave until you unlock this door,” said Mr. Brooks.
Candy Wilson jangled her big key ring and walked to the door. “All right, all right,” she complained. “I have nothing to hide.”
She unlocked the door. Benny walked into the kennel room. Mrs. Servus and Mr. Brooks followed him. Everybody else walked into the kennel room, too.
As soon as Mrs. Servus and Mr. Brooks stepped into the room, two dogs started barking. The barks were very loud and very happy.
Mr. Brooks ran up to the all-white Dalmatian, which was jumping around in its cage and barking. Mr. Brooks knelt down and the Dalmatian licked his face.
“Boxcar!” said Mr. Brooks. “What happened to you—where are your spots?” He petted Boxcar and tried to hug him through the cage.
“That’s white dye,” said Henry. “Ms. Wilson dyed his spots so that he would look different. If you ruffle Boxcar’s fur, you can see black roots where his spots are.”
Mr. Brooks looked. “You’re right,” he said. “That’s ridiculous!” said Ms. Wilson.
Mrs. Servus was trying to hug the all-black malamute, which had its paws on the cage and was trying to get out.
“Grayson!” she said. “I’d recognize you anywhere! You have such beautiful blue eyes!” She also tried to hug her dog through the cage.
Mrs. Servus turned toward the Aldens. “I suppose that Grayson has been dyed black?”
“Yes,” said Henry. “If you ruffle his fur, you’ll see white and gray roots underneath.”
“That’s ridiculous,” said Candy Wilson. “Utterly ridiculous.”
Mrs. Servus faced Candy Wilson. “Unlock this cage at once,” she demanded.
Candy Wilson stood there, unsure what to do. Mr. Kovack reached over and took the key ring from her hand. Then he found the right keys to unlock the cages that Grayson and Boxcar were in.
Both dogs jumped out and jumped up to lick their owners. Mr. Brooks and
“And the white dog had white fur with black roots,” said Benny. “She must have dyed its fur, too!”
“The white dog was Boxcar,” said Violet. “I know it was Boxcar.”
The children walked directly back to the dentist’s office. They found an empty bench on the sidewalk and sat down. Henry pulled out the cell phone that Grandfather made sure they took with them.
“It’s time to make some phone calls,” said Henry.
CHAPTER 10
Reunion!
By the time Grandfather was done at the dentist’s, Henry had made all the phone calls.
“Should we have lunch while we wait?” asked Grandfather.
Henry shook his head. “Everybody will be here soon,” he said. “And I think we should act quickly.”
“That’s right,” said Jessie. “We’ve been watching to make sure that Ms. Wilson’s van is still there.”
Just as she said that, a car pulled up and parked. Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Servus stepped out of the car. “Here we are,” said Mr. Brooks.
Another car pulled up and parked. Mr. Kovack stepped out of the car. “Everybody’s here,” he said. “Good work, Henry and Jessie. Good work, Violet and Benny.”
Grandfather introduced himself to Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Servus and Mr. Kovack. “My grandchildren always do good work,” he said with a smile.
The group of eight people walked down the side street and into Dogs—Yippee!
Candy Wilson looked very nervous. “What are you all doing here?” she demanded. “I’m about to close. You’ll have to come back another time.”
“I’m here to see the Dalmatian dog you have for sale,” said Mr. Brooks.
“And I’m here to see the malamute you have for sale,” said Mrs. Servus.
“Those dogs have already been sold,” said Ms. Wilson.
“We want to see them anyway,” said Mr. Brooks.
“We sure do,” said Mrs. Servus.
“No,” said Candy Wilson. “You wouldn’t like these dogs. They aren’t as nice as your dogs were.”
Benny walked up to the locked door in the back of the store. “The dogs are back here,” he said. Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Servus followed him.
“We won’t leave until you unlock this door,” said Mr. Brooks.
Candy Wilson jangled her big key ring and walked to the door. “All right, all right,” she complained. “I have nothing to hide.”
She unlocked the door. Benny walked into the kennel room. Mrs. Servus and Mr. Brooks followed him. Everybody else walked into the kennel room, too.
As soon as Mrs. Servus and Mr. Brooks stepped into the room, two dogs started barking. The barks were very loud and very happy.
Mr. Brooks ran up to the all-white Dalmatian, which was jumping around in its cage and barking. Mr. Brooks knelt down and the Dalmatian licked his face.
“Boxcar!” said Mr. Brooks. “What happened to you—where are your spots?” He petted Boxcar and tried to hug him through the cage.
“That’s white dye,” said Henry. “Ms. Wilson dyed his spots so that he would look different. If you ruffle Boxcar’s fur, you can see black roots where his spots are.”
Mr. Brooks looked. “You’re right,” he said. “That’s ridiculous!” said Ms. Wilson.
Mrs. Servus was trying to hug the all-black malamute, which had its paws on the cage and was trying to get out.
“Grayson!” she said. “I’d recognize you anywhere! You have such beautiful blue eyes!” She also tried to hug her dog through the cage.
Mrs. Servus turned toward the Aldens. “I suppose that Grayson has been dyed black?”
“Yes,” said Henry. “If you ruffle his fur, you’ll see white and gray roots underneath.”
“That’s ridiculous,” said Candy Wilson. “Utterly ridiculous.”
Mrs. Servus faced Candy Wilson. “Unlock this cage at once,” she demanded.
Candy Wilson stood there, unsure what to do. Mr. Kovack reached over and took the key ring from her hand. Then he found the right keys to unlock the cages that Grayson and Boxcar were in.
Both dogs jumped out and jumped up to lick their owners. Mr. Brooks and
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