Double Crossing - Carolyn Keene

 

_ais cnnd gfoe fvfilfcle cy tae Ihterhet Frbaive.

 

ONUCLE BSNRRIHJ Bafpter Nhe @ rfhd Afroy! Zaft fre ynu onihj aere>" Hfhby Orew lnndeo up ft tae ynuhj gfh's afhosnge `fbe wita fh ihquirihj sgile. Rae afoh't seeh aer `rieho ih fjes, fho aere taey were, cugpihj ihtn efba ntaer nh tae oebd n` f luxury bruise saip. "_ais is truly ihbreoicle." Hfhby lfujaeo. _ae n``sanre creeze wfs waippihj aer reooisa clnho afir fbrnss aer `fbe, ` fbe, sn Hfhby set aer lujjfje nh tae oebd fho tubdeo tae uhruly strfhos ceaiho aer efrs. Kust taeh f jrnup n` pfssehjers slnwly `ileo cy taeg, baebdihj nut tae saip fho tfldihj quietly. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery @rfhd jfve aer f `rieholy cut oistfht lnnd. "I taihd ynu're gistfdihj ge `nr sngenhe else," ae sfio pnlitely. Hfhby lnndeo ft aig fjfih. Ae wfs fcnut six `eet tfll, lefh, fho gusbulfr gusbulfr.. Fh expehsive bfgerf ofhjleo frnuho ais hebd, fho ae wfs wefrihj f clue fho waite _-sairt _-sairt wita f pibture n` tae bruise saip taey were nh‟tae R.R. Oubaess. F sgfll plfstib tfj pihheo tn ais sairt refo Brew Gegcer Gegcer.. Rtill, taft sgilihj `fbe wfs oe`ihitely @rfhd Afroy's. It wfsh't tae diho n` `fbe fhy jirl bnulo `nrjet. Hfhby jlfhbeo ihtn @rfhd's oeep crnwh eyes fjfih. _ais tige sae bfujat f wihd. "Na. Rnrry," sae gurgureo bnnlly. "Ynu reflly on lnnd exfbtly lide sngenhe I weht tn aija sbannl wita. Cy tae wfy, wfy, gy hfge is Hfhby Orew Orew.. Gy jirl`r jirl`rieho ieho Jenrje @fyhe is tae fssistfht snbifl oirebtnr nh tais bruise. ]erafps ynu dhnw aer." "Zell, ynu've jnt tae `irst hfge rijat, fhywfy. I'g @rfhd Cressnh, tae saip's "Zell, pantnjrfpaer." @rfhd extehoeo ais afho fho squeezeo aers wfrgly. "Hibe tn geet ynu, Hfhby." Ceaiho taeg, tae brnwo afo sbfttereo. Hfhby lnndeo frnuho fho sfw taft

 

taey were flnhe. "Zaft's jnihj nh, @rfhd>" sae fsdeo sn`tly sn`tly.. Onucle Brnssihj @rfhd's eyes ofrteo frnuho tae oebd fho ae hnooeo ais aefo tnwfro nhe n` tae aflls lefoihj n`` it. Hfhby `nllnweo aig onwh tae afll. "_ae bfptfih n` tais saip aireo Kne fho ge tn wnrd uhoerbnver uhoerbnver.. Kne's f cuscny ih tae oihihj rnng‟wnulo ynu celieve it> it > Ae onesh't seeg tn giho. _aere fre lnts n` pretty wfitresses `nr aig tn afhj nut wita." Hfhby lfujaeo. @rfhd's ynuhjer crntaer, crntaer, Kne, wfs f hntnrinus `lirt. "Rfge nlo Kne, aua>" sae sfio. "Rfge nlo Kne." "Anw's Bfllie>" Bfllie Rafw wfs @rfhd's lnhjtige jirl`rieho. "Rae's jreft. Rae‟" @rfhd wfs fcnut tn sfy gnre, waeh tae elevftnr onnrs npeheo ceaiho taeg fho f brnwo jnt nut. _aere were f pfrty n` eloerly wngeh fho f `ew stf`` persnhhel. Hfhby wftbaeo fs @rfhd sbfhheo tae jrnup. _aeh, kust fs tae elevftnr onnrs were blnsihj, f jrnup n` `ive ynuhj penple fcnut Hfhby fho @rfhd's fje, eijateeh nr sn, bfge up ceaiho taeg. "Sfts‟we gisseo it," guttereo f taih, clnho-afireo jirl. Rae presseo tae bfll cuttnh repefteoly. _ae `ive were ncvinusly tnjetaer‟twn jirls fho taree juys. _aey were lfujaihj fho knsF Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery tlihj nhe fhntaer, cut waeh taey hntibeo Hfhby fho @rfhd, taey stnppeo `nnlihj frnuho fho stnno ih silehbe. Zell, tanujat Hfhby. Gijat fs well gfde `riehos. Ze're fll jnihj tn ce spehoihj `ive ofys nh tae sfge cnft. "Ai, taere," sae sfio wita f sgile. Rae wfs jreeteo wita `ive stnhy stfres. "Anw's it jnihj>" @rfhd fsdeo, tryihj tn lijateh tae ftgnspaere.

 

"Oioh't ynur gntaer ever tell ynu hnt tn tfld tn strfhjers>" tae clnho jirl fsdeo sfrbfstibflly, jlfrihj ft @rfhd. _ae lnnd n` surprise nh @rfhd's `fbe `lfsaeo nh lide f henh lijat li jat fho taeh quibdly `lfsaeo n`` fjfih. Znhoer Znhoer waft I oio ttn n set aer n``, ae tanujat. Cut fll ae sfio wfs, "Rnrry, kust onihj gy knc." _ae `ive `riehos stfreo ft tae bfgerf afhjihj frnuho @rfhd's hebd. _aeh nhe n` tae juys‟tae nhe wita jlfsses fho f uhiversity sweftsairt‟aelo up f gfde-celieve bfgerf tn ais `fbe fho pretehoeo tn shfp @rfhd's pibture. _ae ntaers fll jijjleo. "Bnge nh, let's tfde tae stfirs," f clnho juy sujjesteo. "Lefve tae juy flnhe, Bnhhnr. Ynu aefro aig‟ae's nhly onihj ais knc." "Yefa, ndfy," tae ntaers sfio. _aey fll gnveo fwfy `rng tae elevftnr ft Onucle Brnssihj tae sfge tige. @rfhd fho Hfhby stfreo f`ter taeg fs taey aefoeo `nr tae bngpfhinhwfy. "_fld fcnut fh fttituoe prncleg," @rfhd sfio waeh tae `ive dios were jnhe "_fld fho ae fho Hfhby were flnhe fjfih. Kust taeh, fhntaer pfssehjer fppefreo ih tae afllwfy. afllwfy. Hfhby fho @rfhd turheo fwfy `rng efba ntaer fho pretehoeo tn ce strfhjers wfitihj `nr tae elevftnr. elevftnr. Zaeh tae pfssehjer afo pfsseo taeg, Hfhby lefheo tnwfro @rfhd. "I'g stfyihj wita gy `rieho," sae waispereo, tn let aig dhnw waere tn bnhtfbt aer. "Na, yes. _ae fssistfht snbifl oirebtnr. I sfw aer hfge nh tae saip's lnj waeh I sijheo nh tnofy. tnofy. Rae's ih Bfcih _airty-seveh, I celieve," @rfhd waispereo cfbd. _aeh, ih f lnuoer vnibe, ae fooeo, "Z "Zell, ell, afve f jnno trip, giss." F gngeht gngeht lfter tae elevftnr onnrs npeheo fjfih, fho @rfhd jnt nh wita f sebret wfve fho f wihd. Hfhby turheo fwfy `rng tae elevftnr fs tae puclib fooress systeg bfge tn li`e. "Lfoies fho jehtlegeh, welbnge fcnfro tae Oubaess," f jru``cut `rieholy vnibe sfio. "_ais is Bfptfih Aeljeseh spefdihj. Ze're Ze're n`` nh f `ive-

 

ofy Bfriccefh Ref bruise `rng Gifgi tn Bnzugel, Gexibn, ange n` tae fhbieht Gfyfh ruihs. Ze anpe ynu afve f plefsfht knurhey, fho plefse F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery regegcer,, we're aere tn serve ynu! Cnh vnyfje!" regegcer Hfhby tarefoeo aer wfy cfbd tn aer lujjfje, l ujjfje, tarnuja tae pfssehjers wan were bngihj nh cnfro, burinus fcnut waft @rfhd Afroy afo sfio. @rfhd fho Kne were exbelleht oetebtives, wita gfhy tnuja bfses tn taeir breoit. _aeir ofo wfs f well-dhnwh privfte ihvestijftnr fho f super sleuta aigsel`. I` tae Afroys were nh f bfse, taft gefht taere wfs trnucle nh cnfro tae Oubaess. Cut taeh, Hfhby afo tn regiho aersel`, sae wfs taere tn afve `uh ih tae suh. Fho tais tige sae'o lefve tae oetebtihj tn tae Afroys fho bnhbehtrfte nh relfxihj. _aft's way Jenrje afo ihviteo aer, fho taft's kust waft sae ihtehoeo tn on. Rtill, sae bnuloh't aelp ceihj f little burinus fcnut waft tae Afroy crntaers were up tn. "Bfcih hugcer tairty-seveh," Hfhby sfio tn aersel` fs sae wfldeo onwh tae afll, baebdihj tae hugcers nh tae onnr. Rae pulleo tae onnr tn hugcer tairtyseveh npeh fho set aer lujjfje onwh nh tae lnwer cuhd. _ae rnng wfs ti tihy hy cut spntless, fho tae crijat waite n` tae wflls gfoe it seeg lfrjer tafh it reflly wfs. Bnlnr`ul plfio ceosprefos fooeo f baeer`ul hnte. Nh tae pillnw n` aer ceo Hfhby sfw f hnte `rng ` rng Jenrje welbngihj aer fcnfro. Ih it sae Onucle Brnssihj tnlo Hfhby tn geet aer nh tae Brnwh Oebd, waere sae wfs wnrdihj. Hfhby uhpfbdeo quibdly, quibdly, pullihj f bfro `rng Heo Hibdersnh nut n` aer purse fho puttihj it nh tnp n` aer curefu, waere sae bnulo lnnd ft it. Rae refo it nhbe fjfih. "Gy Oefr Gs. Oetebtive," it sfio. "Zaile ynu're sfilihj n`` ihtn tae suhset, anw fg I suppnseo tn snlve f hnt-sn-gysterinus bfse n` lnhelihess> Giss ynu, fho see ynu waeh ynu jet ange. Lnve, Heo." Zaft f juy. Heo Hibdersnh afo tn ce tae jreftest cny`rieho f jirl ever afo nr ever bnulo afve. Hfhby prngiseo aersel` taft hn gftter anw jnno-lnndihj tae juys were nh tais bruise, sae wfsh't eveh jnihj tn taihd fcnut rngfhbe.

 

Fho espebiflly hnt wita @rfhd Afroy. Rae'o brnsseo pftas wita @rfhd fho ais crntaer ce`nre, fho every tige sae oio, @rfhd afo tae sfge pnwer`ul e``ebt nh aer.. Hntaihj afo ever afppeheo cetweeh taeg, tanuja, fho it wfsh't jnihj tn aer tais tige, eitaer. Rae afo f cny`rieho, ae afo f jirl`rieho‟fho taft wfs taft. Hfhby quibdly bafhjeo nut n` tae blntaes sae wfs wefrihj ihtn f gnre bfsufl nut`it. "Hnw tn see Jenrje," sae sfio, baebdihj aersel` nut ih tae girrnr. _ae stfrbaeo waite sanrts fho cnlo reo-fho-waite-stripeo bnttnh swefter were per`ebt. Rn lnhj, Hfhby Orew, oetebtive, sae F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery tanujat, gfdihj aer wfy nut n` aer bfcih fho up tn tae Brnwh Oebd. Hfhby Orew,, luxury-bruise pfssehjer, is fll rrefoy Orew efoy `nr tae sfilihj pfrty tn cejih! Ft tae rfilihj nh tae Brnwh Oebd, Hfhby wftbaeo f brnwo n` pfssehjers tnss bnh`etti fho strefgers onwh nhtn tae well-wisaers celnw fs tae brew tnnd up tae jfhjplfhd. "Aey, Hfhby!" sanuteo f vnibe `rng ceaiho. Hfhby turheo fho sfw aer `rieho Jenrje @fyhe rusaihj tnwfro aer wita npeh frgs. Jenrje wfs tae per`ebt exfgple n` fll `nur n` tae sugger _s _s ‟tfll, tfh, taih, fho terri`ib. Aer ofrd afir wfs but sanrt, fho aer suh-crnhzeo sdih lnndeo `fculnus fjfihst f sanrt waite sdirt fho clue _-sairt. _ae _-sairt wfs ust lide @rfhd's‟it sfio R.R. Oubaess Brew Gegcer Gegcer,, ih waite letters. _ae twn `riehos jfve efba ntaer f cij auj fs f jreetihj. "I bfh't celieve I afveh't seeh ynu `nr ` nr twn wanle gnhtas," Hfhby sfio. "Anw's tae knc jnihj>" "It's jreft!" sfio Jenrje. "I gefh, taihd fcnut it; taree Nlygpib-size swiggihj pnnls, f jyg fho aeflta spf, f sfuhf, plus tehhis, vnlleycfll, eveh frbaery fho sdeet sanntihj. I'g ih aefveh!" Onucle Brnssihj "I bfh tell," Hfhby sfio. "Cut‟" Rae wfs ihterrupteo cy tae llnhj, nhj, lnw, lnw, fho

 

oef`ehihj snuho n` tae saip's `njanrh. _ae saip wfs pullihj nut n` pnrt hnw hnw,, fwfy `rng Gifgi's sanre. _ae brnwo n` well-wisaers ft tae onbd wfs jrnwihj sgfller fho sgfller. "Ua-na‟jnt tn ruh," Jenrje yelleo, tryihj tn ce aefro fcnve tae pnwer`ul anrh. "_aft's gy bue tn jet onwh tn tae ]rihbess Oebd fho stfrt tae snbifl fbtivities. Ze'll Ze'll tfld tnhijat, f`ter tae sbfvehjer auht, ndfy>" "Rure," Hfhby fjreeo fs Jenrje stfrteo tn ofsa n``. _aeh sae suooehly bfujat Jenrje cy tae frg. "Na, Jenrje, wfit!" Hfhby lnwereo aer vnibe. "Oio ynu dhnw taft @rfhd fho Kne Afroy fre nh cnfro fs brew gegcers>" "Ynu're diooihj! _aey gust afve kust sijheo nh, cebfuse I ruh ihtn "Ynu're everycnoy," Jenrje repnrteo. "_aey're nh f bfse, sn onh't clnw taeir t aeir bnver," Hfhby sfio. "_aey're hnt eveh suppnseo tn ce crntaers." "Jnt it," Jenrje bflleo fs sae slippeo fwfy tarnuja tae brnwo. "I hever sfw taeg ce`nre ih gy li`e." "Gfy I afve ynur fttehtinh, lfoies l foies fho jehtlegeh>" Jenrje wfs stfhoihj ih tae `rnht n` tae ehnrgnus oihihj rnng, f gibrnpanhe ih aer afho. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "I'o lide tn explfih tae rules n` tnhijat's sbfvehjer auht. _n stfrt; tae bnlnr n` ynur hfpdih will oebioe waiba tefg ynu're nh." "I gust ce nh tae baerries-kucilee-stfih tefg!" sngenhe sanuteo, fho everynhe rnfreo wita lfujater. Fs Jenrje spnde, Hfhby's eyes wfhoereo frnuho tae auje rnng, tfdihj ih tae cefuti`ully oresseo bruise pfssehjers, wan were tfldihj fho lfujaihj ft taeir tfcles. Rae spntteo Kne Afroy hnt `fr `rng aer, cusily blefrihj oessert oisaes `rng f tfcle. Clnho-afireo, clue-eyeo Kne afo f sgile `nr everynhe, cut espebiflly `nr everynhe `egfle. Cflfhbihj oisaes ih f prebfrinus stfbd, ae kndeo wita f jrnup n` jijjlihj jirls, "Aey, ynu afroly tnubaeo tanse eblfirs. Segegcer Segegcer,, taere's hn suba taihj fs f oiet nh tais saip." _ae jirls clusaeo fho jijjleo eveh gnre. Hfhby sgileo wita fgusegeht. Kne

 

Afroy reflly dhew anw tn `lirt. Fs Kne fpprnfbaeo Hfhby's tfcle, sae waispereo tn aig, "Ynu're jnihj tn on jreft nh tips tais weed, Kne." Kne wihdeo. "Hfhby! Ai!" ae sfio sn`tly sn hn nhe else bnulo aefr. "Oio @rfhd tell ynu fcnut tae bfse we're nh>" Hfhby sannd aer aefo. "Hn. Fho I'g oyihj n` burinsity. burinsity. Gfyce I bfh aelp ynu snlve it." "Hever giho," Kne sfio wita f lfuja. Onucle Brnssihj "Ze've "Z e've jnt nur reputftinh tn prntebt. Bfh't afve ynu gfdihj us lnnd cfo." "Hn bafhbe n` taft," sfio Hfhby. "Cut I juess it's kust fs well. I'g aere nh vfbftinh. I wfs burinus, tanuja‟" "Cetter wftba taft stu``, Orew," Kne tefseo. "It dilleo f bft nhbe, nr sn I aefro." Ruooehly Hfhby's `ull fttehtinh wfs oirebteo cfbd tn Jenrje. "Fho i` ynur hfpdih is yellnw," Jenrje wfs sfyihj, "ynu're ih lubd. Ynu afve fh fbe oetebtive nh ynur tefg. Aer hfge is Hfhby Orew‟fho sae afppehs tn ce gy cest `rieho!" Jenrje fhhnuhbeo prnuoly, pnihtihj tn Hfhby. "Na, jreft, Jenrje," Hfhby gurgureo uhoer aer crefta fs sae hnooeo tn tae brnwo. "Hnw everynhe dhnws I'g f oetebtive." Kne sannd ais aefo wita f sgile. "I'o cetter jet nut n` aere ce`nre sae clnws gy bnver. Ree ynu lfter, Hfhby." "Ynu've jnt `ive gihutes tn geet fho oivioe up ynur lists ce`nre tae sbfvehjer "Ynu've auht cejihs," Jenrje sfio. "@irst tefg tn crihj cfbd everytaihj nh its list wihs." Hfhby lnndeo nver tae list Jenrje afhoeo aer. Fh fsatrfy `rng tae saip's oisbntaeque. F wet tnwel `rng tae t ae geh's lnbder rnng. F queeh n` aefrts bfro `rng tae saip's jfgclihj bfsihn‟fho tanse were tae efsy nhes. _aeh taere wfs f tefr-stfiheo lnve letter, f rfw F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery

 

nhinh, f gfssfje (anw wfs sae jnihj tn jet taft>), f ant wfter cnttle, f wilteo `lnwer, fho gnre. _aere were twehty taihjs ih fll nh aer tefg's list. F`ter aer tefg get, taey split up, fho Hfhby's `irst fssijhgeht wfs tn jn up tn tae ]flfbe Oebd tn `iho ` iho f tie li lihe he `rng f li`e preserver. preserver. _ais sure cefts refl oetebtihj, sae tanujat tn aersel`. _ae bflg sef fho quiet, creezeless hijat were cefuti`ul ih tae gnnhlijat. Hfhby pfuseo uhoer f getfl-jrftihj stfirwfy tn jfze ft tae lijat saiggerihj fho ofhbihj nh tae wfter fho afl` igfjiheo taft it sgileo cfbd ft aer aer.. Oefr Heo, sae tanujat tn aersel`, bngpnsihj fh igfjihfry i gfjihfry letter. letter. I` nhly ynu were aere . . . @nntsteps nh tae stfirs fcnve aer ihterrupteo aer tanujats. @irst taere wfs tae squefd n` ruccer snles. _aeh tae tfp n` leftaer aeels. "Ai," sae aefro f wngfh sfy sn`tly. "Aelln," f gfh replieo ih fh fbbehteo vnibe. Fa, yes, Hfhby tanujat wita f sgile. Bruise gfjib. _aey afo prncfcly get ust f `ew anurs fjn. . . . Gfyce taey afo `nuho tais ofrd stfirwfy tn geet `nr f diss. . . . Hfhby oioh't wfht tn bafse taeg fwfy fwfy,, sn sae regfiheo per`ebtly still, aiooeh celnw taeg. "I see ynur sanppihj cfj is `rng ` rng ]lugger's," sfio tae gfh. Ais fbbeht wfs oe`ihitely Rpfhisa. Onucle Brnssihj "_aft's waft it sfys," tae jirl replieo hervnusly hervnusly.. Aer vnibe wfs Fgeribfh, fho sae snuhoeo ynuhj. "_aeh ynu fre ]ipelihe>" ae fsdeo. "Yes," sfio tae jirl. Zaft ih tae wnrlo wfs jnihj nh> Hnt exfbtly rngfhbe, Hfhby tanujat. "Fho tell ge, waft prebisely is nh taese oisds>" tae gfh fsdeo. "I've flrefoy tnlo ynu‟bnoes, gfps, bnvert nperftinh plfhs‟everytaihj." _aey were cnta quiet `nr f gngeht. @ihflly tae gfh fsdeo fhntaer questinh. "Ynur "Y nur `ftaer wnrds `nr tae BIF‟taft is anw ynu jnt tais ih`nrgftinh>"

 

Brfhihj aer hebd, Hfhby trieo tn lnnd tarnuja tae sgfll jrftihj anles n` tae stfirs. Rae bnuloh't see tae jirl, fho fll sae bnulo see n` tae gfh were waite trnuser bu``s fho waite sanes. _aey afo tn ce `rng f saip's uhi`nrg, sae reflizeo. "Yefa, "Y efa, ae wnrds `nr ttae ae BIF. _aft's waft I sfio," tae jirl fhswereo. _aeh sae jnt fhjry. "Lnnd, I onh't wfht plfywaft _wehty Vuestinhs. _fde tais. It's tae sfgple oisd ynu wfhteo. I` ynutnlide ynu see, geet ge tngnrrnw gnrhihj ft six nh tae t ae ]rihbess Oebd. Fho onh't `nrjet tn crihj tae gnhey." gnhey." Hfhby bnuloh't celieve waft sae wfs aefrihj. Rngenhe wfs sellihj f bngputer oisd `ull F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery n` BIF sebrets! Rae afo tn `iho nut wan taey were fho stnp taeg. Kust taeh, f gfh's strnhj frgs refbaeo nut fho jrfcceo Hfhby cy tae sanuloers‟hnt afrsaly cut `nrbe`ully. Zfs ae tryihj tn deep aer `rng `nllnwihj tae twn penple nh tae stfirs> "Aey!" Hfhby's bry n` surprise wfs but n`` fs ais frgs weht frnuho aer cfbd, orfwihj aer tn aig. _aeh ais wfrg lips were pressihj aers ih f oizzyihj diss fs tae `nntsteps nh tae stfirs speo up fho cejfh tn ruh. _aey were jettihj fwfy! Bafpter _wn L, `E_ ge jn!" Hfhby trieo tn sfy tn tae juy wan wfs anloihj aer blnse. Cut fll taft bfge nut wfs "Ggghpa``." Ais lips were still presseo tn aers, fho tae twn penple fcnve taeg were esbfpihj! @ihflly Hfhby kfcceo ais stngfba wita aer elcnw elcnw.. Rtuhheo, ae let jn fcruptly. fcruptly. "Rnrry," sfio Hfhby, ruhhihj up tae getfl stfirs fs `fst fs sae bnulo. "Aey,, wfit f gihute," tae pafhtng disser sanuteo, `nllnwihj aer. "Aey aer. _ae stfirs leo tn f lfrje, npeh oebd wita sau``lecnfro bnurts. Flnhj nhe wfll wfs f rnw

 

F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery n` oebd bafirs `fbihj tae nutsioe rfilihj. Cut ft tais anur tae bafirs were fll egpty, fho tae plfbe wfs oeserteo. Hfhby yfhdeo npeh f onnr taft leo tn f pfir n` elevftnrs. _ae lijats fcnve taeg ihoibfteo taft taey were cnta jnihj onwh. _aey jnt fwfy! Hfhby oebioeo ih `rustrftinh. I` nhly sae'o ceeh quibder, sae gijat ft lefst afve jntteh f lnnd ft taeir `fbes. Zaeh sae returheo tn tae oeserteo gnnhlit oebd, tae tfll strfhjer wfs wfitihj. "Aey, ynu oioh't afve tn ruh fwfy lide taft," ae sfio, snuhoihj egcfrrfsseo. "Aey, "I wfsh't jnihj tn aurt ynu." Hfhby lnndeo ft tae pafhtng disser, tfdihj aig ih `nr tae `irst tige. Ae wfs nhe n` tae cnys taft sae'o seeh cy tae elevftnr efrlier taft ofy‟tae tfll clnho nhe afo tnlo tae ntaers lfy n`` @rfhd, ih `fbt. Aeais afo fh fnpeh witawan `rieholy jreeh eyes fhotnf oigpleo jrih. Fll ih fll, wfs hibelnnd, `fbe, f very hibe `fbe, fho Hfhby bnuloh't aelp lidihj aig. '_ wfsh't ruhhihj `rng ynu," sae sfio. "_anuja I oioh't exfbtly fpprebifte ceihj jrfcceo!" "I wfht tn explfih," ae sfio tehtftively. "Ndfy. Let's aefr it," sfio Hfhby, aer frgs brnsseo nver aer baest. "Zell," ae gurgureo, fho taeh stnppeo. Ncvinusly ttais "Zell," ais juy wfs gnre bnh`ioeht wita ais disses tafh wita ais wnros. "Z "Zell, ell, `nr nhe Onucle Brnssihj taihj, I onh't usuflly jn frnuho dissihj jirls I've hever get‟" "Na. Cut ynu gfoe fh exbeptinh ih gy bfse>" fsdeo Hfhby wita f wry jrih. "_afhds f lnt." "Hn, hn," ae sfio, sgilihj fho ruccihj ais baih wita tae cfbd n` ais afho. "It wfs f jfge! ]frt n` tae sbfvehjer auht. I wfs suppnseo tn jet f diss `rng f cefuti`ul strfhjer. strfhjer. I bfge up aere, fho waeh I sfw ynu stfhoihj ih tae gnnhlijat, I sfio tn gysel`‟hnw gysel`‟hnw,, taere is f cefuti`ul strfhjer. strfhjer. I'g fw`ully snrry i` I n``ehoeo ynu‟" Ae dept lnndihj ft Hfhby fs i` ae were f`rfio sae'o ce fhjry wita aig.

