The Strange Message in the Parchment
“Mr. Flockhart removed the backing, then slid out the parchment. He held it up for the others to see.
“It’s even more beautiful out of the frame!” Junie exclaimed.
Mr. Flockhart handed the picture to Nancy, who turned it over.
“Here’s an initial,” she noted. “It’s an A.” She flipped the picture over to look at the front again. In a moment she exclaimed, “The A is directly in back of the baby who is being held by the angel!”
Mr. Flockhart said, “I wonder if it has anything to do with St. Anthony....”
The others doubted this, and Junie asked, “Is there another notation on the back?”
Nancy looked closely. “Yes, there is,” she said, excited. “In the lower right-hand corner are the initials DB, and under it is printed Milano.”
“Milano?” Mr. Flockhart repeated. “That must mean Milano, Italy, although there is one in Texas.”
Nancy turned to him. “I assume Mr. Rocco is Italian. Perhaps he brought the parchment from Italy.”
“That’s a logical guess,”MoreLess
“It’s even more beautiful out of the frame!” Junie exclaimed.
Mr. Flockhart handed the picture to Nancy, who turned it over.
“Here’s an initial,” she noted. “It’s an A.” She flipped the picture over to look at the front again. In a moment she exclaimed, “The A is directly in back of the baby who is being held by the angel!”
Mr. Flockhart said, “I wonder if it has anything to do with St. Anthony....”
The others doubted this, and Junie asked, “Is there another notation on the back?”
Nancy looked closely. “Yes, there is,” she said, excited. “In the lower right-hand corner are the initials DB, and under it is printed Milano.”
“Milano?” Mr. Flockhart repeated. “That must mean Milano, Italy, although there is one in Texas.”
Nancy turned to him. “I assume Mr. Rocco is Italian. Perhaps he brought the parchment from Italy.”
“That’s a logical guess,”MoreLess
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