Mystery in the Fortune Cookie (2011)
“Benny exclaimed. “Martin stole Dottie’s half of the bookstore. I just know it!”
“What can we do?” Violet asked in alarm.
“I’m not sure,” said Jessie. “But we have to do something. Right, Henry?”
Henry didn’t answer. He was staring into the dining room, watching Martin remove a small velvet box from his jacket pocket.
“Wait!” Henry said. “Isn’t that the box from the jewelry store? The one the sales-clerk tried to show Martin?”
The others followed Henry’s gaze.
“Martin said he was looking at watc...hes,” Benny remembered. “But that box is too small for a watch.”
Suddenly, Henry understood. “What if Martin wasn’t looking at watches at all?” he said slowly. “What if he was really at the jewelry store looking at something else?”
“Like what, Henry?” asked Violet.
“Like a diamond ring!” Henry answered.
“Oh, Henry!” Violet put a hand over her mouth in surprise. “You think Martin’s asking Dottie to marry him?”
“I can’t be sure,”MoreLess
“What can we do?” Violet asked in alarm.
“I’m not sure,” said Jessie. “But we have to do something. Right, Henry?”
Henry didn’t answer. He was staring into the dining room, watching Martin remove a small velvet box from his jacket pocket.
“Wait!” Henry said. “Isn’t that the box from the jewelry store? The one the sales-clerk tried to show Martin?”
The others followed Henry’s gaze.
“Martin said he was looking at watc...hes,” Benny remembered. “But that box is too small for a watch.”
Suddenly, Henry understood. “What if Martin wasn’t looking at watches at all?” he said slowly. “What if he was really at the jewelry store looking at something else?”
“Like what, Henry?” asked Violet.
“Like a diamond ring!” Henry answered.
“Oh, Henry!” Violet put a hand over her mouth in surprise. “You think Martin’s asking Dottie to marry him?”
“I can’t be sure,”MoreLess
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