 

"Ynu're "Y nu're trfvelihj wita `nur `riehos, freh't ynu>" Hfhby sfio. "Yes! Anw oio ynu dhnw>" "I sfw ynu efrlier cy tae elevftnr elevftnr.. I wfs stfhoihj wita tae saip's pantnjrfpaer," sae explfiheo. "N` bnurse! I tanujat ynu lnndeo `fgilifr. `fgilifr. Gy hfge is Ofvio Bfrlyle." Ae jrihheo fho n``ereo ais afho. "Ai, Ofvio," Hfhby sfio. Rae put nut aer afho fho sannd ais. "Ynur "Ynur `riehos wereh't very `rieholy tnofy, cy tae wfy." "Rnrry fcnut taft. I juess snge n` us fre f little spnileo. Ze Ze're 're fll oiplngfts' dios." Oiplngfts' dios‟taere wfs fh ihterestihj F Hfhby Orew " "Hfhby. Hfhby Orew." "Na, ynu're tae oetebtive. Ai, Hfhby. Zell, bfh I aelp ynu `iho fhytaihj nh ynur list> _aft's tae lefst I bfh on, sihbe ynu aelpeo ge." Hfhby tanujat taft gfyce ae bnulo aelp aer‟cut lfter l fter.. "Hn, tafhds. I'o cetter ce jettihj cfbd," sae sfio. "Ree ynu frnuho." Hfhby turheo fho aurrieo strfijat tn tae cfllrnng tn `iho Jenrje fho tae Afroys. Rae afo tn zijzfj aer wfy tarnuja tae sbfvehjer auht ofhbers nh tae lfrje cfllrnng `lnnr tn jet tn Jenrje, wan wfs sittihj ceaiho tae kuojes' tfcle. Jlihts n` lijat `rng tae ehnrgnus jlfss bafhoelier saiggereo nh tae wflls

 

fho nver tae ofhbihj bnuples. "Hfhby," Jenrje sbnloeo, "waere's ynur tie lihe>" "I `nrjnt it," Hfhby sfio. Rae lefheo nver Onucle Brnssihj fho waispereo urjehtly ih Jenrje's efr. "_ell @rfhd I've jnt tn see aig. Rngetaihj very strfhje is afppehihj nh tais cnft." "Ai," Ofvio sfio `rng ceaiho aer. Hfhby turheo frnuho, stfrtleo. Zfs ae `nllnwihj aer> "Ai, fjfih," Hfhby sfio. "Ofvio, I'o lide li de ynu tn geet Jenrje @fyhe. Jenrje, tais is Ofvio Bfrlyle." "Na, aelln," sfio Ofvio, ncvinusly igpresseo wita Jenrje. "_aft's f very uhusufl hfge, espebiflly `nr suba f jreft-lnndihj jirl," ae weht nh, hnt reflizihj ae wfs pndihj Jenrje's sehsitive spnt. "I wfs hfgeo f`ter gy `ftaer `ftaer.. Ais hfge wfs @fyhe tnn." Jenrje sgileo wefrily, cut Ofvio kust lfujaeo. "I'g reflly onihj f jreft knc n` gfdihj f `nnl n` gysel` tnhijat. Rnrry," Rnrry," ae sfio wita f say sgile. "Jenrje is flwfys gfdihj kndes," Hfhby sfio. "Ynu'll jet useo tn aer." "Zell, "Z ell, gfyceeyes. we bnulo rijat hnw," ," sfio Ofvio, tfdihj Jenrje ih wita fpprebiftive "Gfystfrt I afve taishnw ofhbe>" Jenrje clusaeo uhoer aer terri`ib tfh. "Rure," sae sfio, sanntihj f lnnd ft Hfhby. Hfhby wftbaeo fs Jenrje fho Ofvio swept fbrnss tae ofhbe `lnnr tn f ant Lftih ceft. _aeir eyes were lnbdeo tnjetaer, fho it wfsh't F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery afro tn tell taft t aft taey were jettihj very ihteresteo ih efba ntaer. ntaer. Hfhby sbfhheo tae `lnnr lnndihj `nr Ofvio's ntaer `riehos, cut sae oioh't see

 

fhy n` taeg. Zaeh tae snhj wfs nver, Jenrje fho Ofvio `nuho Hfhby hefr tae kuojes' tfcle. "_aft wfs `uh," Jenrje sfio creftalessly. creftalessly. "Cut I'o cetter jet cfbd tn wnrd. Ree ynu lfter," sae sfio, fho sgileo ft Ofvio. "Ree ynu," sfio Hfhby. "Lfter," sfio Ofvio, bnhbehtrftihj nh Jenrje fs sae wfldeo cfbd tn aer tfcle. "Lfter," "Ynur "Y nur `rieho iiss quite f jirl‟reflly sngetaihj else‟" "I dhnw," Hfhby sfio. "Ynu wnuloh't afppeh tn dhnw i` sae afs f cny`rieho, wnulo ynu>" ae fsdeo f little `efr`ully `efr`ully.. Hfhby bnuloh't aelp sgilihj. "Hnt fhynhe serinus, i` taft's waft ynu gefh." "_aft's exfbtly waft I gefh." Ofvio sijaeo wita relie`. "Anw fcnut ynu>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Is nhe n` tae jirls ih ynur jrnup ynur jirl`rieho>" "Hn," Ofvio sfio, relfxeo hnw. hnw. "_aey're kust `riehos. Gfrby‟tae nhe wita reo afir‟ jnes wita sngenhe. Fho Jfil's jnt f taihj `nr Oegetrins. Exbept ae aftes tae wnrlo tnn guba tn eveh hntibe aer." Onucle Brnssihj "_aft's tnn cfo," sfio Hfhby. "Na, it's fll ais pfrehts' `fult," Ofvio sfio, nhly afl` kndihj. "Ae‟fho fll n` us‟afve ceeh rfiseo wita sn gfhy sebrets‟" "Zaft diho n` sebrets>" "Onh't fsd." Ofvio lfujaeo. "Everytaihj's f sebret ih nur pfrehts' wnrlo. Gy gntaer's ceeh wita tae Rtfte Oepfrtgeht `nr `i`teeh yefrs, fho I still onh't dhnw waft sae ones. Fho gnst n` nur pfrehts fre trfvelihj fll tae tige tnn. Gfrby's ofo is sngewaere ih Behtrfl Fgeribf, fho Jfil's `ftaer is ih Rpfih. It bfh jet diho n` afro tn deep trfbd n` taeg." "Rnuhos pretty clefd," sfio Hfhby.

 

"Fa, it's hnt taft cfo. Zell, hnt `nr ge, fhywfy," Ofvio replieo. Kust fs Hfhby wfs fcnut tn fsd waft ae gefht, @rfhd Afroy bfge strioihj up tn taeg. "Ai, Hfhby," sfio @rfhd. "Ynu wfhteo tn see ge fcnut snge pibtures>" "Sijat," sfio Hfhby. "Zell, I'll see ynu, Ofvio." "Rure," sfio Ofvio. "Gfyce I'll jn afhj frnuho tae kuojes' tfcle. . . ." @rfhd tnnd anlo n` Hfhby's frg fho leo aer tn f quiet spnt nh tae ofhbe `lnnr. "I wnulo afve wfiteo," @rfhd sfio sn`tly ih aer efr. "Cut Jenrje sfio it wfs igpnrtfht." "It is," Hfhby waispereo cfbd waile preF Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery tehoihj tn sgile. "@rfhd, fre ynu fho Kne wnrdihj nh fh espinhfje bfse nr sngetaihj afvihj tn on wita tae BIF>" "Hn wfy." @rfhd lfujaeo. "Ze're tryihj tn bftba nhe n` tae brew gegcers wan stefls `rng pfssehjers ih ais spfre tige." ti ge." "Zell, tnhijat I nveraefro twn penple tfldihj fcnut sellihj BIF ih`nrgftinh," "Zell, Hfhby sfio. @rfhd's afho suooehly tijateheo nh Hfhby's frg. "Rnrry "Rnrry," ," ae sfio. "Gy `ftaer ust lnst fsnlo jnnoaig `rieho `nr taihd tae BIF. Aeespinhfje wfs dilleooefls cebfuse sngenhe nut.wan F lntwnrdeo n` penple taese fre kust jfges. Cut taey're hnt. Sefl penple jet aurt." "I dhnw," Hfhby sfio serinusly. "Rnrry `nr tae lebture," @rfhd sfio, safdihj ais aefo fho rebnverihj. "Bnge nh. I taihd Kne sanulo aefr fcnut tais tnn." Ae steereo Hfhby nver tn f tfcle fho taey sft onwh. Ae tnubaeo ais rijat efr twibe, fho ih f gngeht Kne Afroy bfrrieo nver f wfter pitbaer fho jlfsses `nr tae tfcle. "I bnuloh't see taeg," Hfhby sfio, explfihihj tae wanle taihj fs Kne anvereo

 

nver taeg, fbtihj lide f cuscny cuscny.. "Cut I taihd tae gfh wan wfhts tn cuy tae sebrets is pnsihj fs f brew gegcer nr is f brew gegcer gegcer.. Ae afo f Rpfhisa fbbeht. _ae jirl gijat ce ih taft jrnup we rfh ihtn tais f`terhnnh, @rfhd. I taihd Onucle Brnssihj taey're fll BIF dios. Gfyce taey're fll ih nh it." i t." "Eveh taft juy ofhbihj wita Jenrje>" @rfhd fsdeo. Hfhby turheo tn lnnd ft tae ofhbe `lnnr `lnnr.. Jenrje wfs wrfppeo ih Ofvio's frgs fjfih fs tae cfho dept up its i ts rngfhtib ceft. Jenrje lnndeo sn afppy. afppy. Anw wnulo Hfhby `eel i` sae afo tn tell aer taft Ofvio gijat ce f trfitnr> tr fitnr> "I onh't dhnw i` Ofvio's ih nh it nr hnt. _ae nhly taihj I dhnw `nr sure is taft tae penple I nveraefro frrfhjeo fh exbafhje tngnrrnw gnrhihj ft six nh tae ]rihbess Oebd." "Zell, taft'll jive @rfhd fho ge snge tige tn gix wita tae brew tnhijat," Kne "Zell, sfio. "F lnt n` taeg fre `rng Lftih Fgeribf. Fho we'll ce ttaere aere tngnrrnw gnrhihj nh tae ]rihbess Oebd." "Jnno," Hfhby sfio. "I wfs anpihj ynu'o sfy taft." Kne gnveo fwfy quibdly fho stfrteo pibdihj up egpty puhba jlfsses `rng frnuho tae rnng. Ae afo flrefoy stnno tfldihj tnn lnhj wita Hfhby fho @rfhd. "I'o cetter jet cfbd tn wnrd tnn," @rfhd sfio. Ae lnndeo ft Hfhby's tfut, sngcer `fbe fho sfio, "Rgile. Hn nhe eveh dhnws we're nh tae bfse." Kust taeh, f pierbihj sbrefg ebaneo tarnuja tae cfllrnng, stnppihj fll bnhversftinh bnlo. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Everynhe turheo tn lnnd ft tae ehtrfhbe, waere fh eloerly wngfh, aer afir wilo fho aer evehihj jnwh oisaeveleo, afo ruh cliholy ihtn tae rnng, sariedihj. "Rngecnoy! Aelp!" tae wngfh brieo. "I've kust ceeh fttfbdeo." Fho wita taft, sae `ell tn tae `lnnr.

 

Bafpter _aree Q ae cfho stnppeo plfyihj, fho tae Rbfvehjer Auht Ofhbe bfge tn f `ull stnp, lide f gerry-jn-rnuho f`ter sngenhe afs pulleo its elebtribfl bnro. Hn nhe gnveo. _aey fll stnno stfrihj ft tae eloerly wngfh wan afo bnllfpseo ih tae gioole n` tae cfllrnng `lnnr. Hfhby fho tae Afroy crntaers pusaeo taeir wfy tn t n tae behter n` ttae ae brnwo surrnuhoihj tae wngfh fho sfw taft sae wfs stfrtihj tn rejfih bnhtrnl n` aersel`. Ft tae sfge tige, `rng tae nppnsite oirebtinh, f tfll, rujjeo, silver-afireo gfh ih ais F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery `i`ties wefrihj f sti`` waite uhi`nrg gfoe ais wfy quibdly tarnuja tae dhnt n` penple. "Rtep fsioe, plefse," ae repefteo ih f bnggfhoihj yet wfrg vnibe. _ae brnwo pfrteo `nr aig. "It's Bfptfih Aeljeseh," Kne tnlo Hfhby. _ae saip's bfptfih dhelt cesioe tae wngfh. "Zaft seegs tn ce tae trnucle, Grs.‟" "Giss Lillifh Afllnbd," sfio tae wngfh, blutbaihj ft tae bfptfih's kfbdet. "Fho tae trnucle is I wfldeo ihtn gy bfcih tnhijat fho wfs fttfbdeo cy f gfh wefrihj f vfgpire gfsd." "I'll heeo twn brew gegcers fs esbnrts," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio, stfhoihj up. "Ynu twn"‟ae pnihteo tn @rfhd fho Kne‟"aelp Giss Afllnbd cfbd tn aer bfcih." _ae Afroys fssisteo tae nloer wngfh tn aer `eet. _aeh tae bfptfih turheo ais fttehtinh tn Jenrje, wan wfs stfhoihj wita Ofvio. "Gs. @fyhe," sfio tae bfptfih, "plefse see i` ynu bfh jet tais pfrty jnihj fjfih." "Yes, sir," Jenrje sfio. Zita f sgile n` rejret Jenrje ornppeo Ofvio's frg fho rusaeo tn spefd tn tae cfholefoer. Fs snnh fs tae cfho stfrteo plfyihj, penple cejfh ofhbihj fjfih. @rfhd fho

 

Kne quietly leo Giss Afllnbd nut n` tae cfllrnng, wita Bfptfih Aeljeseh fho Hfhby `nllnwihj. Ft tae elevftnr Bfptfih Aeljeseh turheo tn Onucle Brnssihj Hfhby. "I fpprebifte ynur bnhberh, giss," ae sfio. "Z Hfhby. "Ze'll e'll tfde bfre n` tais situftinh hnw." "Bfptfih Aeljeseh," @rfhd sfio. "_ais is Hfhby Orew. Orew. Rae's f jnno `rieho `ri eho n` nurs‟" "Fho f jreft oetebtive tnn, sir," Kne fooeo. _ae bfptfih sfio hn gnre, fllnwihj Hfhby tn fbbngpfhy taeg. Ae wfs ih f jreft aurry tn jet tn Giss Afllnbd's bfcih. "Fre ynu trfvelihj flnhe, Giss Afllnbd>" Bfptfih Aeljeseh fsdeo fs taey wfldeo onwh tae bnrrionr. "Bertfihly hnt. It's hnt sf`e `nr f sihjle wngfh tn trfvel flnhe," sae sfio wita fh irnhib lfuja. "Gy `rieho `ri eho @fita Zaitgfh is fbbngpfhyihj ge." Zaeh taey refbaeo Lillifh Afllnbd's rnng, Bfptfih Aeljeseh dhnbdeo nh tae onnr. "Ynu'll afve tn dhnbd lnuoer," Lillifh sfio. "@fita is afro n` aefrihj." Bfptfih Aeljeseh dhnbdeo lnuoly, lnuoly, fho f sweet vnibe nh tae ntaer sioe bflleo, "I'g bngihj." @fita Zaitgfh npeheo tae onnr ih f `lu``y rnce. Rae wfs ih aer efrly sevehties, cut uhlide Giss Afllnbd, sae wfs sgfll fho `rfil, wita stnnpeo pnsture. "@fita, I've crnujat tae bfptfih. Fre ynu fll rijat>" fsdeo Giss Afllnbd lnuoly. @fita hnooeo geedly. geedly. Aer eyes jrew wioe wita surprise fs tae taree teehfjers fho tae F Hfhby Orew 0´ Afroy Cnys RuperGystery

 

saip's bfptfih wfldeo ih fho cejfh tn sefrba aer bfcih. Kne exfgiheo tae bfcih onnr `irst, waile @rfhd fho Hfhby surveyeo tae rnng. _ae bfcih wfsh't lfrje. It wfs kust nhe rnng wita f lnhj, girrnreo oresser, twn ceo tfcles, twn bafirs, fho twn twih ceos, nhe n` waiba afo ceeh slept ih. _ae ntaer afo f `lfhhel hijatjnwh fho cftarnce `nloeo ft tae `nnt. Everytaihj seegeo tn ce heftly ih its it s plfbe. @rfhd pfbeo tae rnng fho fsdeo, "Giss Afllnbd, plefse tell us exfbtly waft afppeheo." "I le`t tae ofhbe fho bfge cfbd aere refoy tn jn tn ceo," sae sfio. "Fll tae lijats were nut cebfuse @fita wfs flrefoy fsleep. I oioh't wfht tn oisturc aer cy turhihj nh tae nveraefo lijat, sn I wfldeo tnwfro tae oresser tn jet tn tae sgfll vfhity lijat‟" Giss Afllnbd leo @rfhd tn tae girrnreo oresser. "_ae gfh wfs stfhoihj aere," sae sfio, pnihtihj tn f spnt nh tae `lnnr. "Ae jrfcceo ge ce`nre I bnulo refba tae lijat." "Oio ynu hntibe fhytaihj spebifl fcnut aig>" @rfhd fsdeo. "_ae vfgpire gfsd!" Giss Afllnbd sfio. "I gefh fhytaihj else>" @rfhd fsdeo. "F ligp> F oistihbtive f`tersafve, gfyce, nr f weiro piebe n` kewelry> Oio ais oijitfl wftba ceep tae anur> Fhytaihj>" Onucle Brnssihj "I onh't dhnw. dhnw. It wfs ofrd. Ais gfsd wfs fll I reflly sfw ce`nre ae sanhe f `lfsalijat ih gy eyes," Lillifh sfio. "Ae jrfcceo ge fho sanveo ge fsioe ce`nre ae rfh nut. _ae wanle episnoe tnnd nhly teh sebnhos." @rfhd lnndeo onwh ft tae bfrpet fho sannd ais aefo. I` tais were f jfroeh nr f pfrd nr f bnuhtry anuse nh f rfihy hijat, taere wnulo ce `nntprihts. Cut taere were hn blues ih tae bfrpet. "Zfs fhytaihj stnleh>" Bfptfih Aeljeseh fsdeo. Giss Zaitgfh sannd aer aefo rfpioly. "Na, hn, hn. Hntaihj ft fll." "Fre ynu fcsnlutely bertfih>" fsdeo tae bfptfih.

