Barkerville Gold (2004)
Barkerville Gold
“He had no idea why she stopped suddenly at the edge of the road and switched on her flashlight, so he kept on walking.
“Stop!” Katie whispered and grabbed his shirt.
“Why?”
“Look!” Her flashlight shot a bright oval onto the dusty road.
Katie crept onto the road, stopped and directed the beam straight down. Rusty followed. Spotlighted in the dust was a perfect print. An unusual print. Not an animal print; not made by a sandal or a sneaker or a bare foot; the tread pattern was very different from... anything Rusty had seen before.
“Do ghosts usually leave footprints?” Katie whispered.
He shook his head. “No. I don’t know. Who knows?”
“Trust me, they don’t.” Katie straightened up. “We need a picture of this. I wish we had a camera.”
“Stay here, I’ll get my sketchbook.” Rusty ran to the picnic table, grabbed his sketchbook and pencil and hurried back.
Katie held the light steady on the print while Rusty crouched to make a sketch of it. When he was done he ripped off a clean sheet of paper and laid it beside the print to measure its exact length and width.MoreLess
“Stop!” Katie whispered and grabbed his shirt.
“Why?”
“Look!” Her flashlight shot a bright oval onto the dusty road.
Katie crept onto the road, stopped and directed the beam straight down. Rusty followed. Spotlighted in the dust was a perfect print. An unusual print. Not an animal print; not made by a sandal or a sneaker or a bare foot; the tread pattern was very different from... anything Rusty had seen before.
“Do ghosts usually leave footprints?” Katie whispered.
He shook his head. “No. I don’t know. Who knows?”
“Trust me, they don’t.” Katie straightened up. “We need a picture of this. I wish we had a camera.”
“Stay here, I’ll get my sketchbook.” Rusty ran to the picnic table, grabbed his sketchbook and pencil and hurried back.
Katie held the light steady on the print while Rusty crouched to make a sketch of it. When he was done he ripped off a clean sheet of paper and laid it beside the print to measure its exact length and width.MoreLess
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