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friend—someone named Julia—and Kate sighed in relief. At least Megan
hadn’t asked about the case!
A few minutes later, Kate and McKenzie sat on Kate’s bed with the laptop open.
“I sure hope the wireless Internet signal is strong,” Kate mumbled. “The other girls are probably already in the chat room waiting on us.”
Thankfully, she signed on with no problem at all. Less than a minute later, she was in the chat room and could see that all of the others were already there, just as she predicted. Kate typed while McKenzie looked on.
Bailey:
Hi, K8!
Elizabeth:
Having a fossil-tastic adventure?
Kate:
Yes. We’ve learned a lot already!
Sydney:
About the case, I hope. I’ve been working hard on this end!
Kate:
Good. Before we get started, I wanted to ask a favor. I’m going to upload a picture that I took today. I need someone to spend a little time looking up this fossil online to see if you can locate it. It’s missing from the quarry’s museum
.
She quickly uploaded the picture of the tiny stingray sign.
Bailey:
What is that, Kate?
Elizabeth:
Yes, I’ve never seen anything like that
.
Kate:
It’s a very valuable fossil that one of the campers—a guy named Joel—unearthed last summer. For the past year it’s been on display in the museum. But today, when he went to show it to me, he noticed it was missing. We don’t know if someone took it down for a reason or if it’s been stolen
.
Alexis:
Why not just ask someone?
Kate:
I don’t want to raise any red flags. But it makes me curious, especially in light of the forged fossils. Maybe this is a bigger case than we thought! I’m hoping one of you can figure out what happened to it. Maybe if we can track down that fossil, we’ll find our answer
.
Sydney:
Leave it to me. I’ll find that missing stingray if I have to swim upstream to do it!
McKenzie laughed at that one.
Elizabeth: I’ve
been reading the story of Jacob and Esau a lot over the past week or so. And I’ve prayed and prayed, asking the Lord to show me how it fits with this case
.
Kate:
What has He shown you?
Elizabeth:
Only that we have to be careful not to be fooled by people who are pretending to be something they’re not. Sometimes people put on a big smile and act nice, but on the inside they’re really not
.
A shiver ran down Kate’s spine. She thought at once of Grumpy Gus. Maybe Elizabeth was right. Maybe he was on the run from the law. Maybe he was just pretending to be a quarry worker.
On the other hand, what about Mr. Jenkins? Sometimes the most honest-looking person turned out to be the real bad guy.
And then there was Joel! Hadn’t she already suspected him?
Kate:
I’m so confused. The list of suspects is growing by the minute. I sure hope we can figure this out. Only two more days of camp left! I brought my fingerprinting kit, so I hope to lift some prints soon
.
Alexis:
My uncle works in a fingerprinting lab. Maybe he would help
.
Kate:
Great idea!
Sydney:
We’ll figure this out! We’re the Camp Club Girls, after all!
Elizabeth:
And we have the Lord on our side. There’s power when people agree in prayer!
“She’s right,” McKenzie told Kate. “Six of us are all agreeing and praying!”
“True.” Kate smiled, suddenly feeling better. She glanced at the screen, noticing Bailey’s next comment:
Bailey:
I wish I could be there with you. How is Biscuit?
Kate:
He’s with my parents. He’s not here
.
Bailey:
Not there? How do you expect to solve a mystery without him?
“She’s right, you know,” McKenzie said, reading over her shoulder. “Things would be easier with Biscuit here.”
Kate sighed. “Megan was really nice to say I could use my gadgets. I don’t think she would be as nice if I asked to bring my dog to fossil camp!”
“You never know.” McKenzie shrugged. “Maybe you could ask your dad to bring him when he picks us up. Might be fun. Ask Megan first, though.”
“I’ll do that.” Kate turned her attention back
hadn’t asked about the case!
A few minutes later, Kate and McKenzie sat on Kate’s bed with the laptop open.
“I sure hope the wireless Internet signal is strong,” Kate mumbled. “The other girls are probably already in the chat room waiting on us.”
Thankfully, she signed on with no problem at all. Less than a minute later, she was in the chat room and could see that all of the others were already there, just as she predicted. Kate typed while McKenzie looked on.
Bailey:
Hi, K8!
Elizabeth:
Having a fossil-tastic adventure?
Kate:
Yes. We’ve learned a lot already!
Sydney:
About the case, I hope. I’ve been working hard on this end!
Kate:
Good. Before we get started, I wanted to ask a favor. I’m going to upload a picture that I took today. I need someone to spend a little time looking up this fossil online to see if you can locate it. It’s missing from the quarry’s museum
.
She quickly uploaded the picture of the tiny stingray sign.
Bailey:
What is that, Kate?
Elizabeth:
Yes, I’ve never seen anything like that
.
Kate:
It’s a very valuable fossil that one of the campers—a guy named Joel—unearthed last summer. For the past year it’s been on display in the museum. But today, when he went to show it to me, he noticed it was missing. We don’t know if someone took it down for a reason or if it’s been stolen
.
Alexis:
Why not just ask someone?
Kate:
I don’t want to raise any red flags. But it makes me curious, especially in light of the forged fossils. Maybe this is a bigger case than we thought! I’m hoping one of you can figure out what happened to it. Maybe if we can track down that fossil, we’ll find our answer
.
Sydney:
Leave it to me. I’ll find that missing stingray if I have to swim upstream to do it!
McKenzie laughed at that one.
Elizabeth: I’ve
been reading the story of Jacob and Esau a lot over the past week or so. And I’ve prayed and prayed, asking the Lord to show me how it fits with this case
.
Kate:
What has He shown you?
Elizabeth:
Only that we have to be careful not to be fooled by people who are pretending to be something they’re not. Sometimes people put on a big smile and act nice, but on the inside they’re really not
.
A shiver ran down Kate’s spine. She thought at once of Grumpy Gus. Maybe Elizabeth was right. Maybe he was on the run from the law. Maybe he was just pretending to be a quarry worker.
On the other hand, what about Mr. Jenkins? Sometimes the most honest-looking person turned out to be the real bad guy.
And then there was Joel! Hadn’t she already suspected him?
Kate:
I’m so confused. The list of suspects is growing by the minute. I sure hope we can figure this out. Only two more days of camp left! I brought my fingerprinting kit, so I hope to lift some prints soon
.
Alexis:
My uncle works in a fingerprinting lab. Maybe he would help
.
Kate:
Great idea!
Sydney:
We’ll figure this out! We’re the Camp Club Girls, after all!
Elizabeth:
And we have the Lord on our side. There’s power when people agree in prayer!
“She’s right,” McKenzie told Kate. “Six of us are all agreeing and praying!”
“True.” Kate smiled, suddenly feeling better. She glanced at the screen, noticing Bailey’s next comment:
Bailey:
I wish I could be there with you. How is Biscuit?
Kate:
He’s with my parents. He’s not here
.
Bailey:
Not there? How do you expect to solve a mystery without him?
“She’s right, you know,” McKenzie said, reading over her shoulder. “Things would be easier with Biscuit here.”
Kate sighed. “Megan was really nice to say I could use my gadgets. I don’t think she would be as nice if I asked to bring my dog to fossil camp!”
“You never know.” McKenzie shrugged. “Maybe you could ask your dad to bring him when he picks us up. Might be fun. Ask Megan first, though.”
“I’ll do that.” Kate turned her attention back
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