The Case of the Exploding Plumbing
“For more than a year now, no one had gotten away with a crime in Idaville.
Aside from being a model of law and order, Idaville was a lovely seaside town. It had clean beaches and three movie theaters. It had churches, a synagogue, four banks, and two delicatessens.
The chief of police was Mr. Brown. He knew that nearly every American thought he was the best peace officer in the nation. He also knew the truth about Idaville.
The real brains behind Idaville’s war on crime was his only child, ten-...year-old Encyclopedia.
Whenever Chief Brown had a mystery he could not solve, he put his emergency plan into action. He went home to dinner. At the table he told Encyclopedia the facts.
The boy detective solved the case before dessert. Once in a while, however, he had to ask for second helpings to gain more time.
Chief Brown hated keeping his son’s ability a secret. He felt Congress should award Encyclopedia a vote of thanks. But how could he suggest it?
Who would believe that the guiding hand behind Idaville’s police record could make a yo-yo loop-the-loop off a man-on-the-flying trapeze?MoreLess
Aside from being a model of law and order, Idaville was a lovely seaside town. It had clean beaches and three movie theaters. It had churches, a synagogue, four banks, and two delicatessens.
The chief of police was Mr. Brown. He knew that nearly every American thought he was the best peace officer in the nation. He also knew the truth about Idaville.
The real brains behind Idaville’s war on crime was his only child, ten-...year-old Encyclopedia.
Whenever Chief Brown had a mystery he could not solve, he put his emergency plan into action. He went home to dinner. At the table he told Encyclopedia the facts.
The boy detective solved the case before dessert. Once in a while, however, he had to ask for second helpings to gain more time.
Chief Brown hated keeping his son’s ability a secret. He felt Congress should award Encyclopedia a vote of thanks. But how could he suggest it?
Who would believe that the guiding hand behind Idaville’s police record could make a yo-yo loop-the-loop off a man-on-the-flying trapeze?MoreLess
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