The Skeleton in the Smithsonian (2003)
“KC paid, then opened the cardboard packet that held the pictures and negatives. Marshall looked over her shoulder. There were pictures of KC’s kittens, one of Marshall in the garden, and one of the kids petting a cockroach in the Museum of Natural History.
“Here he is,” KC said. In the snapshot, Leonard Fisher was bending over to tie his sneaker lace. Next to him rested the black instrument case.
“Before we lost him,” Marshall said.
The picture showed the back of Fisher’s shirt, but the words p...rinted there weren’t clear enough to read. “CELERY something something,” KC muttered.
“Wait a sec, I have an idea,” Marshall said.
He turned to the clerk. “Can you make this picture bigger?”
“Sure, but it would cost six dollars and take about a week,” the clerk said. “I’d have to send it out.”
She reached under the counter and pulled out a magnifying glass. “Here, try this,” she suggested.
“Thanks a lot!” KC said. She placed the round magnifying glass over the picture of Leonard Fisher.MoreLess
“Here he is,” KC said. In the snapshot, Leonard Fisher was bending over to tie his sneaker lace. Next to him rested the black instrument case.
“Before we lost him,” Marshall said.
The picture showed the back of Fisher’s shirt, but the words p...rinted there weren’t clear enough to read. “CELERY something something,” KC muttered.
“Wait a sec, I have an idea,” Marshall said.
He turned to the clerk. “Can you make this picture bigger?”
“Sure, but it would cost six dollars and take about a week,” the clerk said. “I’d have to send it out.”
She reached under the counter and pulled out a magnifying glass. “Here, try this,” she suggested.
“Thanks a lot!” KC said. She placed the round magnifying glass over the picture of Leonard Fisher.MoreLess
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