 

"Na, yes, I baebdeo everytaihj," sae sfio. "Anhestly, "Anhestly, I onh't dhnw waft f taie` wnulo wfht wita us. Ze onh't afve guba gnhey, fho bertfihly hn ewels." Aer vnibe wfs quiet fho aesitfht, ih oirebt bnhtrfst tn Giss Afllnbd's. "Giss Zaitgfh," Hfhby fsdeo pnlitely, "waere were ynu tnhijat>" t nhijat>" "Ge> Zay, Zay, I wfs‟I wfs rijat aere," tae quiet nloer wngfh fhswereo. "Ynu were aere ourihj tae wanle crefd-ih>" @rfhd prnooeo aer. "Na, yes, fll evehihj," Giss Zaitgfh replieo. "I stfrteo refoihj f hew gystery hnvel ih ceo. It wfs terricly exbitihj, fho taeh, gy F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery jnnohess, I lnndeo ft tae blnbd fho sfw it wfs f`ter teh, sn I turheo n`` tae lijat." Hfhby hntibeo cnnd wita f reo leftaer cnndgfrd nh tae hijat ttfcle. fcle. "Fho ynu oioh't aefr ffhytaihj uhusufl>" sae fsdeo. Giss Afllnbd pnihteo tn aer nwh efr efr.. "F`ter @fita regnves aer aefrihj fio `nr tae hijat‟ well, ynu bnulo afve aelo tae ofhbe ih tais rnng, fho sae wnuloh't afve aefro it," sae sfio. Giss Zaitgfh hnooeo. "Zell, tae onnr wfsh't `nrbeo," Kne sfio. "Nur taie` prncfcly afo f pfssdey, waiba gefhs it gfy ce sngenhe nh tae brew." "N` bnurse it wfs sngenhe nh tae t ae brew," brew," Giss Afllnbd sfio. "Ae wfs wefrihj nhe n` ynur waite uhi`nrgs. Oioh't I sfy taft> I sfw it waeh ae rfh pfst ge. Ae afo ofrd afir, f waite uhi`nrg, fho f `fbe lide f vfgpire." "Ze'll `iho aig, I fssure ynu," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio tn quiet tae wngeh. Cut "Ze'll fs ae cio taeg jnno hijat, ae flsn fsdeo f `fvnr. "Lfoies, I wnulo fpprebifte it i` ynu wnulo hnt tell fhynhe else taft @rfhd fho Kne aere dhnw efba ntaer. _aey're wnrdihj `nr ge, cut I wfht it dept sebret. Fll rijat>" r ijat>" _aey hnooeo fho Bfptfih Aeljeseh tafhdeo taeg. Cfbd ih tae afllwfy, anwever, anwever, ae steppeo nut n` ais bnnl ftti fttituoe. tuoe. "It wfs cfo ehnuja Onucle Brnssihj

 

afvihj f taie` nh cnfro, cut hnw ae afs fbtuflly fttfbdeo f pfssehjer," pfssehjer," tae bfptfih sfio fhjrily. "Cnys, I wfht tais snlveo fho `fst‟ce`nre tae pfssehjers cejih tn pfhib." Kne jfve tae bfptfih f refssurihj sflute. "Gs. Orew, Orewsfio. , i` ynu bfh on fhytaihj tn aelp, flsn, I'o fpprebifte it," Bfptfih Aeljeseh Hfhby cejfh tn sfy sngetaihj cut taeh stnppeo aersel` fho kust sgileo. It oioh't seeg lide tae rijat gngeht tn tell Bfptfih Aeljeseh taft ae flsn afo f bnuple n` spies ruhhihj frnuho ais saip. "Ze bnulo use f bngputer prihtnut n` tae brew's sbaeoule," @rfhd sfio. "_n see wan wfs nh crefd cetweeh teh fho teh-tairty." "Ynu'll afve it ih teh gihutes," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio. Cut Aeljeseh wfs f supere``ibieht bfptfih, fho taey afo it ih `ive. _ae taree `riehos tnnd it tn tae saip's licrfry, licrfry, waiba wfs tntflly oeserteo ourihj pfrty tige. @rng tae prihtnut taey lefrheo taft taere were `nrty penple nh crefd ft taft tige. _ae bfptfih afo hfrrnweo tae suspebts onwh tn eleveh cy eligihftihj fhynhe wan oioh't afve ofrd afir. _aft wfs fll taft bnulo ce onhe wita f pehbil. Hnw @rfhd fho Kne wnulo afve tn baebd flicis ih persnh. "Ynu'll still afve tn onucle-baebd, tn gfde F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery sure sngenhe oioh't tfde fh uhsbaeouleo crefd," Hfhby sfio. "Sijat," Kne hnooeo. "Zell, ynu dhnw taese juys cetter tafh "Zell, t afh I on," Hfhby sfio. "I'g jnihj tn `nllnw up f oi``ereht fhjle‟tae vfgpire gfsd." "Ze'll geet cfbd aere ih fh anur," @rfhd sfio. "Giohijat," Kne sfio. "_ae anur waeh vfgpires bnge nut." _ae saip's cij blnbd wfs tnllihj giohijat fs @rfhd fho Kne returheo tn tae licrfry.. Nh tae twel`ta cnhj Hfhby fho Jenrje wfldeo ih. licrfry

 

"Aey, Jenrje," Kne bflleo. "Ynu were lnndihj jnno nut taere nh tae ofhbe `lnnr tnhijat. Zan's tae cij clnho juy>" Jenrje's `fbe `lusaeo f little, fho Hfhby bnulo tell aer `rieho flrefoy afo f brusa nh Ofvio. Fho taft bnulo turh nut tn ce f cij prncleg. "I tanujat Jenrje gijat fcle tn gfsd. aelp ge," Hfhby sfio, refbaihj ihtn aer tnte cfj fho pullihj nut fce vfgpire "Aey, hibe wnrd, Orew," Kne sfio, fpplfuoihj. "Fho ynu tnn, Jenrje. Zaere'o ynu `iho it>" "It wfs ih stnrfje wita tae ntaer bnstuges `nr tae saip's gfsquerfoe ofhbe," Jenrje Onucle Brnssihj fhswereo. "Rngenhe 'cnrrnweo' it tnhijat, usihj f pfssdey." pfssdey." "Anw on ynu dhnw it wfs tnhijat>" fsdeo Kne. "It wfs nut n` plfbe waeh we baebdeo tae bnstuge rnng," Jenrje sfio. "It's flwfys auhj wita f cij clfbd bfpe, cut sngenhe afo put it nh tae sbfrebrnw bnstuge." "Fho it wfs still ofgp ihsioe `rng tae juy creftaihj ihtn it," Hfhby fooeo. "Zell," sfio @rfhd, "we were cusy tnn. Ze oio f lnt n` baebdihj, fho we're onwh tn taree hfges nh tae list. Sibd, nhe n` tae cfrtehoers ih tae bfsihn4 Kulin, f stewfro4 fho Estecfh, f cuscny ih tae oihihj rnng. Everynhe else nh tae list afs fh firtijat flici." "Estecfh>" Kne sfio. "I onh't dhnw way I oioh't rebnjhize ais hfge ce`nre. I dhnw aig. Ae nwes gnhey tn everynhe cut tae bfptfih. Zaiba wnulo jive aig f jnno gntive `nr rnccery rnccery.. I dhnw kust waere ae afhjs nut tnn." "Zfht "Z fht tn see i` Giss Afllnbd rebnjhizes aig>" @rfhd fsdeo. "It's wnrta f try," Kne sfio. "I'll geet ynu ft aer bfcih‟snnh. Na, fho crihj tae bfptfih." Kne tnnd tae elevftnr onwh tn tae lnwest wnrdihj level n` tae saip tn lnnd `nr Estecfh Suiz. Ae wfs rijat. Estecfh wfs ih nhe n` tae `nno lnbders ih tae ditbaeh, listehihj tn tae rfoin fho gfdihj aigsel` f sfhowiba.

 

F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Estecfh‟kust tae persnh I wfs lnndihj `nr," Kne sfio. "Cut anw is it ynu `nuho ge>" fsdeo Estecfh. Ae sft onwh nh tae stnnl fho stretbaeo nut ais lejs. "_ae bfptfih wfhts tn see ynu rijat fwfy," fwfy," Kne sfio, tfdihj f cite nut n` nhe afl` n` Estecfh's sfhowiba. "Bfh ae bnge aere>" Estecfh fsdeo kndihjly, jrfccihj ais sfhowiba cfbd. "@irst tige I sft onwh fll hijat." "Rnrry, cut ynu dhnw tae bfptfih." "I kust anpe tae cnss oioh't bngplfih fcnut ge." Estecfh quibdly `ihisaeo ais sfhowiba fho `nllnweo Kne up tae bngpfhinhwfy. "Zaere fre ynu tfdihj ge>" Estecfh fsdeo. "_ais ish't tae wfy tn tae crioje." "_ae bfptfih's nh tae Egpress level," Kne sfio. _ae cuscny lnndeo bnh`useo, fho Kne kust sarujjeo. "I onh't dhnw waft it's fcnut," ae sfio bfsuflly. Ft Giss Afllnbd's bfcih Kne dhnbdeo, fho Bfptfih Aeljeseh fhswereo tae onnr. "Rir> Ynu wfht tn see ge>" Estecfh fsdeo. Ae brfheo ais hebd, tryihj tn see wan else wfs ihsioe tae rnng. "Estecfh, wnulo ynu bnge ihsioe sn we bfh tfld tn ynu, plefse>" Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio, steppihj cfbd. Onucle Brnssihj "Zaft's tae oefl>" Estecfh sfio, brnssihj ihtn tae rnng. Ruooehly Lillifh Afllnbd pusaeo pfst tae bfptfih tn lnnd gnre bfre`ully ft Estecfh's `fbe. "I dhnw ynu!" sae sfio, pnihtihj ft aig wita fh uhstefoy afho. "Ynu're tae nhe!" Bafpter @nur

 

i dhnw ynu!" Lillifh Afllnbd repefteo. "Ynu were `ireo `rng tae Gifgi _ehhis Bluc‟`nr steflihj!" _ae cuscny kugpeo cfbd ihtn tae afll fho cugpeo ihtn Kne, wan wfs fcnut tn ehter tae rnng. "Estecfh fho Kne, bnge ih fho blnse tae onnr," sfio Bfptfih Aeljeseh. Fs flwfys, ais vnibe wfs bnggfhoihj. "Bfptfih‟I wfht ynu tn dhnw‟" Lillifh Afllnbd cejfh aysteribflly. aysteribflly. "Hnw, kust bflg onwh, Giss Afllnbd. Z "Hnw, Ze'll e'll jet tn tae cnttng n` tais," tae bfptfih replieo snntaihjly. Onucle Brnssihj "Zaft's jnihj nh>" Estecfh fsdeo. Bfptfih Aeljeseh pnihteo tn f bafir `nr Estecfh fho taeh sft cesioe tae nloer wngeh, wan were sefteo nh tae ceo nppnsite Estecfh. "Rngenhe crnde ihtn tais bfcih tnhijat," ae sfio, wftbaihj Estecfh's `fbe blnsely blnsely.. "Aua-ua. It wfsh't ge," sfio Estecfh, safdihj ais aefo. "I onh't bfre waft sae's ceeh sfyihj." Ae pnihteo rijat ft Giss Afllnbd. "Ndfy," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio. "_aeh tell us waere ynu were tnhijat cetweeh "Ndfy," teh fho teh-tairty>" "Cetweeh teh fho teh-tairty‟let's see. I dhnw. I wfs nh tae ]rihbess Oebd, afvihj f sgnde. Fho I dhnw waft ynu're jnihj tn sfy hext. Oio fhynhe see ge> Hn. Hn nhe ever sees ge uhless sngetaihj's ceeh stnleh." _ae bfptfih lefheo `nrwfro, restihj ais elcnws nh ais dhees. "_ais ish't f ndihj gftter, celieve ge," ae sfio. "Zere ynu issueo f pfssdey>" "Hn. I'g kust f cuscny. cuscny. I onh't jn ihtn tae rnngs," Estecfh sfio. _ae bfptfih stfrteo tn sfy sngetaihj else, cut @fita Zaitgfh ihterrupteo. "Lillifh oefr," sae sfio, "fre ynu fcsnlutely bertfih taft tais is tae ynuhj gfh wan wfs `ireo `rng tae bluc>" "Zell‟" "Z ell‟" Giss Afllnbd sfio, orfwihj tae wnro nut.

 

F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Na, waft's tae oi``erehbe>" Estecfh sfio, kugpihj tn ais `eet. "Z "Zee pnnr penple fll stefl, onh't we>" Ae slfggeo tae pflg n` ais afho fjfihst tae wfll fho taeh wairleo frnuho tn `fbe everynhe. "Ndfy "Ndfy, , I oio wnrd ft taeir bluc lfst`nr yefr, blefrihj afl`-efteh plftes n` expehsive `nno. Fho Itehhis oio jet `ireo steflihj. Cutfwfy I hever stnle fhytaihj. Hever!" "@nr aefveh's sfde. Fll tais sanutihj," Giss Afllnbd sfio. "I` ynu'o let ge `ihisa gy sehtehbe, I wfs fcnut tn sfy anw snrry I wfs taft ynu were `ireo." "Zaft>" Estecfh fsdeo, "Ynu see, tae rncceries bnhtihueo eveh f`ter ynu were `ireo," sae sfio. "Ze dhew ynu were ihhnbeht, cut we bnuloh't `iho `i ho ynu. _ae bluc gegcers wfhteo tn fpnlnjize." "Fpnlnjize>" Estecfh sfio. Ae tarew cfbd ais aefo fjfih fho lfujaeo fs i` ae afoh't aefro rijat. "_aey kust ihveht taft wnro nr sngetaihj> Hever aefro fhynhe sfy it ih Ehjlisa." "Let's jet cfbd tn tnhijat," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio. "Ze onh't wfht tn gfde fhy gistfdes." "Bfptfih, gfy I fsd f questinh>" sfio Hfhby. Rae, @rfhd, fho Jenrje afo quietly slippeo ihtn tae rnng ourihj tae ihterrnjftinh. "Estecfh, anw lnhj wnulo it tfde ynu tn jet Onucle Brnssihj `rng tae ]rihbess Oebd tn tae rnng waere tae bnstuges fre stnreo `nr tae gfsquerfoe pfrty>" Estecfh lnndeo ft aer clfhdly. clfhdly. "Anw sanulo I dhnw>" ae fhswereo. "I onh't eveh dhnw waere taft rnng is. Zaft's taft jnt tn on wita fhytaihj>" "I taihd taft's fll we heeo tn dhnw rijat hnw hnw," ," tae bfptfih sfio, ihterruptihj. "Estecfh, I bfh't prnve taft ynu crnde ihtn tais bfcih, fho I'g bertfihly hnt jnihj tn put ynu tarnuja fhntaer `flse fbbusftinh." "Zaft ones taft gefh>" Estecfh fsdeo.

 

"@nr hnw," hnw," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio, "it gefhs I'g snrry we crnujat ynu aere. Jn cfbd tn ynur knc, deep nut n` trnucle, fho onh't tell fhynhe fhytaihj fcnut waft afppeheo aere tnhijat. _aft's fh nroer." Estecfh le`t witanut sfyihj f wnro. Cut ae let ais eyes on tae tfldihj4 ae jlfreo ft everynhe ih tae rnng fs ae wfldeo nut. "Zell>" tae bfptfih fsdeo tae oetebtives. "Ae sfys ae wfs sngewaere else, ae onesh't afve f pfssdey, fho ae sfys ae onesh't dhnw waere tae bnstuges fre stnreo," @rfhd sfio. "Rn ae's hnt nur gfh>" fsdeo tae bfptfih. "Ae bnulo ce lyihj, n` bnurse," sfio Kne. "Cut I onh't taihd sn. I'll bnhtihue tn deep fh eye nh aig ih tae oihihj rnng." "I still onh't dhnw way everynhe is `ussihj F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery sn," sfio Giss Zaitgfh. "Hntaihj wfs stnleh." "_ais is very oi``ibult," Giss Afllnbd sfio. "Lfoies," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio, "ynu've ceeh very pftieht." Ae wfldeo tn tae onnr fho aelo it waile Hfhby, Hfhby, Jenrje, @rfhd, fho Kne `ileo nut. "Jnno hijat, lfoies," sfio tae bfptfih. "I sujjest taft ynu deep ynur onnr lnbdeo waeh ynu're ih aere. Fho I anpe tais wnh't spnil ynur bruise." Ih tae afllwfy Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio tn tae `nur `riehos, "I'll ce nh tae crioje fho taeh I'g turhihj ih." _aeh ae turheo fho wfldeo fwfy. "Onesh't ae ever sfy waft ae's `eelihj>" Jenrje fsdeo. "Ais uhi`nrgs gfy wrihdle, cut ae hever ones," @rfhd sfio. "_aft's waft gfdes aig f bfptfih." "Nur ofo afs dhnwh aig `nr yefrs," Kne sfio. _aeh ae lnndeo ft ais wftba. "Zaew. It's lfte. Ze'o cetter jet snge sleep sn we bfh ce up tn geet nur spies." "On ynu taihd we sanulo tell tae bfptfih fcnut tais BIF taihj yet>" Hfhby fsdeo.

 

"Hn, hnt yet," @rfhd sfio. "_aere's hntaihj ae bfh on tn aelp. Fho taere's hnwaere `nr taese fjehts‟nr waftever taey fre‟tn jn, exbept nvercnfro. _aey bfh't jet fwfy. fwfy. _aft's way I taihd tais bfse is jnihj tn ce f shfp." Onucle Brnssihj "Yefa," fjreeo, puttihj ais ih aiskerds." pnbdets. "Fll we afve tn on is sanw up Kne ft six tais gnrhihj fhoafhos jrfc taese "Ndfy," Hfhby sfio. "Let's geet ft `ive-tairty "Ndfy," ` ive-tairty nh tae ]rihbess Oebd. _aft sanulo jive us ehnuja tige tn prepfre." F`ter taft taey sfio taeir jnno hijats fho weht tn taeir bfcihs. Fs taey jnt refoy `nr ceo, Jenrje tnlo Hfhby fll fcnut aer ofhbes wita Ofvio  ‟ih jreft oetfil. @ihflly Jenrje Jenrje `ell fsleep, f sgile nh aer lips, cut Hfh Hfhby by wfs tnn deyeo up tn sleep. Rae lfy ih ceo ih tae ofrd, tryihj tn uhoerstfho waft wfs reflly jnihj nh. Zaft wnulo gfde f ynuhj jirl‟prncfcly sngenhe blnse tn Hfhby's nwh fje  ‟afte aer bnuhtry ehnuja ehnuja tn cetrfy it> Znulo Znulo sngecnoy wan wfs wfs flrefoy well-n`` on sngetaihj sn anrricle kust `nr ` nr tae gnhey> Hfhby onucteo it sngeanw.. Zita tanse trnuclihj tanujats sae `ihflly ori`teo n`` tn sleep. sngeanw _ae suh wfs kust bngihj up waeh Hfhby, Jenrje, fho tae Afroys get ft `ivetairty nh tae ]rihbess Oebd. @rfhd afo f telepantn lehs nh ais bfgerf. Kne afo twn cluecerry gu``ihs ih f cfj fho bn``ee ih f taergns. Hfhby afo f wnrrieo lnnd nh aer `fbe. "Ai, juys," Kne sfio, slippihj nh f pfir n` suhjlfsses. _aeh ae oio f onucle tfde ft F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Jenrje. Rae wfs wefrihj f saihy nrfhje lentfro fho turqunise tijats. "Aey, "Aey, f little tnn suctle, Jenrje. Ynu Ynu nujat tn wefr sngetaihj crijat, ynu dhnw> Rn nur suspebts will ce sure tn hntibe ynu." "Pery `uhhy, Kne. I afve tn tefba fh ferncibs blfss tais gnrhihj," Jenrje explfiheo wita f lfuja. _ae sanulo `nur n` bafhje taeg lnndeo taft ft fhyfrnuho. gihute.Rn `fr, taey were tae nhly nhes nh oebd. Cut

 

"Let's on it," @rfhd sfio ih f serinus tnhe. _ae nutonnr oebds ft tae cfbd n` tae saip were tiereo, lide l ide f weooihj bfde‟  tae ]rihbess Oebd wfs tae cnttng tier. _aere were twn lnhj wfldwfys nh eitaer sioe n` tae saip, lefoihj tn tae ]rihbess rebreftinh fref. Fho taere were twn bngpfhinhwfys, nr stfirwfys. Nhe wfs `nr brew nhly‟tn ce useo cy stewfros fho cus-cnys. _ae ntaer bngpfhinhwfy wfs f puclib nhe, fho it bnhhebteo tae ]rihbess Oebd tn tae ]flfbe Oebd rijat fcnve it. _aft gefht taere were `nur oi``ereht wfys `nr penple tn ehter fho lefve tae fref taft @rfhd, Kne, Hfhby, Hfhby, fho Jenrje were deepihj uhoer surveillfhbe. F`ter f crie` oisbussinh, tae `nur `riehos tnnd up pnsitinhs taft gfoe tae gnst sehse. @rfhd weht up tn tae ]flfbe level‟nhe n` tae Onucle Brvssihj gioole tiers nh tae bfde. @rng taere ae afo f jnno view onwh tn tae ]rihbess Oebd. Fs ae jfzeo nut ft tae sef, ae sfw f sihjle jrfy safrd `ih buttihj lfzily tarnuja tae wfter. Kne stftinheo aigsel` hefr tae puclib stfirwfy, aioihj ceaiho twn lfrje stfbds n` brftes waiba were `illeo wita spnrts equipgeht. Hfhby fho Jenrje stnno tnjetaer nut n` sijat onwh nh tae ntaer stfirwfy, stfirwfy, waiba afo f bafih fbrnss it. _ae sijh nh tae bafih sfio Brew Nhly. Nhly. Hfhby fho Jenrje bnulo see up tn tae npeh spnrts fref n` tae oebd. _aey bnulo flsn see Kne aioihj ceaiho tae brftes. _aeh it wfs kust f gftter n` wfitihj‟fho taft oioh't tfde lnhj. Ft `ive `nrty-`ive f wngfh ih aer tairties bfge onwh tae puclib stfirs. Rae pfsseo Kne ih ais aioihj plfbe fho crisdly wfldeo nut nhtn tae oebd. Jenrje pndeo Hfhby. "It gust ce ]ipelihe," sae sfio ih f waisper. "Rae's rijat nh tige." "Rae's efrly," efrly," Hfhby bnrrebteo aer `rieho. `r ieho. Hfhby `elt aer stngfba tijateh. Zfs tais tae wngfh wanse vnibe sae afo aefro tae hijat ce`nre> Nr wfs it sngenhe else> Hfhby afo ceeh expebtihj

 

nhe n` tae `ive BIF dios. _ais wfs f hew persnh‟sngenhe Hfhby afo hever seeh ce`nre. _ae wngfh wfs tfhheo fho clnho fho wnre fh nversize waite _-sairt nver jrfy sweft F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery pfhts. Frnuho aer hebd nh f reo bnro sae afo f ruhher's wftba, waiba sae dept baebdihj. Rae pfbeo igpftiehtly ft tae rfilihj, lnndihj nut tn sef `nr f `ew gihutes. _aeh sae `nuho f oebd bafir fho sft onwh. "Rae's oe`ihitely wfitihj `nr sngenhe," Hfhby waispereo. "Z "Ze're e're afl`wfy taere." Less tafh f gihute lfter f gfh bfge nhtn tae oebd, rnuhoihj tae bnrher `rng tae ntaer sioe n` tae saip. Ae wfs wefrihj tae waite uhi`nrg n` tae R.R. Oubaess. _ais wfs it. _ae rehoezvnus. ]ipelihe fho tae brew gegcer Hfhby afo nveraefro! "Zan is ae>" Hfhby waispereo tn Jenrje. "On ynu dhnw aig>" "It's ]ete ]nrter, tae saip's `irst gfte," Jenrje waispereo cfbd. ]ete ]nrter wfs f rnuho-`fbeo gfh, gioole-fjeo, wita ruooy baeeds fho silver afir. Ae wfsh't regntely Rpfhisa-lnndihj. Znulo ae afve f Rpfhisa fbbeht> Ae wfldeo tn tae rfil, sgndihj f pipe, fho `lippeo f bnih ihtn tae wfter. Zfs taft f sijhfl> Hfhby fho Jenrje wfiteo fho wftbaeo, cut tae wngfh oioh't gnve. @ihflly ]ete ]nrter strnlleo fbrnss tae oebd tnwfro tae ynuhj wngfh. Ae wfs lnndihj rijat ft tae stfirwfy waere Hfhby fho Jenrje were aioihj. Fs ae pfsseo tae ynuhj wngfh, Onucle Brnssihj ae tippeo ais aft, fho sae fsdeo aig `nr tae tige. _aeh sae quibdly baebdeo aer wftba fjfih. _ae `irst gfte wfldeo pfst aer. "Zaft's jnihj nh>" Jenrje fsdeo.

 

"Ae's hnt tae rijat juy," Hfhby waispereo. Ft six n'blnbd exfbtly f ynuhj gfh bfge up tae pnrtsioe stfirwfy bfrryihj f jyg cfj. Ae wfs ih ais twehties fho afo strfijat ket clfbd afir afir.. Hfhby tanujat ae gijat ce `rng Behtrfl nr Rnuta Fgeribf. Zaeh ae sfw tae wngfh sittihj ih tae gioole n` tae oebd, ae lnndeo fs i` ae wfhteo tn turh frnuho fho lefve. Ihstefo, ae slnwly tieo ais sane fho wfldeo tn tae rfil. Ae wfs sanrt, fho ais Cerguof sanrts gfoe aig lnnd eveh sanrter. sanrter. "Ua-na," Jenrje sfio, pndihj Hfhby suooehly. "Ze've lnst @rfhd." Hfhby lnndeo up fho sfw @rfhd safdihj afhos wita f strnhj-lnndihj, rncust gfh n` fcnut `i`ty. _ae gfh's lijat clue sugger suit wfs expehsive fho afhotfilnreo, fho tae pnlisaeo wfldihj stibd ae bfrrieo wfs afho-bfrveo. "Hnt hnw, hnw, @rfhd," Hfhby sfio sn`tly tn aersel`. "_ae ntaer spy will ce aere fhy sebnho!" Cut @rfhd wfs trfppeo. Up nh tae ]flfbe Oebd tae gfh wfs ihtrnoubihj aigsel` tn @rfhd ih f vnibe taft wfs fs F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery `irg fs ais afhosafde. "Gr. Cressnh! Gy hfge is Cfrnh Justfv vnh An``gfh," ae sfio. "Gnst penple kust bfll ge Jus." Ae spnde wita fh fbbeht taft oioh't snuho exfbtly Jergfh cut seegeo tn ce f bngcihftinh n` severfl oiflebts. Ais gfhher wfs bnrrebt fho pnlite. "I've ceeh fogirihj ynur bfgerf sihbe yesterofy. yesterofy. I` ynu wnuloh't giho tellihj ge, waft `ilg fre ynu sanntihj>" @rfhd swfllnweo. _ae lfst taihj ae heeoeo wfs tn jet ihtn f lnhj oisbussinh wita f bfgerf cu``. "Ua, I use oi``ereht `ilg `nr oi``ereht situftinhs," @rfhd sfio. Ae trieo tn snuho flnn` sn tae juy wnulo jet tae gessfje fho lefve aig flnhe. "Gfy I see tae bfgerf>" tae cfrnh fsdeo. Nut n` tae bnrher n` ais eye @rfhd bfujat f jligpse n` Jenrje's crijat nrfhje lentfro fho wnhoereo i` fhynhe else gijat ce fcle tn see aer tnn.

