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Authors: Scott Clements
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to make walls centuries ago. Coquina borders are the walls, and…”
She hoped one of them would catch on. A smile crept across Trip’s face.
“You are really smart, you know that?” said Trip. “I’m really glad we let you in on our little secret. So the borders are walls, and that part about the base of lime whatever, what’s that mean?”
“The base is the floor made of lime, shell, and sand. So they used coquina walls and a floor of lime, shell, and sand to build the…”
She gave them one last chance to get it on their own. Trip and Josh stared at her with completely lost expressions.
They were obviously not going to get it. “It's the González-Alvarez house,” she explained, disappointed. “The oldest house in Florida. You guys should know this stuff.”
Trip picked up the book and read the clue again. “ The bearer of earth holds a quarter where coquina borders surround a base of lime, shell, and sand . Okay, the González-Alvarez house. But what is this bearer of earth holds a quarter all about?”
“I think the quarter refers to the first quarter of the map, but I'm not sure what the bearer of earth is,” said Sarah.
Josh packed his gaming device away. “Well, we're not going to figure this stuff out sitting here in Sarah's history class. Oldest house, here we come.” Josh had a bounce in his step as he walked away.
“Well, I guess you’ve changed his attitude about this whole thing,” said Trip. They hurried to catch up with Josh.
Trip, Sarah and Josh stood on the street a short distance from the oldest house. They expected it to be run-down, but from where they stood, it looked like any other house. It must have had a face-lift to make it look presentable for tourists. The bottom story of the house looked recently stuccoed and painted, and the top story had wooden slats and was in good shape.
Trip and Sarah studied the clue in the Gasparilla book as Josh snapped a picture of them. They glared at him.
“Josh, we could use your help here,” said Sarah, annoyed.
“One day you’re going to want these pictures,” said Josh. “When we find this treasure, we’re going to be famous, and this documentation is going to mean something.”
Trip was so focused on figuring out the clue, he wasn’t even listening. They knew the second part of the clue pointed them here, but the bearer of earth holds a quarter still confused him. He had hoped that when they got here, the clue would make sense. But now that they were, they were still no closer to an answer.
“This bearer of earth thing still doesn't make any sense,” said Trip. “We've got to get inside that house.”
Two of Eli’s goons hid behind a clump of bushes and watched Trip, Josh, and Sarah head towards the Gonzalez-Alvarez House. One of the goons pressed his cell phone to his ear. It rang three times before Eli answered.
“This better be good,” growled Eli. “I am a busy man and I can’t be bothered.”
“We’re watching Trip and he just said something about a bear and the earth,” reported the goon. “They’re headed to some old house.”
“I don’t care about that,” barked Eli on the other end of the phone. “Have you figured out what they’re up to or not?”
“Not yet,” said the goon. “But we’re watching their every move, just like you said, boss.”
Eli roared so loud the goon had to pull the phone away from his ear. “Don’t just watch them! Follow them, and figure out what they’re doing!” He slammed the phone down.
The goons looked at each other in silence. Then finally, “He should go get his blood pressure checked.”
Trip, Josh, and Sarah joined a group of tourists on a guided tour of the house. They learned a lot about it from the tour guide. She explained, “The house was built in 1702 when the Spanish military outpost that stood on this land was burned to the ground by English troops. A
She hoped one of them would catch on. A smile crept across Trip’s face.
“You are really smart, you know that?” said Trip. “I’m really glad we let you in on our little secret. So the borders are walls, and that part about the base of lime whatever, what’s that mean?”
“The base is the floor made of lime, shell, and sand. So they used coquina walls and a floor of lime, shell, and sand to build the…”
She gave them one last chance to get it on their own. Trip and Josh stared at her with completely lost expressions.
They were obviously not going to get it. “It's the González-Alvarez house,” she explained, disappointed. “The oldest house in Florida. You guys should know this stuff.”
Trip picked up the book and read the clue again. “ The bearer of earth holds a quarter where coquina borders surround a base of lime, shell, and sand . Okay, the González-Alvarez house. But what is this bearer of earth holds a quarter all about?”
“I think the quarter refers to the first quarter of the map, but I'm not sure what the bearer of earth is,” said Sarah.
Josh packed his gaming device away. “Well, we're not going to figure this stuff out sitting here in Sarah's history class. Oldest house, here we come.” Josh had a bounce in his step as he walked away.
“Well, I guess you’ve changed his attitude about this whole thing,” said Trip. They hurried to catch up with Josh.
Trip, Sarah and Josh stood on the street a short distance from the oldest house. They expected it to be run-down, but from where they stood, it looked like any other house. It must have had a face-lift to make it look presentable for tourists. The bottom story of the house looked recently stuccoed and painted, and the top story had wooden slats and was in good shape.
Trip and Sarah studied the clue in the Gasparilla book as Josh snapped a picture of them. They glared at him.
“Josh, we could use your help here,” said Sarah, annoyed.
“One day you’re going to want these pictures,” said Josh. “When we find this treasure, we’re going to be famous, and this documentation is going to mean something.”
Trip was so focused on figuring out the clue, he wasn’t even listening. They knew the second part of the clue pointed them here, but the bearer of earth holds a quarter still confused him. He had hoped that when they got here, the clue would make sense. But now that they were, they were still no closer to an answer.
“This bearer of earth thing still doesn't make any sense,” said Trip. “We've got to get inside that house.”
Two of Eli’s goons hid behind a clump of bushes and watched Trip, Josh, and Sarah head towards the Gonzalez-Alvarez House. One of the goons pressed his cell phone to his ear. It rang three times before Eli answered.
“This better be good,” growled Eli. “I am a busy man and I can’t be bothered.”
“We’re watching Trip and he just said something about a bear and the earth,” reported the goon. “They’re headed to some old house.”
“I don’t care about that,” barked Eli on the other end of the phone. “Have you figured out what they’re up to or not?”
“Not yet,” said the goon. “But we’re watching their every move, just like you said, boss.”
Eli roared so loud the goon had to pull the phone away from his ear. “Don’t just watch them! Follow them, and figure out what they’re doing!” He slammed the phone down.
The goons looked at each other in silence. Then finally, “He should go get his blood pressure checked.”
Trip, Josh, and Sarah joined a group of tourists on a guided tour of the house. They learned a lot about it from the tour guide. She explained, “The house was built in 1702 when the Spanish military outpost that stood on this land was burned to the ground by English troops. A
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