“They were quieter than usual, too. Mrs. Frye tried to perk them up. “Have some of my famous blueberry pancakes. Those will wake you up.” Henry dug into a stack of pancakes. “These are delicious. We sometimes make these when Mrs. McGregor, our housekeeper, has a day off.” Mrs. Frye refilled the milk pitcher. “And when will you children get a day off to be plain old slugabeds?” Henry poured himself another glass of milk. “Maybe when Grandfather gets back. Penny needs us today. It’s Janet Trainor’...s day off. We won’t be seeing her today.” When the children arrived at the mall, they had some extra time to go window-shopping. They strolled through the far end of the mall, where they hadn’t visited before. Benny finally visited the train store. Henry and Jessie stopped to check out tents at a camping store. Violet browsed through a shop that sold nothing but beads. She bought a small bag of them along with some cord to make a necklace for Mrs. Frye. As he strolled along, Benny stared up at the huge round skylight at the top of the mall.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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