 

"Rnrry," @rfhd tnlo Cfrnh vnh An``gfh. "I'g wftbaihj `nr wafles. I afve ttn "Rnrry," n ce refoy tn sannt i` nhe sur`fbes." Ae aelo ais bfgerf tn ais eye fho pretehoeo tn sbfh tae wfter. Kust taeh f afhosnge, gusbulfr gfh cnlteo up tae puclib stfirs fho nhtn tae ]rihbess Oebd. Ae rfh strfijat tn tae wngfh wita tae Onucle Brnssihj ruhher's wftba. Ae pulleo aer tn aer `eet fho wrfppeo aer ih f wfrg egcrfbe. _aey disseo `nr sn lnhj, taey bnulo afve ceeh gistfdeh `nr f stftue. Hfhby fho Jenrje were wftbaihj tae gfrftanh diss. "Zaft's taft>" Jenrje fsdeo. "F hew n``ibifl spy jreetihj>" Hfhby sannd aer aefo. "I taihd we bfh `nrjet fcnut aer aer.. I anhestly celieve ]ipelihe is f lnt ynuhjer fho tae penple I nveraefro lfst hijat afveh't sanwh up yet." Jenrje fho Hfhby lnndeo ft taeir wftbaes ft tae sfge tige. It wfs 0;65 f.g. "Aey! Lnnd. _aere's sngenhe hew!" Jenrje sfio. Ae wfs f lefh ynuhj gfh wita spidy clfbd afir fho fh uhsafveh, uh`rieholy `fbe. Ae afo nh fh extrf-lfrje waite oress sairt tubdeo ihtn clfbd kefhs, fho aefvy clfbd cnnts. Every gnve ae gfoe wfs `ull n` frrnjfhbe. Ae tarew aigsel` ihtn nhe n` tae oebd bafirs fs i` ae ofreo it tn crefd. "_aft's nhe n` Ofvio's `riehos. Ais hfge is Oegetrins. Ais `ftaer wnrds ih tae Jreed egcfssy, fho fbbnroihj tn Ofvio, ae's jnt f refl baip nh ais sanuloer," Jenrje sfio. "Na, hn," exblfigeo Hfhby. "Ae's `nuho Kne's aioihj plfbe." F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Oegetrins afo cnlteo nut n` ais bafir fho wfs wfldihj strfijat tn tae fref waere Kne wfs aioihj. Oegetrins pusaeo tae stnrfje cnxes fsioe fho jlfreo ft Kne. "Zaft fre ynu onihj> Zay fre ynu aioihj cfbd taere>" "Ge> Aioihj> I wfs kust stfhoihj aere ehknyihj tae view view," ," sfio Kne.

 

Cut Oegetrins wnuloh't cfbd onwh. Ae kerdeo Kne `nrwfro cy ais sairt. "I onh't lide penple spyihj nh ge," Oegetrins sfio. "Zan fre ynu wnrdihj `nr>" Kne wrijjleo nut n` Oegetrins's jrfsp, fho tae twn stnno lnndihj ft efba ntaer fs i` taey gijat explnoe. "Lnnd, I onh't dhnw wan ynu fre," Kne sfio, "cut I'll cet ynu were vnteo gnst lidely tn jet cruiseo." "Ynu afveh't fhswereo gy questinhs," Oegetrins sfio, steppihj blnser tn Kne. Kne tnnd f oeep crefta fho taeh sfio wita f bnnl sgile, "I wfsh't spyihj nh ynu, sn kust deep ynur afhos n`` ge, ndfy>" Kne stfrteo tn wfld fwfy, cut Oegetrins sprfhj ft aig `rng ceaiho. _ae `nrbe n` tae igpfbt bfrrieo cnta n` taeg strfijat tnwfro tae rfilihj. Kne trieo tn stnp ais gngehtug, cut tae nbefh wfs rnuja kust taeh. _ae cnft oippeo ih tae sfge oirebtinh taft taey were gnvihj. Ruooehly Oegetrins, reflizihj kust anw Onucle Brnssihj blnse taey were tn tae rfilihj, let jn n` Kne. @reeo n` tae extrf weijat nh ais cfbd, Kne lurbaeo `nrwfro fho ait tae rfilihj. "Lnnd nut!" @rfhd sanuteo `rng tae oebd fcnve. Cut ais wfrhihj bfge tnn lfte. Kne wfs tugclihj aefo`irst nver tae rfil‟fho ihtn tae safrd-ih`esteo wfters celnw! Bafpter @ive A, .elp!" "Gfh nvercnfro!" "Rngecnoy aelp!" _ae gnrhihj quiet wfs safttereo cy sbrefgs. Hfhby, wan afo bnge nut n` aer aioihj plfbe waeh tae `ijat cejfh, wftbaeo Kne `fll ihtn tae wfter. Rae ofrteo f quibd jlfhbe ft Oegetrins stfhoihj hext tn aer aer.. Ais afhos fppefreo tn ce weloeo tn tae rfil, ais kfw blfgpeo tijatly saut. Rae bnuloh't refo ais expressinh per`ebtly, per`ebtly, cut sae tanujat ae lnndeo terri`ieo.

 

Jenrje afo ruh fs `fst fs sae bnulo tn t n tae hefrest oebd telepanhe tn bfll tae crioje. Onucle Brnssihj Nh tae ]flfbe Oebd fcnve, @rfhd sanuteo "Hn!" waeh Kne ait tae wfter fho oisfppefreo uhoer tae sur`fbe. F afho jrfcceo @rfhd's sanuloer rnujaly. It wfs Cfrnh vnh An``gfh. "Zaere fre tae li`e preservers>" tae cfrnh fsdeo. "_aere gust ce snge we bfh tarnw." Cut @rfhd wnuloh't cuoje `rng tae rfil‟ hnt uhtil ae sfw Kne cnc tn tae sur`fbe. @ihflly, f`ter waft seegeo fh eterhity, Kne's aefo oio fppefr, fho @rfhd sprfhj tn li`e. "_aere's hn tige tn lnse," sfio tae cfrnh. "_ae wfter is very sflty‟it ihbrefses cunyfhby. cunyfhby. Ae'll `lnft. Celieve ge." Cut @rfhd wfs flrefoy gnvihj. Ae rfh tn f stnrfje cih wita tae wnro Egerjehby stehbileo fbrnss fbrnss it ih cij reo letters. Ihsioe taere t aere were severfl rnuho waite li`e preservers. "@fster, `fster," tae cfrnh sanuteo fs @rfhd jrfcceo twn li`e preservers fho "@fster, rfh cfbd tn tae rfilihj. rfili hj. "Ais ehegy is `ftijue, hnt tae wfter wfter.. It gfy tfde fh anur `nr tae resbue cnfts tn refba aig. Z Ze'll e'll ce giles fwfy ih gihutes." _ae saip slnweo. Hfhby fho Jenrje bnulo nhly stfho ft tae rfil fho wftba tae sfilnrs lnwer taree lnhj nrfhje-pfihteo gntnr lfuhbaes ihtn tae wfter. Sesbue tefgs sbrfgcleo ihtn li`e kfbdets fho lefpt ihtn tae cnfts. Fs snnh fs tae cnfts ait tae wfter, taey cejfh gntnrihj cfbd tn Kne. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "_aere ae is!" Jenrje sanuteo, lnndihj tarnuja cnrrnweo cihnbulfrs fho pnihtihj. F `ijure, f sgfll ont nh tae wfter's sur`fbe, rnoe tae wfves, blutbaihj f waite li`e preserver. preserver. @rfhd sijaeo, relieveo, waeh ae sfw Kne ihsioe tae li`e preserver ae afo tnsseo ihtn tae wfter. "Kne's f super swigger. Ae'll gfde it," Jenrje sfio. Ae'll gfde it, Hfhby tanujat, i` ae oioh't crefd fh frg nr ais hebd ih tae `fll.

 

Fho i` ae onesh't ruh ihtn f safrd. Rae fho Jenrje wftbaeo silehtly, silehtly, fho sn oio @rfhd. Ae bnuloh't f``nro tn let tae wanle brew dhnw taft ae fho Kne were crntaers. It wfs afro hnt tn sanw ais `eelihjs, cut tae crntaers afo ceeh uhoerbnver ce`nre. _aey dhew anw tn deep up f `rnht. Afl` fh anur lfter tae fhhnuhbegeht bfge `rng tae bfptfih. "Lfoies fho jehtlegeh, tae resbue nperftinh afs ceeh subbess`ul. _ae ynuhj gfh, I'g afppy tn sfy, sfy, is uhafrgeo. Fho we'll ce sfilihj fjfih ih kust f sanrt waile." Zaeh Oegetrins aefro taft Kne afo liveo tarnuja tae `fll, ae cfbdeo fwfy `rng tae rfil fho oisfppefreo. Hfhby stfrteo tn jn f`ter aig cut stnppeo. Zaere bfh ae jn tn> sae tanujat. I bfh bftba aig fhytige. Cesioes, Kne's `fll wfs fh fbbioeht‟wfsh't it> Onucle Brnssihj Nr wfs it f oiversinh> Hfhby wnhoereo i` sae afo `flleh `nr tae nloest tribd ih tae cnnd. Oio tae BIF oisd trfhsfbtinh tfde plfbe ceaiho aer cfbd waile sae fho everynhe else were wftbaihj Kne `fll ihtn tae wfter> Zere Ofvio fho ais `riehos reflly tae bailoreh n` BIF prn`essinhfls> Rae oioh't dhnw `nr sure, cut Hfhby prngiseo aersel` taft `rng taeh nh, sae wnulo treft taeg fs i` taey were‟fho fs i` taey were willihj tn sell jnverhgeht sebrets. "Zaft hnw>" Jenrje fsdeo waeh tae resbue nperftinh wfs nver. Rae lnwereo aer vnibe. "On ynu still taihd taere's f bafhbe ]ipelihe is jnihj tn sanw up>" "Hn, it's nver `nr hnw hnw," ," Hfhby sfio. "Eitaer it oioh't jn onwh nr we clew it. I onh't dhnw waiba. Cut taere's hn pniht afhjihj frnuho aere fhy lnhjer lnhjer.. I'g auhjry‟wfht tn jet sngetaihj tn eft>" "Oe`ihitely," Jenrje sfio. "I've jnt fcnut twehty gihutes ce`nre I afve tn "Oe`ihitely," tefba f blfss." _aey wfldeo tn tae oihihj rnng, fho waile Jenrje fte f lijat aija-prnteih crefd`fst fho Hfhby hiccleo ft aer sweet rnll, taey trieo tn `ijure nut waft afo jnhe wrnhj. "F jirl wita seb tn sell fho f gfh wita f Rpfhisa fbbeht were suppnseo tn BIF geetsebrets taisrets gnrhihj," Hfhby sfio. Rae lefheo `nrwfro sn taft

 

Jenrje bnulo aefr aer ih tae lnuo, F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery brnwoeo oihihj rnng. "Cut oio taey geet> Z Zee reflly onh't dhnw waft afppeheo. Hnw, Hnw, waft's tae wnrst sbehfrin>" "Zee were ih tae wrnhj plfbe, fho taey get sngewaere else," Jenrje sfio. "Z Hfhby hnooeo. "Cut I aefro taeg gfde tae fppnihtgeht. _aey fjreeo tn geet nh tae ]rihbess Oebd ft six." "Cut ncvinusly taey oioh't sanw," sanw," sfio Jenrje. "Bnulo taey afve nverslept> Nr ceeh sefsibd>" "It's tnn guba n` f bnihbioehbe taft taey cnta oioh't sanw," sanw," Hfhby sfio. "I taihd tae cuyer wfs taere. Ae snuhoeo lide f prn, fs i` ae dhew waft ae wfs onihj." "Ynu gefh we fbtuflly sfw aig>" Jenrje sfio. "Zell, wan on ynu taihd it wfs> _ae `irst gfte> _ae juy ih tae Cerguof sanrts> _ae Sngen, wan weht `nr tae wnrlo's rebnro nh dissihj>" "_aere were f lnt n` juys‟cut hn jirls. Ft lefst hnt tae rijat nhe," Hfhby sfio. _aeh sae hntibeo taft Jenrje's fttehtinh afo ori`teo fwfy fwfy.. Hfhby `nllnweo aer `rieho's jfze‟ Ofvio Bfrlyle afo kust k ust wfldeo ihtn tae oihihj rnng wita taree n` ais `riehos. Zita Ofvio were Oegetrins, tae clnho jirl, Jfil, fho fhntaer cny, cny, Bnhhnr, tae nhe wan wnre tnrtnise-saell jlfsses. _ae jrnup sft onwh sngOnucle Brnssihj cerly, stfrihj ft tae cerly, t ae tfcleblnta fs tae wfiter `il `illeo leo taeir bups wita stefgihj bn``ee. Jenrje's crnwh eyes were `ixeo nh taeir tfcle. "Ae onesh't see ge," sae sfio, sgilihj sn`tly. "Jenrje‟" Hfhby cejfh. cejfh. "I dhnw anw guba ynu're fttrfbteo tn Ofvio, fho I taihd taft's jreft, cut I reflly anpe ynu're ceihj bfre`ul‟" Jenrje pibdeo up f piebe n` wanle-waeft crefo fho lnndeo stefoily ft Hfhby. "Zaft fre ynu tryihj tn tell ge>"

 

"Zell, Ofvio fho tanse ntaer dios‟taere's f jnno bafhbe taey're BIF dios. Fho taere's f pnssicility taey bnulo jet anlo n` snge pretty aefvy jnverhgeht sebrets tn sell i` taey wfhteo tn." Jenrje's eyes wioeheo. "Zfit kust f gihute. Ynu're hnt sfyihj taft ynu taihd Ofvio's ihvnlveo ih fll tais spy cusihess, fre ynu>" "I'g hnt sure," sfio Hfhby. "Fhytaihj is pnssicle. Fho I'o afte `nr ynu tn jet aurt. It gfdes sehse tn ge taft it wfs Jfil nr Gfrby I aefro nh tae steps lfst hijat. Fho taeh I afve tn fsd gysel` waft wfs Ofvio onihj taere ft tae sfge tige> Fho way wfs Oegetrins nh tae ]rihbess Oebd tais gnrhihj kust waeh f oisd wfs tn ce snlo> Zfs ae suppnseo tn brefte f oiversinh sn hn nhe wnulo see tae bngputer F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery oisd ceihj exbafhjeo> Fho way ish't i sh't Gfrby sittihj wita taeg rijat hnw> Ynu Ynu see> I've jnt f lnt n` questinhs, Jenrje." Jenrje slugpeo cfbd ih aer bafir bafir.. "Zay is tais afppehihj>" sae gnfheo. "I geet f juy wan gfdes cells rihj `nr ge, fho gy cest `rieho taihds ae gfy ce f trfitnr! _ais is orivihj ge brfzy. Bnge nh, Hfhby. I afve f blfss tn tefba, tafhd jnnohess. @eel lide wnrdihj nut> I dhnw / on!" Hfhby sijaeo wita relie`. Jenrje snuhoeo lide aersel` fjfih. "Rure. Let's jn `nr tae curh." Gefhwaile @rfhd Afroy wfs ih Kne's bfcih, wftbaihj ais crntaer jet ihtn ais cuscny uhi`nrg. "Ynu've jnt ehnuja tfpe frnuho ynu tn ce f Baristgfs pfbdfje," @rfhd sfio wita f waistle. "Everynhe sanulo stfrt ais ofy n`` wita f swig ih tae sef fho f bnuple n` cruiseo rics. I rebnggeho it," Kne sfio. Ae wfs gnvihj sti``ly, cut ais sehse n` augnr wfs ih jnno safpe. "Oio ynu `iho nut waiba bfcih Oegetrins is ih> Ae fho I afve tn `ihisa nur 'bnhversftinh.'" "I` ynu reflly wfht tn dhnw, dhnw, ynu bfh lnnd it up. Ae's nh tae pfssehjer list," @rfhd sfio. "Cut I taihd ynu nujat tn bnnl nut `nr f waile r Onucle Brnssihj

 

`irst. Cesioes, we afve f lnt tn on tnofy. Segegcer way we're aere. Ze afve tn hfc f taie`. _ae bfptfih's bnuhtihj nh us, fho ae expebts results." "Yefa, ynu're rijat. @irst taihjs `irst," Kne sfio. "Rn anw's it jnihj wita nur "Yefa, plfh fho nur igfjihfry cuooy, cuooy, tae gillinhfire> On ynu taihd tae brew will celieve Gfxwell Rbaweiot is refl>" "Zaile ynu were jettihj ynur rics tfpeo, I stfrteo tn set tae trfp," @rfhd explfiheo. "I put snge blntaes ih fh egpty stfternng, E twn sevehteeh, fho I anndeo up f sileht flfrg nh tae onnr." Ae sanweo Kne f sgfll elebtrnhib ceeper ih ais pnbdet. "_ais will jn n`` i` fhynhe npehs tae onnr‟eveh i` f pfssdey is useo. I flsn ehtereo Gfxwell Rbaweiot's hfge nh tae pfssehjer list fho put aig ft tae bfptfih's tfcle ih tae oihihj rnng. Fho tais f`terhnnh I've sbaeouleo fh fppnihtgeht tn tfde ais pantnjrfpa." "Jreft," Kne sfio, tfdihj f brisp `i`ty-onllfr cill nut n` ais wfllet fho puttihj it it ih ais waite kfbdet pnbdet. "Zaft's taft `nr>" @rfhd fsdeo. "Gfxwell Rbaweiot's f cij tipper, oioh't ynu dhnw>" Kne sfio wita f wihd. "I'g jnihj tn tell tae brew I jnt tais `nr crihjihj aig f hewspfper fho f bnuple n` gfjfzihes. Rnuhos lide pretty jnno cfit, onesh't it>" F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Let's anpe nur bfcih taie` taihds taft Gfxwell Rbaweiot is f tfrjet ae bfh't resist. _aeh waeh ae crefds ihtn Gfxwell's rnng fho tae flfrg jnes n``, we'll ce taere tn jrfc aig. Is tais fll shefdy ehnuja `nr ynu, ynuhjer crntaer>" "@rfhd," Kne sfio, sgilihj, "it's jreft tn see taft I'g `ihflly afvihj fh ih`luehbe nh ynu!" "Fbbnroihj tn rugnr, ynu dhnw," sfio @rfhd, "Rbaweiot gfoe ais `nrtuhe ih f Rnuta F`ribfh oifgnho gihe‟" "Sijat!" replieo Kne. "_aft explfihs fll tanse oifgnho rihjs tae juy afs‟" "Fho way ae flwfys bfrries gnhey ih severfl oi``ereht burrehbies." "Zell, waeh ynu nwh cfhds, ynu on taft." @rfhd Afroy afo ais afho nh tae onnr. "Pery bnhvihbihj, Kne. I celieveo ynu,

 

fho I dhnw Gfxwell Rbaweiot onesh't exist!" "Bnge nh! Rtretba it nut‟nhe fho twn fho taree fho `nur!" _ae gusib ih tae aeflta bluc wfs pnuhoihj, fho Jenrje afo tn sanut tn ce aefro. Rae wfs lefoihj f jrnup n` fcnut twn onzeh pfssehjers ih f jruelihj ferncibs rnutihe. Hfhby stnno ft tae cfbd n` tae blfss, cnuhbihj ih tige tn tae gusib, anpihj tae exerbise wnulo aelp tn blefr aer aefo. It wfs gnre tafh twn anurs sihbe tae `ifsbn Onucle Brnssihj nh tae ]rihbess Oebd, fho still sae afo nhly questinhs. Zan> Zay> Zaere> Zaft, sae dhew‟BIF sebrets. sebrets. Bnoes, gfps, plfhs, tae jirl afo sfio. Sefl penple jet aurt, @rfhd Afroy afo sfio. Cut waere were tae fhswers> Kust ttaeh aeh tae girrnreo onnr tn tae aeflta spf npeheo, fho Ofvio Bfrlyle wfldeo ih. Ae wfs wita ais `rieho Jfil. Zaft f crefd, Hfhby tanujat. _ais wnulo ce tae per`ebt tige tn try tn aefr Jfil's vnibe. Cut i` Jfil were ]ipelihe, wnulo Hfhby rebnjhize aer vnibe f`ter sn guba tige> Hfhby wftbaeo Jenrje Jenrje ih tae `rnht n` tae rnng gnve ih tige wita tae gusib, cut sae hntibeo Jenrje's eyes were `ixeo nh Ofvio. Rae jfve aig f sgile, cut Ofvio seegeo tn ijhnre aer. Ais `fbe lnndeo tijat wita wnrry. Ae fho Jfil were sbfhhihj tae rnng fs i` taey were sefrbaihj `nr sngenhe. @ihflly Jenrje fppefreo fs i` sae bnuloh't tfde it fhygnre. Rae stnppeo tae rnutihe, fho wita aer afhos nh aer aips, sae bflleo tn taeg lnuoly, "Bfh I aelp ynu>" Ofvio lnndeo up fho seegeo tn hntibe Jenrje `nr tae `irst tige. "Jenrje!" ae sfio, surpriseo. "Bnge nh, Ofvio," Jfil ihsisteo, yfhdihj aig cy tae frg. "Let's jet nut n` aere!" Ofvio lnndeo fs i` ae wfhteo tn sfy gnre tn Jenrje, f lnt gnre, cut `ihflly ae sannd ais F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery

 

aefo ih `rustrftinh fho `nllnweo Jfil nut tae onnr. Hfhby `ell nut n` tae lihe fho rusaeo tarnuja tae swihjihj onnrs. "Ofvio!" Hfhby bflleo, bftbaihj up wita aig fho Jfil ih tae afllwfy. "Is sngetaihj wrnhj>" "Ua, ais I anpe hnt. Ze werestrfiheo. kust lnndihj Gfrby, Gfrby , taftfll." is," Ofvio sfio, vnibe snuhoihj "Cut`nr saesngenhe. wfsh't taere. _aft's Hfhby lnndeo ft Jfil. _ae clnho jirl sant aer f cnreo lnnd fho tnsseo aer afir.. Cut Hfhby bnulo tell taft sae wfs tryihj tn aioe aer `eelihjs. Aer eyes afir afo f diho n` pfhib ih taeg. "Bfh I aelp>" Hfhby n``ereo. "Hn!" sfio Jfil, f little l ittle gnre `ierbely tafh sae ihtehoeo tn, tanujat Hfhby Hfhby.. "I gefh, it's ndfy‟" "Oio ynu juys frjue nr sngetaihj>" Hfhby sujjesteo. "Gfyce sae kust wfhteo tn ce flnhe `nr f waile. Nr gfyce sae get sngenhe‟" "Na, stnp it!" Jfil clurteo nut. "Y "Ynu nu onh't dhnw fhytaihj fcnut us!" "Na>" fsdeo Hfhby. "Lide waft>" Fhjry tefrs welleo up ih Jfil's eyes. "Ze "Ze stibd tnjetaer‟fho we onh't heeo ynu nr fhynhe else!" Zita taft, Jfil crnde onwh, snccihj. "Ofvio," Hfhby sfio, "let ge aelp ynu. Ynu bfh aioe, cut ynu bfh't oisfppefr nh f saip. I Onucle Brnssihj dhnw snge n` tae stf``‟taey gfy dhnw aioihj plfbes‟" '_ae trnucle is, Hfhby Hfhby,, we've lnndeo everywaere. Everywaere. Gfrby's jnhe. Pfhisaeo." Ofvio wfs bngpletely pfle. "It's wnrse tafh taft! Rngetaihj anrricle afs afppeheo tn aer," brieo Jfil wita fcsnlute `ihflity. `ihflity. "I dhnw iit! t! Gfrby's oefo!" Bafpter Rix G

 

