Wilma Tenderfoot: the Case of the Fatal Phantom
“The presence of Barbu D’Anvers,” re-peated Theodore, “has made finding the treasure our top priority. You can write that down in your notebook if you like, Wilma.”
Wilma beamed and made a quick scribble. “This is like when you solved the Case of the Dodgy Duck. Do you remember? Barbu turned up then too, didn’t he? Disguised as a chicken.”
“He did, yes,” answered Theodore, twitching his mustache. “But back to this case—without those plans we are at a disadvantage.”
Wilma’s eyes flashed. “The thing is, Mr. Goodman,” she began, reaching into her pocket, “I have this. It’s Bludsten Blackheart’s diary.”
The great detective dashed to her side. “Well done, Wilma. But where did you find it?”
“In the library. Vic…I mean, I…It’s very hard to read…it’s full of funny symbols and pictures, but I did find these …” Opening the diary, Wilma thumbed her way to the page that was folded over and sealed at the top and bottom. Inside the improvised envelope were the three pieces of paper.
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