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so busy that he can’t even change into pajamas to sleep?” McKenzie said. “It makes me think he’s up to something in the middle of the night.”
“Ooo, I see.” Kate nodded.
“Maybe.” McKenzie nodded. “The wrinkles in his clothes make me wonder.”
“Well, we can ask the other girls their opinion.”
“What other girls?” Patti asked, plopping on Kate’s bed. “What are you girls whispering about, anyway?”
“Yes, what’s up with you two?” Lauren asked, joining them. “You’ve been acting mighty suspicious!”
“Oh, I, um …” Kate paused and looked at McKenzie. She didn’t know how much she should share with these girls. After all, she barely knew them!
“Kate and I are on a secret adventure,” McKenzie said. “We’ll tell you all about it tomorrow or the next day.”
“But we leave day after tomorrow,” Patti argued. “I don’t want to wait till then to find out your secret! Tell me now.”
Kate shook her head. “What’s the point in calling it a secret if I tell it? But I will give you a clue. We’re trying to solve a mystery. Trying to figure something out.”
“Hmm. A mystery.” Patti sighed. “How can I help you if I don’t know what it is?”
Kate shrugged. Thankfully, her phone rang at that very moment, interrupting their conversation. She was
surprised to hear Alexis’s voice on the other end of the line.
“Kate, I know we’re meeting with the others online in a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you first. This is important.”
“Sure.” Kate rose from the bunk and went outside the cabin so that she could speak to Alexis privately. “What’s up?”
“I’ve been doing some research on the staff at Stone’s Throw,” Alexis said. “I got the idea after watching that Paleo-World documentary again.”
“What did you find out?”
“All of their pictures are on the Web site, along with their names. There’s a fellow name Gerald Jenkins who owns the place.”
“That’s Megan’s father,” Kate said. “Megan is our counselor.”
“Right. Megan Jenkins. She was practically raised at the quarry. And there’s a guy named Conner who has all sorts of degrees. He’s a paleontologist.”
“He’s really young,” Kate said. “Probably just twenty-five or so.”
“From what I can gather, he’s really smart. He started as an intern at the quarry a long time ago, and now he’s back, working as a counselor.”
“Right,” Kate said. “Anything else?”
“Yes.” Alexis’s voice grew more serious. “There’s a guy named Gus who seemed a little suspicious to me.”
Kate’s heart began to thump. “He seems odd to us, too!” she said. “What did you find out about him?”
“Well, I don’t want to scare you, but he used to work for another quarry and he got fired. I read about it online. There was a big write-up in the paper a couple of years back. I had to dig deep to find it.”
“Dig deep?” Kate couldn’t help but smile as Alexis used the words she’d been hearing so much. “Do you know why he was fired?”
“Something to do with some fossils that were accidentally destroyed. Just promise me you’ll be careful around him, okay? I would feel terrible if something happened to you girls.”
“I’m sure we’ll be fine,” Kate said. “But we’ll be extra careful, just in case. And Alex … thank you for calling and telling me that.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll keep researching online to see if I can find out anything else about him.”
“Thanks. See you online in a few minutes,” Kate said. As she clicked the E ND button on her phone, Megan walked by.
“Well hello, Kate. Everything okay?”
“Y—yes.” She forced a smile. She didn’t want Megan to know she suspected anyone just yet. “I was talking to my friend Alex.”
“Friends are an important part of our lives, aren’t they?” Megan smiled. “God has blessed me with such great friends over the years.”
She began to talk about her best
“Ooo, I see.” Kate nodded.
“Maybe.” McKenzie nodded. “The wrinkles in his clothes make me wonder.”
“Well, we can ask the other girls their opinion.”
“What other girls?” Patti asked, plopping on Kate’s bed. “What are you girls whispering about, anyway?”
“Yes, what’s up with you two?” Lauren asked, joining them. “You’ve been acting mighty suspicious!”
“Oh, I, um …” Kate paused and looked at McKenzie. She didn’t know how much she should share with these girls. After all, she barely knew them!
“Kate and I are on a secret adventure,” McKenzie said. “We’ll tell you all about it tomorrow or the next day.”
“But we leave day after tomorrow,” Patti argued. “I don’t want to wait till then to find out your secret! Tell me now.”
Kate shook her head. “What’s the point in calling it a secret if I tell it? But I will give you a clue. We’re trying to solve a mystery. Trying to figure something out.”
“Hmm. A mystery.” Patti sighed. “How can I help you if I don’t know what it is?”
Kate shrugged. Thankfully, her phone rang at that very moment, interrupting their conversation. She was
surprised to hear Alexis’s voice on the other end of the line.
“Kate, I know we’re meeting with the others online in a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you first. This is important.”
“Sure.” Kate rose from the bunk and went outside the cabin so that she could speak to Alexis privately. “What’s up?”
“I’ve been doing some research on the staff at Stone’s Throw,” Alexis said. “I got the idea after watching that Paleo-World documentary again.”
“What did you find out?”
“All of their pictures are on the Web site, along with their names. There’s a fellow name Gerald Jenkins who owns the place.”
“That’s Megan’s father,” Kate said. “Megan is our counselor.”
“Right. Megan Jenkins. She was practically raised at the quarry. And there’s a guy named Conner who has all sorts of degrees. He’s a paleontologist.”
“He’s really young,” Kate said. “Probably just twenty-five or so.”
“From what I can gather, he’s really smart. He started as an intern at the quarry a long time ago, and now he’s back, working as a counselor.”
“Right,” Kate said. “Anything else?”
“Yes.” Alexis’s voice grew more serious. “There’s a guy named Gus who seemed a little suspicious to me.”
Kate’s heart began to thump. “He seems odd to us, too!” she said. “What did you find out about him?”
“Well, I don’t want to scare you, but he used to work for another quarry and he got fired. I read about it online. There was a big write-up in the paper a couple of years back. I had to dig deep to find it.”
“Dig deep?” Kate couldn’t help but smile as Alexis used the words she’d been hearing so much. “Do you know why he was fired?”
“Something to do with some fossils that were accidentally destroyed. Just promise me you’ll be careful around him, okay? I would feel terrible if something happened to you girls.”
“I’m sure we’ll be fine,” Kate said. “But we’ll be extra careful, just in case. And Alex … thank you for calling and telling me that.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll keep researching online to see if I can find out anything else about him.”
“Thanks. See you online in a few minutes,” Kate said. As she clicked the E ND button on her phone, Megan walked by.
“Well hello, Kate. Everything okay?”
“Y—yes.” She forced a smile. She didn’t want Megan to know she suspected anyone just yet. “I was talking to my friend Alex.”
“Friends are an important part of our lives, aren’t they?” Megan smiled. “God has blessed me with such great friends over the years.”
She began to talk about her best
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