“Bugs hated being outsmarted by the boy detective. He longed to screw Encyclopedia’s head around so people would talk in front of his face behind his back. But every time Bugs got such ideas, he remembered Sally Kimball, Encyclopedia’s junior partner. Sally was the prettiest girl in the fifth grade and the best athlete. She was also the only one—boy or girl—un—der twelve whom Bugs feared. Every time he had mixed with her, she had left him on the ground to cool. Because of Sally, Bugs never tried... to push Encyclopedia around. He never stopped trying to gain revenge, however. “We’d better watch out for Bugs,” warned Sally. “He’s like a man fixing a ten-foot clock. He’s always trying to get the upper hand.” The detectives were biking into town to look over the new line of cheese cakes at the Tasty Delicatessen. They had taken a shortcut, which was a mistake. The dirt path was slippery with mud after a two-day rain. The path led near Mr. Sweeny’s Auto Body Shop. Behind the shop stood the old tool shed which Bugs and his Tigers used for a clubhouse.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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