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me that cold compress for my headache. I have to confess and clear my conscience.” She took a deep breath. “I stole your nice yellow powder. And I’m very sorry.”
    “Oh.” Luna blinked. “Why did you take it?”
    “I guess because I was in a bad mood to be at camp, and it smelled so outdoorsy it cheered me up,” Lakshmi answered. “After I took it, I liked the powder so much I couldn’t give it back to you. Now it’s too late, because someone has stolen it from me.”
    “The powder has been stolen—again?” asked Luna.
    “Yep. Poof! It’s gone.” For a moment, Lakshmi looked irate. “I’m sorry, Luna. I want to give you replacement money for it. I also wondered where I could get some more. It smelled so nice, like flowers, like a field of—”
    Luna held up her hand. “Wait a sec— how did you use the powder?”
    “Why, I’d sprinkle it on after my shower, of course. It’s talcum powder, right?”
    “And did anything mysterious happen when you used it?” Luna asked.
    Lakshmi looked sheepish. “Well … it might sound silly, but whenever I used it, my day seemed extra-lucky. It made me feel … oh, I don’t know … it made me feel …”
    Luna leaned forward. “Zesty?”
    “Yes, that’s it. Zesty!” Lakshmi’s usually loud voice quieted. “Like, anytime I was mad at Pam—and I was pretty mad about the Pillowcase Fund—well, she would just trip and fall down. Just like that! I know she’s probably a klutz to begin with, but it seemed to happen on purpose when I wished it! Or once, when I was enjoying Claire’s good ghost story, I thought, oh, wouldn’t it be great if we had lightning and rain, to make the night extra scary? And remember? It really happened!”
    “And then, when you wanted the food to get better …” Luna could not help grinning. Thank goodness, the “witch” had been found!
    But Lakshmi shook her head. “No. Somebody took the powder from me before the food improved.” Her mouth gaped open. “It is magic, isn’t it? It’s wishing powder! That means I tripped Pam! I made the ghost story scarier! Please, Luna, you have to tell me where—”
    “Oh, no, you’ve got the wrong idea.” Luna quickly dropped her smile. “I was just joking along with you. What you took was plain old ordinary cornmeal foot powder. You must have been imagining your luck. On the bright side, my grandmother would call that the power of positive thinking! But thanks for telling me. I’d been wondering where my foot powder went. My feet haven’t been the same.” She stood up from the desk. “Now I’ve got to find my sister.”
    Leaving Lakshmi behind, Luna ran out of the office as fast as she could to the pasture, where Claire was practicing archery, a few last-minute bull’s-eyes before Blue-and-Buff Day. Claire dropped her bow when Luna gave her the news.
    “Then who do you think stole the Zest from Lakshmi?” she asked.
    “Someone who likes crunchy tacos and chewy lemon squares,” Luna answered.
    “Well, we know who that is! Let’s go!”
    Together, they ran across the field and up near the cabins to the hammock, Penelope’s favorite spot, where she was catching a catnap. She confessed immediately.
    “Yes, I took the powder from Lakshmi’s shower kit. But I only had it for a couple of days,” Penelope said sheepishly. “It smelled so good, like my favorite spices. I couldn’t resist. Since Lakshmi hadn’t given to the Pillowcase Fund, I figured I’d borrow it and lend it to someone else. I used it as seasoning. It made my food so tasty that I sneaked into the kitchen and sprinkled it in the soup, on the tacos, the chili, even on some stale lemon squares. I couldn’t believe one little seasoning could do so much! What’s it made of?”
    “It’s plain old cornmeal foot powder,” said Luna.
    “Foot powder! Wow! You have to tell me where you got it,” said Penelope. “It sure had a lot of zest. I gave the bottle to Gladriole. Since she’s a vegetarian and