The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (1978)
“The wooden moon had been like a fortune cookie, with a message inside. But what was the message? The paper lay before him. All he had to do was unroll it and read. But Anthony was a cautious sort. If the paper turned out to be anything important—a treasure map, for instance—he wanted to examine it in private. And if that really was a gold coin there... well, he’d better scoop it up quick before somebody else decided that it was theirs.
With trembling fingers, Anthony gathered up the two wooden ...fragments and the piece of paper. He glanced nervously around and then made a dash for the door. In the hall, he almost ran into Miss Eells, who had a big paper bag in her hand.
“Watch out, Anthony,” she said, laughing, “or you’ll knock over the chocolate malt I brought you! Good grief! What do you have there?”
“It’s—it’s... I had an accident,” Anthony stammered. “Can we go to your office f-for a minute?”
Miss Eells gave Anthony a wondering look. “Sure. Of course. It’s snack time, anyway.MoreLess
With trembling fingers, Anthony gathered up the two wooden ...fragments and the piece of paper. He glanced nervously around and then made a dash for the door. In the hall, he almost ran into Miss Eells, who had a big paper bag in her hand.
“Watch out, Anthony,” she said, laughing, “or you’ll knock over the chocolate malt I brought you! Good grief! What do you have there?”
“It’s—it’s... I had an accident,” Anthony stammered. “Can we go to your office f-for a minute?”
Miss Eells gave Anthony a wondering look. “Sure. Of course. It’s snack time, anyway.MoreLess
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