inside.
“He must be hiding the ring in Claire’s trailer,” Violet said.
“Let’s go see what he’s doing,” Jessie said.
“Benny,” Violet said. “Grandfather must be wondering where we are. He went off to the drugstore with my film a long time ago. Could you sit here and watch for him?”
“Sure,” Benny said. “I want to finish eating my lunch.”
“Please tell Grandfather to meet us in Mr. Fambles’s office,” Henry said.
“Okay,” Benny said. “I’ll tell him.”
“Good,” Jessie said. “Let’s go.”
The older children ran as fast as they could to Claire’s trailer. The windows were much too high for them to look through.
“I have an idea,” Jessie said. “Henry, you and I can boost Violet so she’ll be able to look in the window.”
“Okay,” Henry whispered. In a few minutes, the children looked like a human pyramid they’d seen one time in a circus. Violet was now high enough to look in the window.
“What’s he doing?” Jessie whispered.
“He’s putting the ring in Claire’s jewelry box,” Violet answered. “Quick, I’ve got to get down! He’s coming out!”
Violet jumped down, and the children hid behind the trailer. Bob came out the door, looked around, and headed toward the movie set.
As soon as he was out of sight, the children went inside Claire’s trailer.
Violet quickly found the ring inside the box. She held it tightly in her hand.
“Let’s go tell Amy and Mr. Fambles what happened!” Jessie said.
“We’d better hurry,” Henry said. “We only have a few minutes left before Amy calls her boss.”
The children hurried over to Amy’s trailer and knocked on the door.
“Amy,” Henry said. “Please let us in.”
“What is it?” Amy asked as she opened the door. “What’s the matter?”
“We have the ring,” Jessie said.
“You have the ring!” Amy said, sounding surprised. “That’s the best news I’ve heard all day. Where is it?”
Violet gave Amy the ring.
“I’m going to return this to Mr. Fambles right now,” Amy said. “Where did you find it?”
“It was in Claire’s jewelry box,” Violet said.
“Oh, so she did take it,” Amy said.
“No, she didn’t,” Jessie said. “And we can prove it.”
“You haven’t called your boss yet, have you?” Violet asked.
“No, I haven’t,” Amy said.
“Do you think you can find Bob and Roger and meet us in Mr. Fambles’s office?” Henry asked.
“Bob and Roger?” Amy said. “What do they have to do with the missing ring?”
“We’ll explain everything when you get there,” Jessie said.
CHAPTER 9
The Case Is Solved
T he children hurried to Mr. Fambles’s office. They knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Mr. Fambles said.
The police officer was still talking to Claire. He looked surprised to see the children.
“Officer Bob Small,” Mr. Fambles said, “these are the Alden children. They’ve been acting as extras in the movie.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Officer Small said with a nod.
“We found the ring,” Jessie said.
“And we know who took it and why,” Henry added.
“You found the ring!” Mr. Fambles said. “That’s wonderful news! Where is it?”
“It’s right here,” Amy said as she walked through the door, followed by Bob Branson and Roger Martin. She handed the ring to Mr. Fambles.
“Here they are, Grandfather,” Benny said as he came running into the room.
Grandfather followed Benny into the room. “What in the world is going on here?”
“A valuable ring was stolen,” Officer Small said. “But it looks like it’s been found.”
“Bob took it on purpose so that Claire would lose her job,” Jessie said. “He’s working with Nolan, Claire’s agent. Someone is going to pay them both a lot of money if they can get Claire back to California in time to star in a big movie.”
“Nolan and Bob planned all this?” Claire asked.
“That’s right,” Henry said. “Nolan said you’d never break your contract.
“He must be hiding the ring in Claire’s trailer,” Violet said.
“Let’s go see what he’s doing,” Jessie said.
“Benny,” Violet said. “Grandfather must be wondering where we are. He went off to the drugstore with my film a long time ago. Could you sit here and watch for him?”
“Sure,” Benny said. “I want to finish eating my lunch.”
“Please tell Grandfather to meet us in Mr. Fambles’s office,” Henry said.
“Okay,” Benny said. “I’ll tell him.”
“Good,” Jessie said. “Let’s go.”
The older children ran as fast as they could to Claire’s trailer. The windows were much too high for them to look through.
“I have an idea,” Jessie said. “Henry, you and I can boost Violet so she’ll be able to look in the window.”
“Okay,” Henry whispered. In a few minutes, the children looked like a human pyramid they’d seen one time in a circus. Violet was now high enough to look in the window.
“What’s he doing?” Jessie whispered.
“He’s putting the ring in Claire’s jewelry box,” Violet answered. “Quick, I’ve got to get down! He’s coming out!”
Violet jumped down, and the children hid behind the trailer. Bob came out the door, looked around, and headed toward the movie set.
As soon as he was out of sight, the children went inside Claire’s trailer.
Violet quickly found the ring inside the box. She held it tightly in her hand.
“Let’s go tell Amy and Mr. Fambles what happened!” Jessie said.
“We’d better hurry,” Henry said. “We only have a few minutes left before Amy calls her boss.”
The children hurried over to Amy’s trailer and knocked on the door.
“Amy,” Henry said. “Please let us in.”
“What is it?” Amy asked as she opened the door. “What’s the matter?”
“We have the ring,” Jessie said.
“You have the ring!” Amy said, sounding surprised. “That’s the best news I’ve heard all day. Where is it?”
Violet gave Amy the ring.
“I’m going to return this to Mr. Fambles right now,” Amy said. “Where did you find it?”
“It was in Claire’s jewelry box,” Violet said.
“Oh, so she did take it,” Amy said.
“No, she didn’t,” Jessie said. “And we can prove it.”
“You haven’t called your boss yet, have you?” Violet asked.
“No, I haven’t,” Amy said.
“Do you think you can find Bob and Roger and meet us in Mr. Fambles’s office?” Henry asked.
“Bob and Roger?” Amy said. “What do they have to do with the missing ring?”
“We’ll explain everything when you get there,” Jessie said.
CHAPTER 9
The Case Is Solved
T he children hurried to Mr. Fambles’s office. They knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Mr. Fambles said.
The police officer was still talking to Claire. He looked surprised to see the children.
“Officer Bob Small,” Mr. Fambles said, “these are the Alden children. They’ve been acting as extras in the movie.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Officer Small said with a nod.
“We found the ring,” Jessie said.
“And we know who took it and why,” Henry added.
“You found the ring!” Mr. Fambles said. “That’s wonderful news! Where is it?”
“It’s right here,” Amy said as she walked through the door, followed by Bob Branson and Roger Martin. She handed the ring to Mr. Fambles.
“Here they are, Grandfather,” Benny said as he came running into the room.
Grandfather followed Benny into the room. “What in the world is going on here?”
“A valuable ring was stolen,” Officer Small said. “But it looks like it’s been found.”
“Bob took it on purpose so that Claire would lose her job,” Jessie said. “He’s working with Nolan, Claire’s agent. Someone is going to pay them both a lot of money if they can get Claire back to California in time to star in a big movie.”
“Nolan and Bob planned all this?” Claire asked.
“That’s right,” Henry said. “Nolan said you’d never break your contract.
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