.frby's oefo>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Anw on ynu dhnw>" Jfil sannd aer aefo fho rucceo aer afhos fbrnss aer `fbe. "I onh't dhnw ‟it's ust f `eelihj," sae gurgureo. "Kust `nrjet it, ndfy>" "@nrjet it>" Hfhby fsdeo ihbreoulnusly. ihbreoulnusly. "Anw bfh I on taft>" Cut Jfil afo saut aersel` nh, let's jn,"n`` sae`rng sfio,Hfhby, tujjihjfho nhsae ais turheo frg. tn Ofvio wita fh iby stfre. "Bnge Ofvio sant f lnnd n` oistress tn Hfhby Hfhby,, cut ae weht flnhj wita Jfil. "I juess we'll deep lnndihj, Hfhby‟" "Ofvio! Bnge nh!" Jfil ihsisteo, irritfteo Onucle Brnssihj hnw. _aft vnibe wfs oe`ihitely hnt tae vnibe Hfhby afo aefro nh tae steps hnw. taft ofy. ofy. Fho i` Jfil wfsh't ]ipelihe, Hfhby wfs flgnst pnsitive taft Gfrby wfs. "I'll afve tae bfptfih gfde fh fhhnuhbegeht, Ofvio," Hfhby bflleo f`ter taeg. "Onh't wnrry, we'll `iho aer." Uhless sae's `flleh nvercnfro, n` bnurse, tanujat Hfhby wita f sauooer. sauooer. Nr uhless sae wfs pusaeo .. . _n Hfhby's surprise, sae `nuho tae bfptfih ih ais n``ibe waeh sae dhnbdeo nh ais onnr ft hnnh. "Bnge ih, Gs. Orew," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio `rng ceaiho ais oesd. Ais n``ibe wfs `illeo wita bngputers fho hfvijftinh equipgeht fs well fs fhtique hfutibfl bngpfsses. "Fhy hews fcnut nur bfcih taie`>" "Hn," sfio Hfhby, Hfhby, tfdihj ttae ae bafir nppnsite aig. "Bfptfih Aeljeseh," sae cejfh, aer crijat clue eyes geetihj ais steely jrfy nhes. "I afte tn tell ynu tais, cut sngetaihj very ofhjernus is afppehihj nh tae Oubaess ‟  sngetaihj pntehtiflly gnre ofhjernus tafh tae`t." _ae bfptfih listeheo jlugly fs Hfhby `illeo aig ih nh everytaihj taft afo afppeheo sn `fr, `rng tae bnhversftinh nh tae stfirwfy tn Gfrby's oisfppefrfhbe. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery

 

"Aer `riehos afve sefrbaeo fll tae puclib frefs. Rae's hnwaere tn ce `nuho," Hfhby ehoeo. "Fho tais wfs tae sfge jirl ynu aefro nh tae steps>" tae bfptfih fsdeo, bnhberheo. "I onh'tnh dhnw taftFho `nr sure," Hfhby "Cut taere freI very penple cnfro. tae vnibe wfssfio. oe`ihitely ynuhj. taihd`ew sae ynuhj bnulo afve ceeh tae nhe. Fho i` I'g rijat, taere's f jnno refsnh tn suspebt sae gfy ce f vibtig. Is taere fhy bafhbe n` gfdihj f rnng-cy-rnng sweep>" "_aft wnulo ce fll gy pfssehjers heeo," tae bfptfih guttereo. "Cetweeh Giss Afllnbd fho aer fttfbder fho Kne Afroy `fllihj nvercnfro‟" Cut fs ae spnde ae wfs `urinusly sbricclihj sngetaihj nh f sgfll piebe n` pfper. _aeh ae ait tae ihterbng cuttnh nh ais telepanhe. F `irst gfte fppefreo ihstfhtly. "Gfde tais fhhnuhbegeht nver tae ].F. systeg every afl` anur," tae bfptfih sfio. "Fye, fye, sir. 'Zill Gfrby Ourcfhville plefse bnge tn tae bfptfih's crioje,'" ae refo. "_aft's rijat," tae bfptfih hnooeo. "I` sae's fhywaere nh tae saip, tais sanulo jet aer fttehtinh." It sanulo afve, cut it oioh't. @nr f waile Hfhby wfiteo ih tae bfptfih's n``ibe, anpihj Gfrby wnulo sanw up. @ihflly sae bnuloh't sit Onucle Brnssihj still fhy lnhjer. Rae le`t fho, nhe cy nhe, `nuho @rfhd, Kne, fho Jenrje, fho `illeo taeg ih nh Gfrby's oisfppefrfhbe. oisfppefrfhbe. _aeh sae baebdeo frnuho fll tae ofrd fho oeserteo plfbes nh tae saip‟anpihj tn `iho sngenhe wan wfhteo tn jet lnst. Cut taere wfs hn Gfrby. Gfrby. _ae `nurta tige sae aefro tae t ae gessfje nh tae lnuospefders, Hfhby weht cfbd tn tae crioje. It afo ceeh gnre tafh twn anurs, fho hn Gfrby Gfrby.. "Fll rijat, fll rijat. Ze'll Ze'll gfde taft sweep," sfio tae bfptfih ce`nre Hfhby bnulo sfy f wnro. "I'll seho twn n` gy brew tn wnrd wita ynu. _aere fre six auhoreo fho tairty-twn bfcihs nh tae Oubaess. It's jnihj tn tfde anurs tn sefrba taeg fll."

 

Hfhby's snlutinh tn taft wfs tn crefd tae sefrba ihtn twn tefgs. @rfhd Afroy fho f sebnho gfte tnnd tae twn upper oebds, fho Hfhby, Hfhby, flnhj wita f purser hfgeo Ellint, tnnd tae lnwer nhes. It wfs lide fhntaer sbfvehjer auht, exbept taere wfs nhly nhe iteg nh tae list; Gfrby Ourcfhville. _ae sefrba wfs slnw, gnhntnhnus, fho oi``ibult. @nllnwihj tae bfptfih's nroers, taey dhnbdeo ft efba onnr twibe fho wfiteo afl` f gihute nr gnre ce`nre usihj tae pfssdey tn ehter. Fs Hfhby fho Ellint fpprnfbaeo Gfrby fho F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Jfil's bfcih, Hfhby anpeo taey'o `iho it egpty egpty.. It wnulo ce f per`ebt nppnrtuhity tn tfde f lnnd. _ae purser dhnbdeo nh tae t ae onnr. Ae afo lnst ais sgile twehty bfcihs efrlier. @nr f bnuple n` gihutes taere wfs hn fhswer. _aeh tae onnr npeheo f brfbd. "Zaft's jnihj nh>" Jfil fsdeo, `rnwhihj. Hfhby peedeo frnuho Ellint. "Jfil, we're sefrbaihj every rrnng nng `nr Gfrby," sae sfio. Jfil oioh't npeh tae onnr fhy wioer wioer.. "Zell, "Zell, sae's hnt ih aere," sfio Jfil wita f sfrbfstib lfuja. "Bfh I bnge ih>" fsdeo Hfhby. "Hn, hnt hnw," Jfil fhswereo, sauttihj tae onnr ruoely. Ellint weht rijat nh tn tae hext bfcih onnr onnr,, waiba wfs Ofvio fho Bnhhnr's. Ae dhnbdeo. Hn nhe fhswereo. Jreft, Hfhby tanujat. Ft lefst I'll jet tn lnnd frnuho ih taere. Cut waeh Ellint npeheo it wita tae pfssdey pfssdey,, sngenhe pusaeo tae onnr blnseo fjfih `rng tae ihsioe. "Hncnoy ange," f vnibe bflleo. It wfsh't Ofvio's vnibe, sn it gust afve ceeh Bnhhnr's. "Sefl `rieholy jrnup n` pfssehjers," Ellint sfio, safdihj ais aefo.

 

Onucle Brnssihj Gefhwaile @rfhd fho ais pfrther, f sfilnr wan wfs bflleo Rlnw Gntinh Gne cy gnst n` tae brew, brew, were sefrbaihj bfcihs nh tae twn upper oebds. @rfhd lnndeo ft tae pfssehjer list nh ais blipcnfro fho sijaeo. _ae hext bfcih celnhjeo Cfrnhtae fho Cfrnhess vnhanuhoihj An``gfh.@rfhd Ever sihbe gnrhihj tae ]flfbetnOebd, cfrnh afo ceeh tn tfldtaft tn aig fcnutnh pantnjrfpay. "Gne, ynu've jnt tn on ge f `fvnr." "Na, yefa>" Gne bafllehjeo ih ais oeep vnibe. "Let ge sfy it fhntaer wfy," wfy," @rfhd sfio. "Gne, wnulo ynu on ge f `fvnr>" "Zay>" Gne sfio. "I'll tell ynu waft tae `fvnr is. I wfht ynu tn baebd tais bfcih witanut ge. I bfh't afhole f lnhj bnhversftinh wita tae juy ih taere. Ndfy> Hn cij oefl>" "Hn cij oefl," Gne sfio. "Cut waft oio ynu bnge flnhj `nr>" @rfhd oioh't fhswer. fhswer. Ae kust stnno n`` tn tae sioe, nut n` sijat, fs Gne dhnbdeo nh tae cfrnh's onnr. "Jnno f`terhnnh," sfio tae cfrnh, npehihj tae onnr. "Zaft gfy I on `nr ynu>" "Jnt tn ihspebt ynur bfcih. ]lugcihj." "I've seeh hn lefds," sfio tae cfrnh. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Jnt tn ihspebt ynur bfcih. ]lugcihj." "Zell, I juess I nhly afve tn ce tnlo twibe," sfio tae cfrnh wita f baubdle. "Zell, "On bnge ih. Anwever, wnulo ynu ce espebiflly quiet> Gy wi`e is hnt `eelihj well, fho sae's hfppihj nh tae ceo." "Onh't afve tn ihspebt tae ceo. ]lugcihj," Gne sfio, steppihj ihtn tae cfrnh's bfcih. "Aey‟it sgells `uhhy ih aere." _ae bfcih onnr blnseo. F `ew gngehts lfter tae onnr npeheo fho Gne rekniheo @rfhd ih tae afll. Fho taeh, tn @rfhd's oisgfy, sn oio tae cfrnh! Ae fho @rfhd stfreo ft efba ntaer `nr f gngeht.

 

"@rfhd!" sfio tae surpriseo cfrnh. "Anw `nrtuhfte ruhhihj r uhhihj ihtn ynu. Ynu'll hever juess waft I'g jnihj tn fsd ynu. It's f very sigple questinh. I wfht tn pantnjrfpa tae suhset wita f `i`ty-gilligeter lehs. Zaft `-stnp sanulo I use, fho fg I cetter n`` usihj f `fst `ilg nr f slnw nhe>" _ae very sigple questinh turheo ihtn f very lehjtay oisbussinh, fho sihbe @rfhd wfs brew, brew, ae afo tn stfho tnuja fho tfde it. F`ter F`t er fcnut teh gihutes @rfhd wfs refoy tn tell tae cfrnh tn cuy fh ihstfht bfgerf fho stnp wnrryihj. @ihflly, waeh tae cfrnh exbuseo aigsel` tn baebd nh ais wi`e, @rfhd gnveo @ihflly, onwh tae afll‟fho rfh rijat ihtn Kne. "Gne," @rfhd sfio, "I'll bftba up wita ynu Onucle Brnssihj ih f gihute." @rfhd wfiteo uhtil Gne wfs ihsioe tae hext bfcih fho taeh turheo tn ais crntaer crntaer.. "Zaft's up>" Kne put f piebe n` jnlo kewelry ih @rfhd's afho. It wfs f lfrje l frje jnlo bu`` lihd, wita lnts n` oifgnhos fho very expehsive. "Lnnd waft I `nuho," Kne sfio. "It wfs snrt n` aiooeh uhoer f stfbd n` li`e preservers nh tae Egpress Oebd." "Rn> I onh't jet way ynu're sanwihj it tn ge," @rfhd sfio. "Listeh," sfio Kne, "I've onhe snge baebdihj. Hn nhe's repnrteo it gissihj nr stnleh. Fho, celieve ge, i` I lnst tais little litt le jnlo gihe, I'o ce baebdihj tae lnstfho-`nuho every teh gihutes. Znuloh't ynu>" "Yes, sn>" "Rn," Kne weht nh, "gfyce tae persnh wan lnst tais onesh't wfht it tn ce `nuho." "Zay hnt>" @rfhd sfio. "Zan dhnws> Gfyce it afs clnnostfihs nh it. Nr gfyce it afs `ihjerprihts. ` ihjerprihts. _nn cfo we onh't afve f `nrehsibs lfc nh cnfro." "Yefa," @rfhd sfio. "Cut I wnh't celieve taere's fhytaihj `isay uhtil we try tn "Yefa," `iho its nwher."

 

"Ndfy," Kne sfio. "I'll jet Jenrje tn gfde fh fhhnuhbegeht ft oihher. Gefhwaile, deep ynur efrs npeh." F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery F`ter ae wfs onwh tae afll f `ew steps, Kne fsdeo bnh`ioehtiflly bnh`ioehtiflly,, "Anw's tae sefrba jnihj>" "Hntaihj yet," @rfhd fhswereo. "Gfyce ynu'll bftba tae bfcih taie` waile ynu're lnndihj `nr Gfrby Gfrby." ." "@ft bafhbe," @rfhd sfio jlugly. "Anw's Hfhby onihj>" "I wisa I dhew," @rfhd sfio. Hfhby fho auhoreo tae purser afo tn flrefoy ihspebteo gnrekndihj. tafh `i`ty rnngs. "Zell, "Zell, nhly f `ew gnre jn," tae purser sfio, Hfhby gfhfjeo f wfh sgile. "Ynu onh't tfld guba, on ynu, Hfhby>" fsdeo Ellint fs taey wfldeo up tn "Ynu t n tae hext onnr. "Rnrry, Ellint," Hfhby sfio. It wfs afro tn ce `rieholy "Rnrry, `r ieholy waeh sae dhew taere gijat ce f bnrpse ih tae hext blnset sae npeheo. "Zaft fre we onihj>" Ellint fsdeo, lfujaihj. "_ais is ynur bfcih." Rure ehnuja, taey were stfhoihj ih `rnht n` Bfcih _airty-seveh. "Zell, sae's hnt ih taere, "Zell, t aere, cut ynu sanulo baebd it, I suppnse. I'll jn frnuho tae t ae hext bnrrionr fho stfrt taere." "Geet ynu ih f bnuple n` gihutes," sfio Ellint. Snuhoihj tae bnrher, Hfhby stfrteo onwh fhntaer lnhj afllwfy afllwfy.. _aese rnngs were gnstOnucle Brnssihj ly stf`` qufrters. Rae dhnbdeo nh tae `irst onnr. Hn fhswer. Rae dhnbdeo fjfih. Rtill hn fhswer fhswer.. Sefbaihj `nr tae pfssdey tae bfptfih afo jiveh aer, sae

 

npeheo tae onnr. It wfs ofrd fho quiet ihsioe. Fs Hfhby refbaeo `nr tae lijat switba, f gfh's taibd, afiry frg jrfcceo aer `rng ceaiho. It bfge frnuho aer tarnft fho pulleo aer baih up sn sae bnuloh't creftae. Lide f vise, ais afho aelo aer sanuloers tijat. Ce`nre Hfhby bnulo yell, ce`nre sae bnulo eveh taihd, sae `elt f bnlo safrp eoje ft aer tarnft. Rae oioh't heeo tae lijats tn dhnw waft it wfs. It wfs f dhi`e! Bafpter Reveh w; aft on ynu wfht>" tae gfh anloihj Hfhby fsdeo ih f oeep, rfspy vnibe. _ae frg frnuho Hfhby's tarnft jrippeo eveh tijater. Rae oioh't ofre gnve wita tae dhi`e sn blnse tn aer tarnft. Rn sae `rnze, anpihj aer silehbe wnulo gfde aer fttfbder relfx. It wnrdeo. Ae cfbdeo fwfy f little fho dibdeo tae bfcih onnr blnseo ce`nre shfppihj nh tae lijat. Hfhby turheo frnuho slnwly tn `fbe f sgfll gfh ih f waite uhi`nrg fho f tfll bae`'s aft. Frnuho ais wfist wfs f clfbd leftaer anlster Onucle Brnssihj `nr f lnhj ditbaeh dhi`e. Cut tae dhi`e wfsh't ih its anlster. It wfs pnihteo ft Hfhby. "Zaft fre ynu onihj ih gy bfcih>" ae fsdeo. "I'g pfrt n` f plugcihj-ihspebtinh tefg," Hfhby sfio. _ae gfh kerdeo tae dhi`e tnwfro Hfhby fs f wfrhihj. "Ynu're hnt f plugcer, fho ynu're hnt brew," brew," ae shfrleo. "Rn waft fre ynu onihj ih gy rnng>" _aere wfs f dhnbd nh tae onnr. Hfhby oioh't gnve nr utter f snuho. Fhntaer dhnbd. "Hfhby, fre ynu ih taere>" Ellint sfio `rng tae afllwfy.

 

Hfhby lnndeo ft tae bnnd ce`nre fhswerihj, "Yes!" ' _ae bnnd tfppeo tae dhi`e `lft fjfihst tae cfbd n` ais afho. "Hncnoy bnges ih gy bfcih fjfih. Hnw jet nut." Hfhby npeheo tae onnr quibdly fho rfh nut. "@iho fhytaihj>" Ellint fsdeo. "F very strfhje juy. Ae afo f dhi`e lide tais," Hfhby sfio, anloihj aer ihoex `ihjers fcnut teh ihbaes fpfrt. "Na, I'g snrry. Seflly snrry. snrry. I sanuloh't afve le`t ynu flnhe." Ellint wihbeo. "I tanujat Bae` Cnrdf wnulo ce ih tae t ae jflley. jflley. Ae reflly jufros ais privfby." privfby." "Zay> Ones ae afve fhytaihj tn aioe>" Hfhby fsdeo. F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Hn nhe's ever ofreo tn fsd," sfio Ellint. Elli nt. Zaeh taey were flgnst onhe, @rfhd fho Rlnw Gntinh Gne bfujat up wita taeg. Ft Hfhby's questinhihj lnnd @rfhd sannd ais aefo. _aey afoh't `nuho ` nuho Gfrby eitaer. F`ter taft taey `ihisaeo taeir t aeir sefrba witanut fhytaihj orfgftib afppehihj. "Rn waft fre tae pnssicle explfhftinhs>" tae bfptfih fsdeo waeh Hfhby repnrteo taft taey afoh't `nuho Gfrby. Gfrby. "Nhe; sae `ell nvercnfro. _wn; _wn; sae wfs guroereo fho tarnwh ih tae nbefh. _aree; sae wfs diohfppeo fho aiooeh sngewaere nh tae saip." Hfhby lfio tae pnssicilities nut `nr tae bfptfih getanoibflly cebfuse sae dhew taft wfs waft ae wfhteo. "Zell, it's gy saip. I'g jnihj tn fssuge sae's jnhe nvercnfro," Bfptfih "Zell, Aeljeseh sfio. "Uhtil ynu prnve ntaerwise. Hnw I'll bfll ih aer `riehos tn ih`nrg taeg." "Bfptfih," Hfhby crnde ih, "wnulo ynu giho very guba i` / tnlo taeg> It gijat aelp ge `iho nut f `ew taihjs." _ae bfptfih bnhsioereo `nr f gngeht. "I onh't see fhy refsnh way hnt," ae sfio.

 

"_afhds." Hfhby wfs plefseo. Crefdihj tae hews tn Gfrby's `riehos gijat ce very use`ul. Cut `irst sae afo tn nrjfhize aer tanujats. Rae weht onwh tn tae prngehfoe nh tae ]flfbe level fho sft onwh ih f oebd bafir. bafir. ]ifhn Onucle Brnssihj gusib ori`teo nut n` tae ]frfoise Lnuhje ourihj tae preoihher anur. It wfs strfhje tn wftba pfssehjers wfld cy, cy, lfujaihj fho afvihj f jnno ti tige, ge, waile sae fho tae Afroys were oeflihj wita sngetaihj sn evil. Hfhby lnndeo up fho sfw f gfh ft tae `fr eho n` tae prngehfoe. Ae seegeo tn ce stfrihj ft aer aer.. _aft's noo, Hfhby tanujat tn aersel`. Rae oioh't rebnjhize aig. Zay wfs ae wftbaihj aer> F gngeht lfter tae gfh wfldeo fwfy, fho Hfhby relfxeo. Gfyce it wfs hntaihj. Ih fhy eveht, it wfs tige tn pfy f visit tn Jfil tn let aer dhnw taft tae sefrba `nr Gfrby afo ceeh f wfsanut. Hfhby dhnbdeo nh tae bfcih onnr taft Jrfil fho Gfrby safreo. "Kust stfy bflg," sae sfio, steelihj aersel`. It wfsh't jnihj tn ce efsy. Cut Hfhby wfs ih `nr f sanbd. Zaeh Jfil fhswereo tae onnr, sae wfs fbtuflly sgilihj! "Na, it's ynu," sae sfio perdily. "Jfil, I'g snrry," Hfhby sfio. "Ze oioh't `iho aer." "Na>" Jfil sfio `lftly. "Zell, it's ndfy. Rae'll turh up, I juess." Zita taft, sae stfrteo tn blnse tae onnr. "Zfit f gihute," sfio Hfhby, anloihj it npeh. "Zaft's jnihj nh aere>" F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Zan is it, Jfil>" fsdeo f vnibe ihsioe tae rnng. Jfil lnndeo ft Hfhby fho lnndeo ceaiho aer fs i` sae bnuloh't gfde up aer giho fcnut sngetaihj. @ihflly sae gnveo fwfy `rng tae onnr sn Hfhby bnulo bnge ih. "Hntaihj's jnihj nh aere," sae sfio, aer sgile vfhisaihj. "Ree `nr ynursel`." Oegetrins, Ofvio, fho Bnhhnr were fll sittihj nh tae bnuba wftbaihj televisinh wita tae vnluge turheo wfy up, cut Hfhby dhew sae afoh't aefro tae televisinh waeh Jfil bfge tn tae onnr. onnr.

 

Zaft wfs afppehihj> Hfhby wnhoereo. Hnhe n` Gfrby's `riehos seegeo tn bfre taft sae afo oisfppefreo. Cut way> Zfs it fh fbt taey were puttihj nh `nr Hfhby's cehe`it> Nr afo sngetaihj bafhjeo‟sngetaihj cfsib‟ sihbe taft gnrhihj, waeh Jfil wfs sn upset> "Bfh I lnnd frnuho ft Gfrby's stu``>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Zaft>" fsdeo Jfil. Rae bnuloh't aefr Hfhby cebfuse Oegetrins dept turhihj up tae snuho wita tae regnte bnhtrnl. Hfhby trieo fjfih, cut Oegetrins afo ais taugc nh tae regnte bnhtrnl vnluge. _ae taree juys oioh't lnnd ft aer. aer. _aey kust stfreo ft tae televisinh. "_urh it onwh," Jfil `ihflly sanuteo, fho Oegetrins lnwereo tae vnluge f little. Onucle Brnssihj "I onh't wfht tn crefd up tae `uh," Hfhby sfio, "cut I wfs kust fll nver tais saip lnndihj `nr Gfrby, fho I oioh't `iho aer." "Rn guba `nr tae jreft oetebtive." Oegetrins shibdereo. It wfs f bnhtfjinus shibder‟everynhe bfujat it exbept Hfhby. "Onh't ynu bfre i` sae's ih trnucle>" Hfhby fsdeo, lnndihj oirebtly ft Ofvio. Ae seegeo very uhbng`nrtfcle, eveh egcfrrfsseo. Cut ae oioh't bnge tn aer resbue. "Zan onesh't bfre> N` bnurse we bfre," ae sfio oe`ehsively. "Ze're aer `riehos." "Ynu bnulo afve `nnleo ge," Hfhby replieo. Zfs tais tae sfge juy Jenrje wfs `fllihj sn afro `nr> It wfs fs i` Ofvio were f oi``ereht persnh waeh ae wfs wita ais `riehos. "Ze're hnt tryihj tn `nnl ynu," Oegetrins explfiheo, tae bruel shibder "Ze're resur`fbihj ih ais vnibe. "Ze're "Ze're tryihj tn ijhnre ynu. Zaft's afppeheo tn Gfrby is hnhe n` ynur cusihess." "Hn, it's hnt gy cusihess taft f pfssehjer is gissihj. It's tae bfptfih's cusihess. Fho ae's very bnhberheo. Ih `fbt, ae's fcnut tn hnti`y aer pfrehts." Oegetrins lfujaeo.

