Five On a Secret Trail
“15 - Five On A Secret Trail @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } Chapter Ten WHAT CAN BE HAPPENING?
Forty fingers and thumbs were very hard at work trying to loosen the heavy stone. At last Julian got hold of a corner which could be held more easily than any other part of the stone. He tried to lift it and it came away a little.
„Help me this side, Dick," said Julian, and Dick put his strong fingers there too. „Heave-ho!" he said - and up came the stone.
It went over wit...h a crash and Timmy barked loudly, jumping aside. Everyone peered down - and then looked exceedingly disappointed!
There was nothing there at all. Not even a hole! The black earth, hard as iron, lay underneath, and nothing else.
They all stared down at the dry, hard earth, puzzled. George looked up at Julian.
„Well - that"s queer, isn"t it? Why should anyone lift up this heavy stone if there is nothing hidden underneath?" „Well, it"s clear that whoever was here didn"t find anything - nor did he hide anything either," said Julian.MoreLess
Forty fingers and thumbs were very hard at work trying to loosen the heavy stone. At last Julian got hold of a corner which could be held more easily than any other part of the stone. He tried to lift it and it came away a little.
„Help me this side, Dick," said Julian, and Dick put his strong fingers there too. „Heave-ho!" he said - and up came the stone.
It went over wit...h a crash and Timmy barked loudly, jumping aside. Everyone peered down - and then looked exceedingly disappointed!
There was nothing there at all. Not even a hole! The black earth, hard as iron, lay underneath, and nothing else.
They all stared down at the dry, hard earth, puzzled. George looked up at Julian.
„Well - that"s queer, isn"t it? Why should anyone lift up this heavy stone if there is nothing hidden underneath?" „Well, it"s clear that whoever was here didn"t find anything - nor did he hide anything either," said Julian.MoreLess
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