On Track for Treasure (2014)
“Then he handed it to Mrs. Carey without a word. He simply stood there, quiet and still in a way that seemed almost defiant.
“Have you anything to say for yourself?” the Reverend demanded. He was still clutching the bough.
The boy stayed silent.
“Nothing at all?”
Eli shook his head.
At that, the Reverend took hold of Eli’s collar with his free hand. He looked over at the other four children. “Consider this a lesson to you, too,” he told them. “For every misdeed there is a pun...ishment.”
“We are not running a boardinghouse for thieves,” Mrs. Carey added.
She grabbed Eli’s arm for good measure, though he showed no sign of resistance. Then the couple marched him out of the barn, through the yard, and up the back steps into the house. The children didn’t dare speak until the door slammed shut.
“What happened?”MoreLess
“Have you anything to say for yourself?” the Reverend demanded. He was still clutching the bough.
The boy stayed silent.
“Nothing at all?”
Eli shook his head.
At that, the Reverend took hold of Eli’s collar with his free hand. He looked over at the other four children. “Consider this a lesson to you, too,” he told them. “For every misdeed there is a pun...ishment.”
“We are not running a boardinghouse for thieves,” Mrs. Carey added.
She grabbed Eli’s arm for good measure, though he showed no sign of resistance. Then the couple marched him out of the barn, through the yard, and up the back steps into the house. The children didn’t dare speak until the door slammed shut.
“What happened?”MoreLess
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