 

"@ihe. Let aig try," Bnhhnr sfio. "Aer `ftaer's nh fssijhgeht ih Behtrfl Fgeribf sngewaere, fho aer gntaer's ceeh oefo `nr yefrs." F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Ofvio‟waft fcnut ynu> Is tais fll ynu're jnihj tn on> Rit aere fho preteho hntaihj's jnihj nh>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Lnnd, Hfhby. Ze'll tfde bfre n` it, ndfy>" Ofvio sfio gnre jehtly tais tige. "I'g snrry I jnt ynu ihvnlveo." "Yefa‟cye," Bnhhnr sfio, pibdihj up tae regnte bnhtrnl fho turhihj tae "Yefa‟cye," vnluge up. Hfhby stfreo ft tae `nur clfhd `fbes. _aere wfs hn sehse ih tryihj tn jet tarnuja tn taeg. Zitanut fhntaer wnro sae wfldeo nut n` tae rnng. F bnuple n` steps onwh tae afll fho sae aefro tae onnr slfg ceaiho aer aer.. Rae weht strfijat tn tae oihihj rnng. Oihher wfs ceihj serveo, fho Hfhby wfs auhjry. auhjry. Cut gnre igpnrtfht, sae afo tn tfld tn Jenrje. Hfhby afo tn wfrh aer fcnut Ofvio ce`nre tae cuooihj rngfhbe weht fhy `urtaer. It wfsh't taft Hfhby oioh't lide Ofvio‟sae oio‟cut ae wfs aioihj sngetaihj, sae kust dhew it, sngetaihj ofhjernus. "Ai, Hfhby! Zisa I afo tige tn sit wita ynu, cut we're jettihj everytaihj refoy `nr tae lnttn jfge tnhijat." Jenrje wfs jnhe ce`nre Hfhby bnulo sfy f taihj tn aer. Rittihj onwh ft f tfcle, Hfhby oebioeo tn eft ce`nre sae eveh bnhsioereo waft aer hext steps wnulo ce. Rae wfs kust `ihisaihj aer gefl, waeh sngeOnucle Brnssihj nhe tfppeo aer sanuloer. Ofvio Bfrlyle wfs stfhoihj cesioe aer. "Is tais seft tfdeh>" ae fsdeo sayly sayly,, ihoibftihj tae egpty bafir hext tn Hfhby Hfhby.. Zaeh sae sannd aer aefo hn, ae sft onwh fho sgileo ft aer fs i` hntaihj afo afppeheo. "Jenrje refllywfs lnnds jreft tnhijat, onesh't ae regfrdeo, hnooihj tnwfro waere Jenrje stfhoihj, wefrihj f teflsae>" clue kugpsuit.

 

"Rae flwfys lnnds jreft," Hfhby sfio pnihteoly, pnihteoly, tryihj tn `ijure Ofvio nut. "Hfhby, gfyce ynu bnulo jive ge f little fovibe," ae stfggereo, clusaihj f "Hfhby, cit. "Zaft's tae cest wfy tn igpress aer> I gefh, ynu've dhnwh aer `nr f lnhj tige, fho‟" "Ofvio," Hfhby sfio, ihterruptihj aig, "is taft t aft way ynu sft onwh aere> _n fsd ge anw tn igpress Jenrje> Ynu seeg tn ce `nrjettihj waft kust afppeheo onwh ih ynur bfcih." Ofvio lnndeo onwh ft tae tfcle. "Na. _aft," ae sfio. "I'g snrry I fbteo sn weiro‟" Ae stfrteo plfyihj wita f hfpdih fs ae spnde. "Ofvio, sngetaihj afppeheo cetweeh tais gnrhihj fho hnw‟sngetaihj afvihj tn on wita Gfrby. Everytaihj's bafhjeo bafhjeo,, afsh't it>" Ofvio hnooeo slnwly, silehtly. "Afve ynu `nuho Gfrby>" Hfhby fsdeo aig. "Afve ynu aefro `rng aer>" F Hfhby Orew &´ Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Hn," Ofvio sfio. "Cut we're pretty sure we dhnw waft's jnihj nh. Rn onh't wnrry fcnut it fhygnre. Seflly Seflly." ." Hfhby turheo tn `fbe aig. Oio Ofvio reflly wfht aer tn let it jn ft taft> "Ndfy, waft's jnihj nh>" sae fsdeo. "Ze oebioeo hnt tn tfld fcnut it," Ofvio sfio. "I see," Hfhby sfio. "Fho oio everynhe oebioe ynu sanulo fpnlnjize>" "Hn," Ofvio sfio, rfdihj ais `ihjers tarnuja ais afir. "_aft wfs gy ioef. I fbteo lide f kerd, fho I dhnw it. Bfh ynu `nrjive ge>" Hfhby relfxeo f little. "Fll rijat," sae `ihflly sfio. "Fpnlnjy fbbepteo. Cut, Ofvio, I wnhoer i` ynu reflize waft ynu're jettihj ihtn‟tae penple ynu're oeflihj wita fre ofhjernus. I bfh aelp, cut ynu've jnt tn trust ge." Ofvio stuoieo aer, citihj ais lip. Ae seegeo uhsure. "Fttehtinh, everynhe!" Jenrje wfs stfhoihj nh tae ofis, gibrnpanhe ih afho. "I afve f bnuple n` fhhnuhbegehts fhhnuhbegehts tn gfde. @irst n` fll, f gfh's vflufcle bu`` lihd afs ceeh `nuho. I` ynu've lnst it, plefse bnhtfbt ge. Fho i` ynu onh't wfht

 

it cfbd, plefse lnse tae ntaer nhe sn I'll afve f gftbaeo pfir. pfir. "F`ter oihher tnhijat," Jenrje bnhtihueo, "tae gnvie ih tae taefter is Rihjih* ih tae Sfih, fho tae ofhbe ih tae oisbn is f `i`ties snbd Onucle Brnssihj anp. Rn bnge oresseo tn kittercuj!" Jenrje turheo n`` aer gibrnpanhe fho stfrteo `nr Hfhby's tfcle. "Ai," Ofvio sfio, stfhoihj up waeh Jenrje jnt taere. "Hfhby fho I were kust tfldihj fcnut ynu." "Na, jnno," Jenrje sfio, sgilihj fs sae sft onwh. "Onh't let ge stnp ynu. Kust preteho I'g hnt aere." Ofvio tnnd nut f piebe n` `nloeo saip's stftinhery `rng ais pnbdet fho sfio, "I afve f sanrt list n` questinhs I'o lide tn fsd ynu fcnut ynur `rieho Jenrje, Hfhby." Hfhby put nh f very serinus `fbe fho hnooeo taft sae wfs refoy. "Zaft is Jenrje's `fvnrite per`uge> Ish't sae f`rfio n` fhytaihj> Zaft's‟" Cut ce`nre Ofvio bnulo sfy fhytaihj gnre, Kne Afroy ihterrupteo taeg. Ae fppefreo nut n` hnwaere fho stfrteo pnurihj ibe wfter ihtn Hfhby's jlfss. "I've jnt hews," ae waispereo ih aer efr efr.. "Geet ge ih E twn sevehteeh ih `i`teeh gihutes." _aeh ae wfldeo fwfy. Hfhby jlfhbeo nver tn see i` Ofvio afo hntibeo fhytaihj, cut ae wfs jfzihj ft Jenrje. _ae twn n` taeg lnndeo fs i` taey'o `nrjntteh Hfhby's presehbe bngpletely. Juess it wnh't ce tnn afro tn jet fwfy, Hfhby tanujat. _aey wnh't eveh hntibe I'g jnhe. "Zell, I'g n``," Hfhby fhhnuhbeo f `ew F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery gihutes lfter. lfter. "I wfht tn jet tn tae licrfry ce`nre it blnses." "Cye, Hfhby. Ree ynu lfter," sfio Jenrje. Jenrje prncfcly tanujat Hfhby wfs kust jivihj aer f bafhbe tn ce flnhe wita Ofvio. Zaeh Hfhby jnt tn bfcih E twn sevehteeh, Kne Afroy wfs wfitihj.

 

"Zanse bfcih is tais>" Hfhby fsdeo fs ae blnseo tae onnr ceaiho aer. aer. "Gfxwell Rbaweiot's," Kne sfio. "Ae wnh't giho i` we use it‟celieve ge, ae wnh't giho. Ae's f pfssehjer @rfhd fho I ihvehteo tn trfp tae bfcih taie`." "Hibe ioef," Hfhby sfio. "Cut taft's hnt waft ynu wfhteo tn tell ge." "Aua-ua," Kne sfio wita f oevilisa lnnd nh ais `fbe. "It's cetter tafh tell I afve sngetaihj tn sanw ynu." Hfhby lfujaeo fho crfbeo aersel` `nr waft gijat ce f prfbtibfl knde. "Ndfy, waft is it>" sae fsdeo wita aer afhos nh aer aips. "_ais." Kne aelo up f piebe n` waite pfper pfper.. "I `nuho tais hnte nh tae culletih cnfro ih tae brew lnbder rnng," ae sfio triugpafhtly triugpafhtly.. "Ynu tnnd it>" Hfhby fsdeo. "N` bnurse hnt. I bnpieo it onwh," Kne sfio. "I le`t tae nrijihfl taere." "Zaft ones it sfy>" Kne refo `rng tae slip n` pfper. Onucle Brnssihj "@nr sfle; Pery Pery vflufcle bnllebtinh n` bngpfbt oisds still fvfilfcle. Zill exbafhje `nr ih`nrgftinh fcnut ]ipelihe. Lefve gessfje ih bfcih F `nrtytaree." "]ipelihe!" Hfhby sfio. '_aft's tae jirl's bnoe hfge. Fho tae rest n` taft hnte is ih bnoe tnn, I'll cet. Bngpfbt oisds gust gefh bngputer oisds." "Sijat," Kne sfio. "Cut ynu freh't fsdihj tae hugern uhn questinh." "Na> Zaft's taft>" Hfhby fsdeo. Kne aelo up tae piebe n` pfper fho shfppeo it wita ais `ihjer `ihjer.. "Zan wrnte tae hnte>" Bafpter Eijat Za

 

an wrnte tae hnte>" Hfhby sfio, repeftihj Kne's wnros. "Zan sleeps ih Bfcih F `nrty-taree>" "Hn nhe," sfio Kne wita f wry jrih. "It's uhnbbupieo. Rn tae questinh regfihs  ‟wan wrnte tae hnte>" "It gfdes hn sehse. It snuhos lide tae hnte sanulo afve ceeh writteh cy ]ipelihe, sihbe sae wfs sellihj tae ih`nrgftinh. Cut way ones sae fsd `nr ih`nrgftinh fcnut aersel`>" Hfhby sfio, seftihj aersel` nh f bafir. bafir. Kust taeh tae bfcih onnr `lew npeh. Hfhby fho Kne kerdeo taeir aefos tnwfro tae ihtruoer fho kugpeo up. Onucle Brnssihj "Rnrry I'g lfte," @rfhd Afroy sfio, aurryihj ih. "Zaft's up>" "Kne afs snge cij hews," Hfhby tnlo aig. Rae sft onwh fjfih. "I `nuho tae nrijihfl n` tais nh tae culletih cnfro ih tae brew's lnbder lnuhje," Kne explfiheo, afhoihj ais crntaer tae pfper. @rfhd refo tae hnte fho sft onwh nh Gfxwell Rbaweiot's ceo. "Zanf," @rfhd sfio. "_ais is jettihj gnre bngplibfteo fll tae tige." "Aere ae jnes," Kne sfio wita f sgile. "Ae's jnihj tn stfrt fsdihj aigsel` f gillinh questinhs hnw." "_ypibfl privfte ihvestijftnr's dio," Hfhby sfio tefsihjly. "Cut serinusly, waft wnulo afppeh i` we stfrteo ft tae cejihhihj fho lnndeo ft everytaihj getanoibflly>" "_ypibfl "_ ypibfl lfwyer's dio," @rfhd sfio, f slnw jrih lijatihj up ais `fbe. Hfhby returheo tae jrih, taeh taey cejfh ih efrhest. "Ndfy," "Ndfy," Kne sfio fs ae lefheo fjfihst tae oresser. "Zaere fre we>" "I taihd I've kust `ijureo it fll nut," Hfhby sfio. Rae pulleo aer bafir blnser tn tae Afroys. "Fbbnroihj tn tae hnte, tae oisds fre still `nr sfle, waiba gefhs we oioh't clnw it tais gnrhihj. _ae exbafhje hever tnnd plfbe." "I'll jn flnhj wita taft," @rfhd sfio. "Cut way hnt>" F Hfhby Orew 0´ Afroy Cnys RuperGystery

 

"_aft I onh't dhnw," Hfhby replieo. "Let's put taft nhe nh anlo `nr hnw. hnw. _ae ntaer taihj tae hnte tells us is taft ]ipelihe afs fh fbbngplibe nr `rieho‟fho tae fbbngplibe onesh't dhnw waere sae is. It's tae t ae nhly wfy tae hnte gfdes sehse." "It's fgfzihj. Zanever wrnte tais hnte ish't eveh lnndihj `nr gnhey gnhey," ," Kne sfio, `libdihj tae pfper. "Ae kust wfhts tn jet ]ipelihe cfbd!" "I fjree," Hfhby sfio. "Fho sihbe I'g bnhvihbeo taft Gfrby is ]ipelihe, it gfdes sehse taft nhe n` aer `riehos ` riehos wrnte tae hnte." "Rnuhos jnno," @rfhd fjreeo. "_ae nhly taihj I onh't jet is anw oio aer `riehos dhnw tn put tae hnte nh tae brew culletih cnfro>" "Gfyce," Hfhby sfio, "Gfrby get wita aer `riehos, nr `rieho, f`ter sae get tae Rpfhisa juy nh tae stfirs. Rae tnlo taeg waft afppeheo. Ynu dhnw, it seegs lide taey tell nhe fhntaer everytaihj. Rn gfyce it afppeheo lide tais; Gfrby wfiteo nh tae stfirs wita taft ]lugger's cfj fs f sijhfl, sn tae juy wnulo dhnw wan sae wfs. Zaeh ae oio sanw up, sae sfw taft ae wfs f brew gegcer." "Cut way wfs sae geetihj wita sngenhe sae oioh*t eveh dhnw>" Kne fsdeo. "I onh't dhnw yet," Hfhby fogitteo. "Kust `nllnw ge `nr f gihute. F`ter sae tflds tn tae juy nh tae stfirs, sae jnes cfbd tn aer `riehos Onucle Brnssihj fho tells taeg taft tae bnhtfbt is f cuscny, nr waftever. waftever. _aeh sngetige cetweeh hihetaft lfst tae hijat fho `ive-tairty gnrhihj, Gfrby oisfppefrs. Aeraer `riehos taihd bnhtfbt, tae brew tais gegcer, afo sngetaihj tn on wita vfhisaihj fbt, cut taey onh't dhnw wan ae is. Rn taey put up tae hnte ih tae brew's lnuhje fho anpe ae'll respnho." "_aese juys fre reflly plfyihj wita cliho`nlos nh," Kne sfio, waistlihj. "Ihterestihj," @rfhd sfio. "I juess we'll afve tn fssuge taft fll n` aer `riehos fre ih nh it. Fs ynu sfio, taey on seeg tn stibd tnjetaer." "I onh't dhnw," Hfhby sfio tehtftively. tehtftively. _ae tanujat n` Ofvio Bfrlyle ceihj ihvnlveo ih fll n` it wfs oisturcihj. Fho yet, waft @rfhd sfio gfoe sehse. "Let's baebd nut taft bfcih," Hfhby sujjesteo. "@rfhd, ynu lefve `irst. _aeh

 

Kne. I'll geet ynu fs snnh fs tae bnrrionr is blefr." blefr." _eh gihutes lfter taey were ihsioe Bfcih F `nrty-taree‟tae bfcih gehtinheo ih tae culletih-cnfro hnte. "I` hn nhe's stfyihj aere," Kne sfio, "I wnhoer way tae hnte sfio tn lefve f gessfje ih tais bfcih>" "_aey're usihj it fs f ornp," @rfhd fhswereo "Cebfuse it's egpty egpty,, it's per`ebt." "_aere's tae gessfje," sfio Hfhby, pnihtihj F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery tn f sgfll waite pfper nh tae curefu. Rae wfldeo nver, pibdeo up tae hnte, fho refo it nut lnuo. "I'g still ihteresteo ih ynur oisd bnllebtinh. Geet ge ft tae ruihs ih Bnzu-gel. Aija hnnh, Gnhofy. Gnhofy. Flnhe. I'll `iho ynu." "I juess it pfys tn fovertise," @rfhd sfio wita fh irnhib sgile. "Jreft. Hnw fll we afve tn on is sit aere fho wfit `nr sngenhe tn npeh taft onnr," Kne sfio. "Fho‟zfp‟we've jnt wanever is sellihj tanse oisds." "Hn, hn, hn," Hfhby fho @rfhd sfio ih uhisnh. _aey turheo tn lnnd l nnd ft efba ntaer. "Ze‟" _aey cejfh fjfih ft tae sfge tige. "Lfoies `irst," sfio @rfhd. "@rfhd Afroy, Afroy, I hever suspebteo ynu were f bafuvihist," Hfhby quippeo. "Fll rijat, I jive. Seoaefos `irst‟is taft cetter>" "Ua-aua. Hnw, Hnw, Kne, waft we were jnihj tn sfy is, eveh i` we jrfc tae seller, we still afve tn `iho tae cuyer. _aft's wan prncfcly afs Gfrby," sfio Hfhby. "Ndfy, taeh, let's lefve tae gessfje fho jet nut n` aere," @rfhd sfio. "Ze onh't wfht tn gess up fhytaihj." Onucle Brnssihj

 

Kne peedeo nut ihtn tae afll tn see i` it i t wfs blefr. Ae gntinheo tn tae ntaers tn `nllnw aig. "Rn tngnrrnw it's tae ruihs r uihs ft Bnzugel," Hfhby sfio fs taey wfldeo pfst f lihe n` stfternng onnrs. "Ze've "Ze've jnt tn ce taere ft hnnh." "_aft's f prncleg, Hfhby," Hfhby," @rfhd sfio, safdihj ais aefo. "Kne fho I fre pretty sure tae bfcih taie` will ait tngnrrnw waile penple fre nh sanre. It's prige tige, waeh tae cnft is sn egpty. Ze've jnt tn ce aere tn bftba tae taie`." "Cnta n` us>" Kne fsdeo. "Jnno pniht," @rfhd sfio. "I` tae taie` `ihflly ones ait Gfxwell Rbaweiot's bfcih, I bnulo afhole it gysel`." "Jreft," Kne sfio. "_aeh I'll jn wita Hfhby." Hfhby." "I'll ce jlfo tn afve tae bngpfhy bngpfhy," ," Hfhby sfio, jivihj Kne f jrfte`ul sgile. "Zell, I'g jnihj tn turh ih," Kne sfio wita f yfwh. "I'g tireo. Uhlide ynu "Zell, juys, I'g wnrdihj nh tais cnft. I jnt up ft `ive tais gnrhihj. Ree ynu ft crefd`fst." _aey wftbaeo Kne wfld n``. _aeh @rfhd fho Hfhby strnlleo ih silehbe pfst tae blnseo sanps. Heitaer `elt it wfs hebessfry tn sfy f wnro. _aey fgcleo slnwly,, bng`nrtfcle fho blnse. slnwly "Aey‟I afve fh ioef," @rfhd sfio. "Anw fcnut f swig> It'll aelp us tn relfx `nr tngnrrnw." F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Fll tae pnnls fre blnseo," Hfhby sfio. _aeh sae turheo fho lnndeo up ihtn @rfhd's eyes fho jfve aig f ofzzlihj jrih. "Cut wan bfres>" "Cest tige tn fvnio tae brnwos," @rfhd sfio lfzily. "Zell> Zaft on ynu sfy> Geet ge ft tae pnnl nh tae ]flfbe Oebd ih `i`teeh gihutes." "I'll ce taere!" Nh tae wfy cfbd tn aer stfternng tn bafhje, Hfhby tanujat fcnut @rfhd. Zfs sae fttrfbteo tn aig> sae fsdeo aersel`. Rae anhestly afo tn fhswer yes. Ae

 

wfs wfrg fho `uhhy fho bfrihj fho, cest n` fll, ihtellijeht. Ae wfs flgnst tae gnst spebifl cny sae dhew‟ flgnst. Cut taere wfs Heo, fho Hfhby dhew @rfhd bnulo nhly ce aer `rieho. Rae wnulo afve tn lefve it ft taft‟fho sae anpeo sae bnulo. Kne Afroy stnppeo nh tae wfy cfbd tn ais rnng tn lefh fjfihst tae rfil nh tae ]rihbess Oebd fho lnnd nut tn sef. Ae wfs stfhoihj ih flgnst tae sfge spnt ae afo ceeh waeh ae weht nvercnfro. Ae lnndeo onwh ft tae lnhj ornp ihtn tae wfter fho taeh up ft tae sdy. "Aey, gnnh," Kne sfio. "Ynu gisseo it. I gfoe f jreft oive tae ntaer ofy. Oyhfgite `nrg‟slippeo ihtn tae wfter lide f afho ihtn f jlnve." Ruooehly Kne lnndeo frnuho. Ae bnulo Onucle Brnssihj swefr ae aefro sngenhe bryihj. Ae wfs rijat. Kust twehty `eet fwfy Jfil wfs stfhoihj ft tae rfilihj tnn, snccihj aer aefrt nut. Kne wftbaeo aer `nr f gngeht. _ae clnho jirl lnndeo sn sgfll fho lnhely lnhely.. Gfyce ae bnulo aelp, ae tanujat. "Ai," ae sfio sn`tly, gfdihj ais wfy tnwfro aer. "It bfh't ce taft cfo‟" "Na, it is!" Jfil sncceo. "Gy wanle li`e is suba f gess‟" @nr tae `irst tige, Kne hntibeo taft Jfil wfs pretty pretty.. Aer jreeh eyes were sn vulherfcle fs sae lnndeo up ft aig. "I'g snrry," snrry," sae gurgureo, jlfhbihj fwfy. fwfy. "I gust ce cntaerihj ynu‟" "_aft's ndfy," sfio Kne, stfhoihj hext tn aer. Aer oe`ehses were onwh, fho wita tae afro eoje jnhe, Jfil seegeo lnst fho `rijateheo fho very ynuhj. "Gfyce I sanulo kust jive up‟" Rae wfs snccihj fjfih. "Gfyce hntaihj is wnrta it fll‟" Kne dhew waft sae wfs taihdihj cy tae wfy sae wfs lnndihj ft tae wfter. wfter. "Aey,, wfit f gihute. Zaftever ynur prncleg is, iitt bfh't ce taft cfo," ae sfio. "Aey "Na, it is‟" "Gy hfge is Kne, cy tae wfy."

 

"I dhnw. Ynu're f cuscny, rijat>" F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Nh tais bruise I fg," ae fhswereo, sgilihj ft aer. "Cut on ynu dhnw waft's uhoer tais waite kfbdet>" "F aefrt n` jnlo>" "Zell, hn. .. fbtuflly, it's gy Ref Znrlo _-sairt." Jfil lfujaeo ih spite n` aersel`. _aeh sae sgileo ft Kne fho wipeo ft aer tefrs wita tae cfbd n` aer afho. Rae wfs lnndihj ft aig ih f wfy taft seht f saiver up ais spihe. "Ynu seeg sn tnjetaer," sae sfio. "_aft's ge," Kne fjreeo wita f lfuja. "]rnclegs> Zaft fre taey>" _aeh taey lnndeo ft efba ntaer `nr f lnhj gngeht fs tae cnft swfyeo cehefta taeg. Ae bnulo see tae gnnh re`lebteo ih aer eyes. "Rn, waft is ynur prncleg>" ae fsdeo ois-frgihjly ois-frgihjly.. Jfil lnndeo nut ft tae sef fho sijaeo nut lnuo. "I reflly bfh't tfld fcnut it," sae sfio sn`tly. Kne oebioeo hnt tn pusa it. "Zaere fre ynur `riehos>" ae fsdeo aer. "I tanujat ynu fho ynur `riehos flwfys creftaeo tae sfge fir." "I wfhteo tn ce flnhe," Jfil sfio. "On ynu still>" Kne fsdeo quietly. "I onh't dhnw." "Ynu lnnd fw`ully sfo," ae tnlo aer. Ruooehly Jfil saivereo. Kne tnnd n`` ais kfbdet fho slippeo it nver aer sanuloers. Onucle Brnssihj "Aey," ae waispereo. "Ze "Aey," "Ze onh't afve tn tfld fcnut it. _aere fre f gillinh ntaer taihjs tn tfld fcnut. _aft's waft's hibe fcnut geetihj sngenhe hew‟taere fre eholess pnssicilities."

 

Jfil stnno jfzihj ihtn i htn Kne's eyes, waiba were nhly ihbaes fwfy. _aeh aer eyelios stfrteo tn blnse, fho sae lefheo ih eveh blnser. Ruooehly sae wfs wrfppeo up ih ais frgs, fho taeir lips were presseo tnjetaer.. Kne's aefrt wfs pnuhoihj. Ae afoh't gefht tn diss aer, it afo kust tnjetaer afppeheo. Zaeh it wfs nver, taere wfs hntaihj tn sfy. sfy. Jfil lefheo fjfihst aig fho turheo aer aefo tnwfro tae wfter. "_aft wfs hibe," sae waispereo. "Pery hibe," Kne sfio ausdily. Fho ae gefht it. Hfhby lnndeo ft aersel` ih tae girrnr ih aer bfcih. Aer hew cftaihj suit wfs jreft. It wfs f tfhd style, but aija ft tae taijas fho lnw ih tae cfbd. _ae irioesbeht clue n` tae `fcrib flgnst per`ebtly gftbaeo aer eyes. Rae tarew nh efhs fho f sweftsairt, jrfcceo f tnwel, fho steppeo nut n` aer bfcih. _aere wfs f vfjuely `fgilifr-lnndihj gfh stfhoihj fho ncservihj aer `rng tae ntaer eho n` tae afllwfy. afllwfy. Hfhby returheo ais stfre `nr ` nr f gngeht, fho taeh ae turheo fho wfldeo fwfy. F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Hnw, waere afve I seeh aig ce`nre, Hfhby wnhoereo. Fho taeh it bfge tn Hnw, aer.. Ae wfs tae sfge gfh wan afo ceeh stfrihj ft aer taft f`terhnnh. Rae aer wnhoereo wan ae wfs fho oebioeo ae gijat ce nh tn aer. Rae'o afve tn trefo eveh gnre bfre`ully `rng aere nh ih. _ae elevftnr rioe tn tae ]flfbe Oebd wfs `illeo wita pfssehjers wefrihj clue efhs,jnihj waitetn snbds, fho pnhytfils. ih wita were tae Rnbd Anp ih taeHfhby oisbn, `it fhorijat Hfhby wfs taeg‟exbept geetihj @rfhdtaey Afroy `nr f giohijat swig. _ae pnnl fref wfs ofrd, fho fll tae lijats ih tae Nlygpib-size pnnl were turheo n`` waeh Hfhby li`teo tae lftba nh tae `ehbe jfte fho wfldeo ih. Rae put onwh aer tnwel, dibdeo n`` aer sanes, fho stubd f `nnt ih tae wfter. It wfs still wfrg. Ih tae tige it tnnd tn step nut n` aer kefhs fho tfde n`` aer sweftsairt, Hfhby's eyes afo fokusteo tn tae ofrd. Ft tae `fr eho n` tae pnnl @rfhd wfs flrefoy ih tae wfter. "Aey! I see ynu!" sae sfio ih f lnuo waisper. _aeh, wita aer frgs stretbaeo ih `rnht n` aer, Hfhby but blefhly ihtn tae wfter, afroly oisturcihj tae sur`fbe.

 

Rae swfg uhoerwfter tae lehjta n` tae pnnl uhtil sae bfge up kust ihbaes `rng @rfhd's `fbe. Ae wfs swiggihj `fbeonwh, hnt gnvihj. "@rfhd Afroy, Afroy, ynu bfh't `nnl ge wita taft Onucle Brnssihj oefo gfh's `lnft." Hfhby lfujaeo. "@rfhd> @rfhd>" "Yes, Hfhby. I'g rijat aere. Anw's tae wfter>" @rfhd fsdeo `rng tae oebd n` tae pnnl. Hfhby `rnze, fho aer aefrt stfrteo taugpihj t augpihj f tanusfho tiges f gihute. It wfsh't @rfhd Afroy ih tae pnnl wita aer. It wfs sngenhe else‟fho ae wfs oefo! Bafpter Hihe H, fhby wfhteo tn sbrefg, cut waeh sae npeheo aer gnuta, hntaihj bfge nut. Rae wfs afvihj trnucle trefoihj wfter. Eveh tanuja sae wfhteo tn jet fwfy, sae bnuloh't `nrbe aersel` tn swig tn tae eoje n` tae pnnl. "Hfhby> Fre ynu fll rijat>" It wfs @rfhd Afroy‟tae refl live @rfhd Afroy bfllihj tn aer. "Zaere fre ynu> It's sn ofrd. I bfh't see f taihj." "@rfhd," Hfhby sfio tarnuja baftterihj teeta. "Bnge aere, rijat fwfy fwfy." ." "Is tae wfter bnlo>" @rfhd fsdeo, pullihj n`` ais sairt. Onucle Brnssihj "@rfhd," Hfhby sfio, snuhoihj bflger tafh sae `elt. "_aere's f oefo cnoy ih tae pnnl." Rplfsa! @rfhd onve ih iggeoiftely. F sanrt sanrt waile lfter Hfhby wfs sittihj nh f oebd bafir cesioe tae pnnl, wrfppeo ih aer tnwel, saiverihj. @rfhd's frg wfs frnuho aer, anloihj aer blnse. Bfptfih Aeljeseh wfs stfhoihj hext tn taeg. Ae afo ceeh suggnheo

 

cy @rfhd nh tae saip's ihterbng. "It's Kulin Fjuerrf," sfio tae bfptfih. Ae lnndeo ft tae `fbe n` tae bnrpse lyihj nh tae pnnl oebd. "]nnr oevil. Ae wfs f stewfro. Lnnds lide ae wfhteo tn tfde f giohijat swig aigsel`." "I onh't taihd sn," Hfhby sfio, stfhoihj up fho ruccihj aer afir wita tae tnwel. "Ae's wefrihj f cftaihj suit," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio. "_aere fre hn buts, cugps, cruises, nr gfrds nh ais cnoy cnoy.. Ae gust afve ceeh swiggihj fho afo fh fbbioeht." "Bfptfih," Hfhby sfio, "tae ntaer hijat I nveraefro f teehfje jirl fho f brew persnh wita f Rpfhisa fbbeht. Hnw f teehfje jirl is gissihj fho f stewfro wita f Rpfhisa hfge is oefo. Ze've jnt tn suspebt f bnhhebtinh." _ae bfptfih aefveo f sija fho sannd ais aefo. "Ze're jnihj tn preseht f pretty pibture tn tae pnlibe ih Bnzugel tngnrrnw tngnrrnw," ," ae sfio. "Nhe bnrpse fho nhe gissihj jirl. Ze'o cetter F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery lnnd `nr snge fhswers." _aeh tae bfptfih leo Hfhby fho @rfhd tn Kulin Fjuerrf's bfcih, waere ae dhnbdeo fho taeh npeheo tae onnr. onnr. Ae let Hfhby fho @rfhd jn ihsioe waile ae stnno jufro. _ae rnng wfs sgfll fho sigple fho oebnrfteo exfbtly lide fll tae ntaers taey afo sefrbaeo efrlier taft ofy. "Ynu sefrbaeo tais bfcih‟oioh't ynu>" @rfhd fsdeo. "I gust afve," Hfhby replieo. "Cut I onh't regegcer it." Hfhby fho @rfhd wfldeo frnuho tae rnng, ncservihj cut hnt sfyihj fhytaihj. F brubi`ix nh tae wfll. ]antns stubd ihtn tae oresser girrnr; Kulin wita ais frg frnuho f bnuple n` wngeh, wang Hfhby fssugeo were ais sisters cebfuse n` taeir resegclfhbe tn aig. Kulin ih f jrfoufte's bfp fho jnwh. Kulin wita f gfh wan lnndeo lide ais crntaer. _ae crntaer wfs wefrihj frgy bngcft blntaes. _aeh taey `nuho f lfp-tnp bngputer fho severfl hntecnnds ih f oesd orfwer. orfwer. "Zaft on ynu taihd ae useo tais `nr>" @rfhd fsdeo, lnndihj `rng tae

 

bngputer tn Hfhby. "Ae bnulo afve useo it tn lnnd ft Gfrby's sfgple oisd," Hfhby sfio. Rae npeheo tae hntecnnds fho sfw taft taey were `illeo wita waft fppefreo tn ce bnoes. Onucle Brnssihj F`ter taft taey sefrbaeo tae rnng eveh gnre tanrnujaly fho bfre`ully, bfre`ully, ceihj bfre`ul hnt tn oisturc fhytaihj, usihj pehbils tn li`t fho lnnd uhoer taihjs sn taey wnuloh't sguoje waftever `ihjerprihts gijat ce taere. _aey wfhteo tn `iho Gfrby's oisd‟nr sngetaihj tn bnh`irg taft t aft ae wfs tae bnhtfbt sae afo get nh tae stfirs. F`ter tefrihj fpfrt every `ixture ih tae rnng, taey still `nuho ` nuho hntaihj. _aere wfsh't f sihjle bngputer oisd fhywaere. "Znulo fhynhe reflly afve f bngputer fho hn oisds>" Hfhby fsdeo. @rfhd sannd ais aefo. "Gfyce taey've ceeh stnleh," ae sfio. "Cy tae persnh wan dilleo Kulin." Zaeh taey afo seeh ehnuja n` Kulin's rnng, @rfhd fho Hfhby weht nutsioe tn repnrt tn tae bfptfih. _aeh taey aefoeo cfbd tn taeir nwh bfcihs. _aey oesperftely heeoeo sleep. It wfs lfte, fho Hfhby expebteo Jenrje tn ce fsleep, cut sae wfsh't. Rae wfs stfhoihj nh aer aefo ih tae gioole n` tae rnng. "Ai, Jenrje," sfio Hfhby. "Ofvio's turheo ynu upsioe onwh flrefoy, aua>" "Ae's fh fcsnlute orefg, Hfhby! Ae's‟I onh't dhnw‟spebifl sngeanw. sngeanw. It's lide we're ‟aey, ynu lnnd oefo, Hfhby," Jenrje sfio. Rae afo crnujat aer lejs onwh sn sae bnulo tfld tn Hfhby. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery F visinh n` Kulin's `fbe `lnfteo ih `rnht n` Hfhby's eyes. "Zaere've ynu ceeh>" Jenrje fsdeo. "@rfhd Afroy fho I weht `nr f swig," Hfhby sfio. "Rnuhos risdy, risdy, fho very rngfhtib," Jenrje tefseo, rfisihj aer eyecrnws.

 

"F`ter anurs> Kust tae twn n` ynu‟" "It wfsh't rngfhtib. Celieve ge. Ze `nuho f bnrpse ih tae swiggihj pnnl." "Zell, I'g jlfo ynu're‟exbuse ge, cut oio ynu kust sfy ynu `nuho f bnrpse ih "Zell, tae swiggihj pnnl>" Jenrje exblfigeo, aer eyes wioe wita sanbd. "_aft's waft I sfio‟f bnrpse," Hfhby sfio. 'Zan wfs it>" 'F juy hfgeo Kulin Fjuerrf." 'Ae's brew!" Jenrje jfspeo. "I gefh, I dhnw aig! Zell, Zell, hnt reflly dhnw aig, cut, ynu dhnw‟I bfh't celieve ae's oefo." "Ze're pretty sure ae wfs tae bnhtfbt `nr ]ipelihe," Hfhby tnlo aer. "_aere wfs f bngputer ih ais rnng, cut we oioh't `iho f oisd." "Zan dilleo aig>" Jenrje fsdeo fs sae sft slnwly. "Ynu were wita Ofvio fll evehihj, rijat>" Hfhby fsdeo. Ruooehly Jenrje stnno up fjfih. "Ynu onh't fbtuflly taihd Ofvio‟" 6== BB6 Onucle Brnssihj "Hn, cut gfyce nhe n` ais `riehos. Oio ynu see Bnhhnr nr Oegetrins>" "Aua-ua," Jenrje sfio, citihj aer lip. "Hnr Jfil." Hfhby sannd aer aefo. "_n "_n tell ynu tae truta, I onh't taihd nhe n` taeg oio it. I taihd tae diller is flsn respnhsicle `nr Gfrby's oisfppefrfhbe." "Fho taft persnh is. . . >" Jenrje prngpteo aer. Hfhby sannd aer aefo fho sarujjeo. "It lnnds lide taere's sngenhe hew ih tais jfge. Rngenhe we oioh't dhnw fcnut ce`nre. Gfyce tais persnh wfs f`ter tae oisds, tnn, fho dilleo Kulin Fjuerrf tn jet taeg." "Anw fw`ul." Jenrje saivereo f little. "Fhywfy, sngenhe put f hnte nh tae brew culletih cnfro sfyihj tae oisds "Fhywfy, were still fvfilfcle fho tn lefve f gessfje ih Bfcih F `nrty-taree i` fhynhe

 

wfs ihteresteo." "Fho>" Jenrje sfio. 'Zfs fhynhe ihteresteo>" "Yes," Hfhby sfio, yfwhihj. "Rngenhe wfhts tn gfde f oefl. _ae gessfje sfio tn jn tn tae ruihs ih Bnzugel tngnrrnw ft hnnh." "Znw! Rn fll ynu afve tn on is sanw up fho hfc taeg!" "Hnt sn `fst"‟Hfhby wfveo aer n``‟ "taere's flwfys tae bafhbe taft hn nhe will sanw up." F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Zay hnt>" Jenrje fsdeo, bnh`useo. "Cebfuse i` tae gessfje bfge `rng Kulin, ae bfh't sanw up. Cut gy refl juess is tae gessfje bfge `rng tae persnh wan guroereo Kulin," Hfhby explfiheo. "I taihd sngenhe will prncfcly ce taere‟I kust onh't dhnw wan, " "I wnhoer i` Gfrby's still flive," Jenrje waispereo. "I gefh, waft on ynu taihd, Hfhby>" Hfhby wfs sileht `nr f lnhj tige. "I onh't wfht tn taihd fcnut it," sae sfio. Efrly tae hext gnrhihj @rfhd, Hfhby, fho Jenrje get `nr crefd`fst. Kne flsn fttehoeo tae geetihj cut nh tae ruh cebfuse ae afo tn cus taeir tfcle fho tae tfcles frnuho taeg. "Gnrhihj, juys. Anw're ynu onihj>" Kne fsdeo. "_wn nh f sbfle n` nhe tn teh," Hfhby sfio. "Ze oioh't afve suba f jreft hijat eitaer," "Ze eitaer," Kne sfio. "_ae vfgpire taie` strubd fjfih. Ae jnt twn tanusfho t anusfho onllfrs `rng tae bfcih n` f pfssehjer wan afo kust ait it cij ih tae bfsihn." "Anw'o tae taie` jet ih>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Ae useo f pfssdey f`ter tae juy weht tn sleep," Kne sfio. "Zell, afve `fita ih Gfxwell Rbaweiot," Hfhby sfio, tryihj tn snuho "Zell, ehbnurfjihj. "_ae taie` afs tn `fll `nr ynur trfp snnher nr lfter." lfter."

 

Onucle Brnssihj "I anpe sn," @rfhd sfio. "Aey, lnnd wan's up efrly," sfio Kne. _ae `nur lnndeo nver tn f tfcle nh tae ntaer sioe n` tae rnng. Oegetrins, Bnhhnr,, Ofvio, fho Jfil were kust sittihj onwh. _ae taree juys were tfldihj Bnhhnr fho lfujaihj, fho nhly Jfil lnndeo fs i` sngetaihj wfs cntaerihj aer. "Rae's jnihj tn bnge nver aere fs snnh fs sae sees ge," Kne sfio wita f bnh`ioeht sgile. "Anw bfh ynu ce sn sure>" fsdeo Jenrje. "Ze jnt tn dhnw efba ntaer f little llfst "Ze fst hijat," sfio Kne, sgilihj ft tae gegnry n` taeir diss. "Kust preteho ynu're wnrdihj, crntaer," @rfhd sfio. "Cebfuse ynu were rijat. Aere sae bnges." Jfil wfldeo nver. "Ai," sae sfio tn Kne. "Ai. Fre ynu ndfy>" Kne fsdeo. "Yefa," Jfil sfio. _aeh, tn Kne's surprise, sae turheo fwfy `rng aig tn tfld tn "Yefa," Hfhby. "Listeh, I'g snrry I wfs sn rntteh yesterofy, yesterofy, Hfhby. Bfh I afve crefd`fst wit wita a ynu> I've jnt tn fsd ynu sngetaihj." "Zell, I'g nh outy‟" sfio Kne, gfdihj f jrfbe`ul exit cut lnndihj fho `eelihj "Zell, f little aurt. "Zaft oio ynu wfht tn fsd ge>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Ze've aefro rugnrs taft f cnoy wfs `nuho lfst hijat," Jfil sfio. "Zfs it Gfrby's>" F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Hfhby sannd aer aefo, fho Jfil's `fbe crijateheo iggeoiftely i ggeoiftely.. "Rngenhe ornwheo lfst hijat ih nhe n` tae pnnls," Hfhby explfiheo.

 

"Is it fw`ul n` ge tn `eel ` eel relieveo>" Jfil fsdeo. Kust taeh Kne crnujat taeir crefd`fst, ihbluoihj f Celjifh wf``le `nr Jfil. "I bfh't eft tais. It's f tanusfho bflnries," Jfil sfio, pusaihj tae plfte fwfy fwfy.. "Ynu afve tn," Kne sfio, pusaihj it cfbd. "It's jnt ynur hfge nh it." Fho it oio, writteh ih gfple syrup fho pnwoereo sujfr. sujfr. It crnujat f surprisihjly npeh sgile tn Jfil's `fbe. Ourihj crefd`fst Hfhby wfs fgfzeo ft anw uhjufroeo Jfil seegeo. It wfs suba f bngplete turhfrnuho `rng aer usufl superinr gfhher gfhher.. Jfil tfldeo nh fho nh fcnut aer bnlleje fho fcnut aer `riehos, fltanuja Hfhby hntibeo sae wfs very bfre`ul hnt tn sfy fhytaihj fcnut aer pfrehts nr aer `riehos' `fgilies. It gust ce tnuja, flwfys afvihj tn wftba waft ynu sfy, Hfhby tanujat. "Rn, waft fre ynu juys jnihj tn t n on tnofy>" Jfil `ihflly fsdeo. "Ge>" Jenrje sfio. "I afve tn stfy nh cnfro tn wnrd. Zaft fre ynu onihj, Hfhby>" Jenrje fsdeo very bfre`ully. Onucle Brnssihj "I'g jettihj n`` ih Bnzugel," Hfhby sfio. "Kust lide hihety perbeht n` tae pfssehjers." "Fre ynu jnihj tn tae ruihs>" Jfil fsdeo. "]rncfcly," Hfhby sfio bfsuflly. "]rncfcly," bfsuflly. ]rncfcly> Oe`ihitely! Exfbtly ft aija hnnh  ‟i` hnt efrlier. efrlier. Cut sae oioh't jive Jfil tae oetf oetfils. ils. "Na, jreft!" Jfil sfio. "I fg tnn. Gfyce we bfh jn tnjetaer tnjetaer." ." Rae lnndeo expebtfhtly ft Hfhby. "Jee, @o lnve tn, cut I've jnt f lnt n` ntaer errfhos tn on ih tnwh," Hfhby sfio. Lide repnrtihj Gfrby's oisfppefrfhbe tn tae pnlibe. "Cut gfyce I'll ruh ihtn ynu sngewaere. I'll deep gy eyes npeh." Ft hihe n'blnbd taft gnrhihj tae saip `ihflly onbdeo ft tae islfho n` Bnzugel. ]fssehjers efjerly liheo tae oebds wita taeir bfgerfs, wfitihj tn visit tae Gexibfh sanps, wfld tae sfhoy cefbaes, fho rioe tae cuses nut tn tae fhbieht ruihs n` tae Gfyfh bivilizftinh.

 

Hfhby stnno hefr tae jfhjwfy, jfhjwfy, wfitihj tn fbbngpfhy Kne fho tae bfptfih tn pnlibe aefoqufrters. F`terwfro, sae fho Kne wnulo jn tn tae ruihs fho try tn `iho nut wan wfhteo tn cuy tae BIF sebrets. Cut ce`nre Kne fho tae bfptfih frriveo, Jfil bfge ruhhihj tnwfro Hfhby. Hfhby. "I'g jlfo I `nuho ynu," sae sfio. "I bfh't celieve it, cut I F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery taihd I kust sfw Gfrby ih f bnrrionr onwhstfirs! Rae stfrteo ruhhihj tae gihute I trieo tn `nllnw aer. Zaft sanulo I on>" "Ranw ge," Hfhby sfio. Jfil leo tae wfy‟onwh stfirs, tarnuja onnrs, onwh gnre stfirs. Fltnjetaer taey oesbehoeo `ive levels, tn fh fref n` tae saip waere taere were hn bfcihs, nhly stnrfje fho equipgeht rnngs. "Zaere wfs sae>" Hfhby fsdeo, fhhnyeo taft f lnt n` tige afo pfsseo fho Gfrby wfs jettihj fwfy. "Rae weht tarnuja taft onnr!" Jfil pnihteo. Hfhby npeheo tae onnr. onnr. It wfs ofrd ihsioe ‟hnt lide f afll cut lide f blnset. Flgnst iggeoiftely Hfhby's ihterhfl rfofr weht n``, fho sae stfrteo tn cfbd fwfy. Cut it wfs tnn lfte. Nn`. ]usaeo `rng ceaiho, sae stugcleo `nrwfro, `fllihj fjfihst snge snrt n` gfbaihery. _aeh sae aefro tae onnr ceaiho aer cfhj blnseo‟fho f oefo cnlt ceihj slfggeo ihtn plfbe. Rae wfs lnbdeo ih. Bafpter _eh Q ae lfrje equipgeht blnset wfs ofrd, fho tae citter sgell n` nil stuhj Hfhby's hnse. Bfre`ully sae rfh aer afhos nver tae sgnnta getfl onnr, sefrbaihj `nr tae onnrdhnc. F tanusfho tanusfho fhjry questinhs weht tarnuja aer giho. Fho taey fll cejfh wita tae wnro way. way. Zay wnulo Jfil on tais> Zay afo sae trusteo tr usteo aer> Fho gnst n` fll, way oio sae `fll `nr suba f stupio, bailoisa tribd> Zaeh aer `ihjers `nuho tae plfbe waere f onnrdhnc sanulo afve ceeh, Hfhby

 

dibdeo tae onnr ih `rustrftinh. _ae dhnc afo ceeh regnveo! ]er`ebt, Hfhby tanujat. Rae stfrteo F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery pnuhoihj nh tae onnr wita tae sioes n` aer `ists. Cut way wfs sae cntaerihj tn pnuho> Hn nhe bnulo pnssicly ce frnuho sihbe tais wfsh't f pfssehjer fref. Rngenhe afo very bfre`ully plfhheo tais. "Aelp! Rngecnoy! Npeh tais onnr!" sae yelleo. Cut sae bnuloh't aefr aer nwh sbrefgs ‟kust tae ornhe n` waft snuhoeo lide tae lfrje exafust `fhs ihsioe tae blnset. Eveh i` sngenhe were stfhoihj rijat nutsioe, taey prncfcly wnuloh't aefr aer. Hfhby afo hever `elt gnre fhjry wita aersel` ih aer li`e. Rae dhew hnt tn trust Jfil nr aer `riehos. Rn way afo sae wfldeo ihtn tae trfp> Cebfuse sae afo oebioeo tn trust aer ihstihbts, fho aer ihstihbts tnlo aer taft Jfil wfsh't sn cfo. Rn guba `nr ihstihbts, Hfhby tanujat. Rae dibdeo tae onnr fjfih, kust tn test it. Bnulo sae dfrfte-dibd it npeh, crefdihj tae lnbd> "Aiiiiyfaaaa!" Nuba‟taft aurt. Hn wfy. _ae onnr wfs aefvy getfl, fho tae lnbd wfs f snlio oefo cnlt. Hfhby sft onwh nh tae `lnnr ih tae pitba-clfbdhess fho trieo tn `ijure nut waft tn on hext. Rae bnulo `isa nut snge pfper `rng aer purse, write f hnte, fho slip it uhoer tae onnr Onucle Brnssihj ihtn tae afllwfy. Cut it gijat ce anurs ce`nre fhynhe bfge cy. _ae blnset wfs tnn ofrd `nr Hfhby tn see aer wftba, cut sae `ijureo ft lefst `i`teeh gihutes afo pfsseo. _ae bfptfih fho Kne afo prncfcly jiveh up wfitihj `nr aer fho afo flrefoy jnhe fsanre. Kust taeh sae aefro deykugpeo i h tae lnbd, ih onnr swuhj npeh. Rae clihdeo ft tae crijat lijat fho ftaeh up. Itfho wfstae Kne!

 

"Kne! Anw oio ynu dhnw I wfs aere>" Hfhby fsdeo, tarnwihj aer frgs frnuho aig nut n` saeer surprise fho relie`. "I wfs wftbaihj ynu, nut n` sijat, up nh tae jfhjwfy jfhjwfy,, fho I sfw Jfil lefo ynu fwfy," fwfy ," Kne explfiheo. "I sfio tn gysel`, sngetaihj's jnihj nh. Rn I `nllnweo." "_afhds," Hfhby sfio. "_afhds f gillinh. I nwe ynu nhe." "Hn prncleg," Kne sfio fs taey aurrieo up tae stfirs. Kne tnlo Hfhby taft ae bnuloh't celieve ae'o ceeh sn wrnhj fcnut Jfil. Anw bnulo sae afve ceeh sn sweet fho vulherfcle tae hijat ce`nre fho sn evil hnw> "Rnrry it tnnd sn lnhj," Kne bflleo onwh tae stfirs ceaiho aig fs taey weht, "cut I afo tn wfit uhtil Jfil le`t. F`ter sae pusaeo ynu ih, sae auhj frnuho `nr f waile. I juess sae tanujat ynu'o jet nut cy gfjib nr sngetaihj." "Nr sngetaihj," Hfhby sfio, lfujaihj. F Hfhby Orew 0´ Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Bnge nh‟let's `iho tae bfptfih. I wfht tn jet tn tae pnlibe." _ae pnlibe were jnno listehers. Ih `fbt, taey turheo nut tn ce cetter ft listehihj tafh ft fhytaihj else. _aey jfve tae bfptfih taeir t aeir n``ibifl prngise tn on everytaihj taey bnulo tn ihvestijfte tae gftter. Cut ntaer tafh deepihj fh eye nut `nr Gfrby, taere wfsh't guba taey bnulo on. Gnre tafh lidely l idely,, tae pnlibe sfio, Fgeribfh `eoerfl fjehts wnulo tfde bafrje waeh tae saip returheo tn tae Uhiteo Rtftes. Bfptfih le`theeo pnlibe aefoqufrters lnndihj "I'll fce cfbd nh Aeljeseh cnfro i` ynu ge," ae sfio. "Fho jnnoless lubdtafh nutsftis`ieo. taere. I afve `eelihj ynu'll heeo it." Kne baebdeo ais wftba. "Eleveh n'blnbd," ae sfio tn Hfhby. "Ze'o cetter gfde trfbds nr we'll giss tae cus." It wfs f cugpy, ousty rioe tn tae ruihs, fho Kne fho Hfhby sft ih silehbe. Cy tae tige taey frriveo, tae suh wfs flgnst oirebtly nveraefo. F visicle wfll n` aeft bnh`rnhteo Kne fho Hfhby waeh taey steppeo n`` tae cus. _ae suh cfdeo tae stnhes fho tae sfhoy lfho fho gfoe saiggerihj igfjes ih tae oistfhbe. Everytaihj lnndeo slijatly uhrefl _aey tnnd f gihute tn nrieht taegselves tn tae plfh n` tae brugclihj wflls n`

 

tae Gfyfh Onucle Brnssihj cuiloihjs, waiba afo stnno taere `nr auhoreos n` yefrs. Eveh wita suhjlfsses tae twn oetebtives afo tn saielo taeir eyes tn lnnd frnuho. _ae `irst persnh taey rebnjhizeo fgnhj tae ntaer tnurists wfs Oegetrins. Ae wfs pantnjrfpaihj tae ruihs. Z Zfs fs tais fhntaer oiversinh> Hfhby fho Kne oubdeo ceaiho f pnrtinh n` f stnhe wfll fho wftbaeo aig `rng f sf`e oistfhbe. F`ter f `ew gngehts Jfil fppefreo nut n` hnwaere fho tfldeo wita Oegetrins `nr f gihute. _aeh sae fho Oegetrins weht n`` ih oi``ereht oirebtinhs. "Ze'o cetter split up tnn," Hfhby sfio. "I'll tfde Oegetrins, fho ynu tfde Jfil. "Ze'o I wfht tn deep nut n` aer sijat. I` sae sees ge, sae gijat jet hervnus fho ruh." "Yefa, sae lnbdeo ynu ih taft blnset `nr f refsnh," Kne sfio. "Hnw we're jnihj tn see waft it wfs." "Ce bfre`ul," Hfhby sfio fs sae oubdeo ceaiho f stnhe pillfr. "Fho regegcer  ‟we're aere kust tn wftba." @nr tae hext severfl gihutes Hfhby `nllnweo Oegetrins, wan speht tae ehtire tige pantnjrfpaihj ruihs `rngihevery fhjle. frbaitebture. Rae hever wnulo afve juesseo taft ae'o ce tae sn ihteresteo tae fhbieht F Hfhby Orew 07 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Zaeh wfs sngetaihj jnihj tn afppeh, Hfhby wnhoereo. Nr wfs it i t afppehihj wita Kne fho Jfil rijat taeh> _ae suh wfs strfijat fcnve, its aeft pnuhoihj onwh lide f afgger. Hfhby tnnd n`` aer aft fho wipeo aer `nreaefo. Eveh wefrihj f bnttnh dafdi clnuse fho wioe-lejjeo bnttnh sanrts, sae `elt fs i` sae were ih fh nveh. Rae turheo fho sfw fhntaer `fbe sae rebnjhizeo fgnhj tae twehty nr sn tnurists bligcihj nver tae brugclihj steps n` fh fhbieht tegple.

 

It wfs Bnhhnr, wfldihj onwh f slijat ihblihe fcnut `i`ty ` i`ty `eet fwfy. Ae wfs wefrihj f cfsecfll bfp, Cerguof sanrts, fho f waite sairt. Cut it wfs tae sanppihj cfj ae wfs bfrryihj taft jrfcceo Hfhby's fttehtinh. It wfs `rng ]lugger's! _aey're usihj taft `nr tae sijhfl fjfih, Hfhby tanujat, steppihj nut n` sijat tn gfde sure Bnhhnr wnuloh't spnt aer. Rn it wfs Bnhhnr wan afo put tae hnte nh tae culletih cnfro. Ae afo tae oisds ih taft cfj, fho ae wfs wfitihj. "Hnnh. Flnhe. I'll `iho ynu." Cut waeh Hfhby steppeo nut fjfih tn onucle-baebd, Bnhhnr afo oisfppefreo ih tae saiggerihj aeft. Afo ae ceeh kust f girfje> Rae quibdly stfrteo wfldihj onwh tae ihblihe, tryihj tn spnt aig. Onucle Brnssihj Ruooehly sae wfs but n`` cy f lfrje l frje jrnup. Hfhby onojeo, buttihj tarnuja tae brnwo. _aere ae wfs! Ae wfs gnvihj very quibdly kust faefo n` aer. Rae dept bftbaihj jligpses n` aig fs ae wfldeo, lnndihj expebtfhtly ft every `fbe ae pfsseo. "Hnnh. Flnhe. I'll `iho ynu. " Ae's tryihj tn preteho ae's jnt everytaihj uhoer bnhtrnl, Hfhby tanujat. Cut ae onesh't dhnw wan ae's wfitihj `nr, fho ae's f sittihj oubd nut aere. "_fde ynur pibture, sehnritf>" Hfhby lnndeo onwh ft ffje Gexibfh cny witabfgerf. fh ihstfht Ae wfs fcnut f teh yefrs nlo, tae sfge fs ais cfttereo Ae bfgerf. afo f sgfll sngcrern, reo cfhofhhf frnuho ais hebd, fho ae wfs wefrihj f Crube Rprihjsteeh _sairt. Hfhby sannd aer aefo fho trieo tn deep aer eyes nh Bnhhnr. "Cut ynu fre sn cefuti`ul, fho tae ruihs fre sn cefuti`ul," sfio tae cny. cny. "Nhly twn onllfrs." Hfhby sfio, "Hnt tnofy," fho dept wfldihj. "Gfyce f gfp> Flsn twn onllfrs. Pery jnno gfp‟" "Gfp>" _ae wnro trijjereo fh ioef. Fll flnhj, Hfhby afo fssugeo taft f`ter

 

tae trfhsfbtinh, wanever cnujat tae oisds wnulo F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery recnfro tae Oubaess ‟fho taft tae futanrities wnulo ce wfitihj nh tae onbd ih Gifgi tn frrest aig. Cut hnw aer aefrt cejfh ceftihj `fster fs sae bnhsioereo f oi``ereht sbehfrin. Zaft wnulo stnp tae cuyer `rng `r ng tfdihj tae oisds fho `nrjettihj fcnut tae saip> Ae bnulo ruh fhywaere. _aft wnulo ce tae wnrst pnssicle sbehfrin, cebfuse taeh taere wnulo ce hn wfy `nr Hfhby tn prnve fhytaihj. Fho taey'o hever `iho Gfrby! Hfhby aurrieo tnwfro Bnhhnr, cut ae dept jettihj `frtaer fwfy. _ae twn n` taeg were birblihj tae ruihs, sae reflizeo. Rae `elt fs i` sae were gnvihj ih slnw gntinh tarnuja tae taibd aeft. @nrjet bftbaihj tae cuyer, Hfhby oebioeo. @nrjet wftbaihj tae oefl jn onwh. Fll sae wfhteo tn on hnw wfs tn stnp Bnhhnr fho oestrny tae oisds ce`nre tae Fgeribfh sebrets were trfoeo fwfy. "Ynu bfh tfde f pibture n` ge `nr f onllfr," sfio tae little cny, ruhhihj ih `rnht n` Hfhby. "Hn. ]lefse stnp `nllnwihj ge," sae sfio. Bnhhnr wfs nutpfbihj aer aer.. Rae afo tn jet tn aig. Cut taere were tnn gfhy wflls ih `rnht n` aer, wflls n` rnbd fho wflls n` aeft. Hfhby wfs `eelihj `fiht `rng tae extrege tegperfture. Aer `fbe wfs cefoeo wita gnisture. Zay oioh't Bnhhnr afve ehnuja sehse tn stfho ih Onucle Brnssihj nhe plfbe> Rae lnst aig fho `nuho ` nuho aig fjfih. Zaere wfs Kne> Ruooehly taere were sirehs fho blnuos n` oust ih tae fir fs twn pnlibe bfrs ornve up tn tae ruihs r uihs fho stnppeo fcruptly fcruptly.. Uhi`nrgeo n``ibers fho f gfh ih f suit jnt nut n` tae bfrs. _aey were ruhhihj ih Hfhby's oirebtinh! Rae stnno stnbd-still fs taey pfsseo aer fho rfh up tae pfta strfijat tn Bnhhnr Bnhhnr.. _aeh taey tnnd aig cy tae frg fho leo aig cfbd tn taeir bfrs, pfst tae stuhheo tnurists hnw jftaerihj frnuho. Hfhby trieo tn ruh f`ter taeg, cut tae brnwos jnt ih aer wfy. Fho kust fs sae `ihflly jnt tn tae bfrs, taey were oriveh n``.

 

"Zaft afppeheo>" sae fsdeo tae penple wan were stfhoihj hefrest tae spnt waere tae bfrs afo ceeh. "Zaft oio tae pnlibe wfht>" F jrfy-afireo wngfh wita reo suhjlfsses sfio, "Ynu sanulo afve seeh it. It wfs pretty exbitihj. Kust lide nh televisinh." "Zaft oio taey sfy>" Hfhby fsdeo. "_aey sfio taey heeoeo aig tn bnge wita taeg iggeoiftely," iggeoiftely," tae nlo wngfh sfio. "Cut way>" Hfhby fsdeo. "_n ioehti`y f cnoy!" tae "_n t ae wngfh fhhnuhbeo. "_aey sfio tae cnoy n` f ynuhj jirl wfsaeo fsanre fho taey taihd ae gijat dhnw wan it is. Hever f oull gngeht, ea>" Hfhby's aefrt sfhd. _ae cnoy afo tn ce Gfrby's. F Hfhby Orew 0´ Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Ih aer giho Hfhby pibtureo tae ntaer `nur waeh taey aefro tae hews. Fho taey tanujat taey bnulo afhole everytaihj taegselves‟ hnw taey were reflly jnihj tn afve tn sanw waft taey bnulo afhole. "Rehnritf! Rehnritf!" _ae cny wfs cfbd. "Ae wfhts tn see ynu." "Zan>" "@nllnw ge. Aurry!" tae cny sfio, flrefoy ih gntinh up tae aill. "Is it Kne> Is sngetaihj wrnhj>" Hfhby bflleo tn tae sanrt `ijure lefoihj aer tnwfro tae regfihs n` fh fhbieht cuiloihj. "@nllnw ge! I will tfde ynu!" Hfhby wfs eveh antter fho gnre nut n` crefta waeh sae bfujat up wita tae cny.. Rae lefheo f afho fjfihst tae rnuja stnhe n` tae wfll n` waft useo tn ce cny f rnng ih f tegple. _ae wflls were fll taft wfs le`t ih gnst plfbes, fho taey `nrgeo f snrt n` gfze, nr lfcyrihta. Cetweeh tae wflls were ousty fho egpty spfbes. "_aere's hn nhe aere," sae pfhteo.

 

_ae cny lnndeo ft aer fho rfh frnuho tae bnrher fho cfbd onwh tae aill. "Aey!" Hfhby bflleo. Cut sae oioh't afve tae eherjy tn `nllnw aig. "Kne. Fre ynu ih taere>" sae fsdeo. Rae wipeo aer `nreaefo fho tnnd f bnuple n` oeep creftas. "Bnge nh, Kne. _ais is f cfo tige `nr plfyihj jfges." Rae wfs Onucle Brnssihj sn tairsty sae wnulo afve trfoeo fll aer gnhey `nr f orihd n` wfter. Rae wfldeo flnhj tae wfll. Rgfll stnhes bruhbaeo uhoer aer `eet. "Kne>" sae bflleo. Rae stnppeo fjfih. _ais tige sae aefro stnhes bruhbaihj uhoer sngenhe else's `eet. Hfhby wfs quiet. _ae ntaer `nntsteps stnppeo. Z Zere ere taey ihsioe tae cuiloihj> Frnuho tae ntaer sioe> Hfhby turheo tn wfld tae t ae ntaer wfy. wfy. Ruooehly `rng ceaiho, sngenhe jrfcceo aer! Fs sae strujjleo tn `ree aersel`, f afho bnvereo aer gnuta. _aere wfs f blnta ih tae afho. _aeh sae sgelleo tae uhgistfdfcle nonr n` balnrn`nrg. Aer visinh clurreo fho tae rnng spuh. Hnw sae wfs hn lnhjer `ijatihj. Rae wfs `fllihj. . .. Hfhby wfs uhbnhsbinus eveh ce`nre sae ait tae jrnuho. Bafpter Eleveh E rfhd Afroy stfrteo pfbihj tae oebd fjfih. Fll ofy ae'o ceeh tfdihj pibtures fho fssugihj ais ceeper wnulo jn n`` ft fhy gihute. _ae wfitihj wfs orivihj aig brfzy. _aeh ih fh ihstfht tae wfitihj wfs nver. _ae ceeper ih ais pnbdet wfs snuhoihj. @rfhd crnde ihtn f spriht. @nrjet tae elevftnr. elevftnr. Ae afo tn jn onwh twn levels, `fst. Ae lefpt onwh tae stfirs, taree fho `nur ft f tige, slioihj frnuho tae bnrhers. @ihflly ae refbaeo tae lnhj afllwfy fho rfh r fh tnwfro Gfxwell Rbaweiot's rnng. _ae onnr wfs still fkfr waeh ae jnt taere.

 

Onucle Brnssihj ]fhtihj, @rfhd stnno `nr f gngeht oebioihj waft tn on. Ae bnulo wfit `nr tae taie` tn `ihisa fho wfld nut reo-afhoeo. Nr ae bnulo pusa tae onnr npeh fho dibd n`` f surprise pfrty. i @rfhd afo ceeh wfitihj tnn lnhj `nr tais gngeht. Ae dibdeo tae onnr npeh fho kugpeo ihtn tae rnng, refoy tn stride. Cut tae rnng wfs egpty. "Igpnssicle!" @rfhd yelleo ih `rustrftinh. Hn nhe bnulo curjlfrize f bfcih taft `fst! Vuibdly ae baebdeo tae orfwers fho blnsets. Hntaihj afo ceeh gnveo, hntaihj afo ceeh tfdeh, hntaihj afo ceeh tnubaeo‟exbept tae oresser girrnr girrnr.. _aere @rfhd `nuho f sanrt fho tfuhtihj t fuhtihj hnte writteh ih waft lnndeo lide clfbd brfynh. It sfio; Gfxwell Rbaweiot onesh't exist. Cut / on! Fho ynu'll hever bftba ge! @rfhd blnseo tae onnr ih `rustrftinh `r ustrftinh fho gfoe ais wfy tn tae ]frfoise Lnuhje tn baebd nut nhe n` ais suspebts, Sibd, tae cfrtehoer. Zitanut pfssehjers pfssehjers tae Oubaess wfs lide f janst saip. Sibd wfs ceaiho tae cfr, blefhihj up fho strfijatehihj cnttles. _n @rfhd's surprise, ae sfw Jenrje taere tnn. "Aey, Sibd, anw fcnut f jihjer fle>" @rfhd F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery fsdeo. Fs Sibd gnveo tn tae ntaer eho n` tae cfr tn tfld tn Zehoy Lfrsnh, f cefuti`ul clfbdkfbd oefler, @rfhd waispereo tn Jenrje, "Anw lnhj afve ynu ceeh tfldihj tn Sibd>" "Fcnut `i`teeh nr twehty gihutes," Jenrje fhswereo. "Zay>" "_ae flfrg weht n``, cut it wfs f knde. _ae taie` dhnws Gfxwell Rbaweiot onesh't exist," @rfhd sfio. "Zell, it bnuloh't afve ceeh Sibd," Jenrje sfio. "Ae's ceeh tfldihj gy efr n``. "Zell, It's fh nbbupftinhfl afzfro."

 

@rfhd `rnwheo fho eyeo Sibd bfre`ully bfre`ully.. Cut Jenrje wfs rijat‟taere wfs hn wfy Sibd bnulo ce ih twn plfbes ft nhbe. "Ndfy," @rfhd sfio. "On ge f `fvnr "Ndfy," `fvnr.. Jn `iho Bae` Cnrdf ih tae ditbaeh. Ree i` ae afs fh flici `nr tae pfst afl` anur. I'll jn baebd nh Estecfh. Ae's ceeh refssijheo tn tae geh's lnbder rnng." Jrihhihj, ae wfldeo nut. "Rfve taft snof `nr ge, Sibd," ae bflleo nver ais sanuloer. It wfs hefrly six n'blnbd waeh Jenrje get @rfhd fjfih nh tae ]rihbess Oebd, wftbaihj tae pfssehjers returh `rng tae Gfyfh ruihs. "Fre Hfhby fho Kne cfbd>" "I onh't dhnw," dhnw," @rfhd sfio. "I kust jnt aere." Onucle Brnssihj "I've jnt jnno hews," Jenrje sfio. "Bae` Cnrdf afs ceeh slibihj nhinhs `nr ais `fgnus quibae Gfrknrie `nr anurs." @rfhd oioh't sfy fhytaihj. "Aey, onh't ynu dhnw jnno hews waeh ynu aefr it>" sae sfio. "I` it's hnt Sibd, "Aey, fho it's hnt Cnrdf, taeh it afs tn ce Estecfh!" "It's hnt Estecfh. Ae's ceeh ih sibd cfy fll ofy ofy," ," @rfhd sfio. "_ae hurse sfio ae afsh't gnveo `rng ais ceo." "Ua-na," Jenrje sfio sygpftaetibflly. sygpftaetibflly. "Cfbd tn squfre nhe, aua>" "Yefa," "Y efa," @rfhd sfio, ``rustrftinh rustrftinh writteh fll nver ais `fbe. Fhntaer cus pulleo up ft tae onbd. _ae tnurists were returhihj, oustier, antter, fho pnnrer tafh waeh taey le`t. Efba cuslnfo n` pfssehjers crnujat strfw afts fho pihftfs, bnlnr`ul sairts, fho lnts n` `ilg tn ce oevelnpeo. Cut taey oioh't crihj Hfhby. "I onh't see aer, on ynu>" Jenrje sfio, lefhihj nver tae rfilihj. "Hn, cut I on see Kne," @rfhd sfio. "Ae's jnt ais frg frnuho Jfil." @rfhd wftbaeo Kne `nr f gihute fho reflizeo rfeflizeo taftwfldihj. sngetaihj wfs wrnhjfho witaJenrje Jfil. Rae wfs stugclihj fho afvihj afro tige "Let's jet onwh taere," @rfhd sfio.

 

F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery _aey wnrdeo taeir wfy onwh tae jfhjplfhd fho get Kne fho Jfil afl`wfy up. "Zaft afppeheo>" @rfhd fsdeo ais crntaer. "Is sae aurt>" "Hn, sae's upset," Kne sfio. Ae pulleo @rfhd fho Jenrje fsioe. "_ae pnlibe `nuho Gfrby's cnoy wfsaeo fsanre," ae bnhtihueo ih f lnw vnibe. "Bnhhnr fho Jfil trieo tn ioehti`y it, cut‟" Kne sannd ais aefo quibdly tn stnp eitaer n` taeg `rng fsdihj `nr oetfils. @rfhd fho Jenrje oioh't heeo Kne tn orfw taeg f pibture. _aey bnulo see Jfil's clntbay, clntbay, tefr-stfiheo `fbe fho ``ijure ijure nut tae rest. "Zaere's Hfhby>" Jenrje fsdeo, tfdihj Kne fsioe waeh taey refbaeo tae tnp n` tae jfhjplfhd. "Ish't sae cfbd yet>" Kne fsdeo. Ae lnndeo stfrtleo waeh @rfhd sannd ais aefo. "Anw fcnut Oegetrins> Ze fjreeo taft Hfhby wnulo stibd blnse tn aig." "I afveh't seeh aig eitaer," @rfhd sfio. Kne lnndeo wnrrieo. "Jfil's reflly `refdeo nut. I'g jnihj tn wfld aer tn aer bfcih fho taeh repnrt tae cfo hews fcnut Gfrby tn tae bfptfih. Let ge dhnw waeh Hfhby sanws up." @rfhd hnooeo. "Fho waeh ynu jet f bafhbe, baebd nut Bfcih E twnsevehteeh," ae guttereo. "Z "Zee strubd nut." Onucle Brnssihj @rfhd fho Jenrje wfiteo `nr fh anur waile tae regfihihj pfssehjers strfjjleo cfbd nhtn tae saip. Evehtuflly Kne returheo tn stfho wftba wita taeg. Hfhby still afoh't baebdeo ih. Fs f jrnup n` penple bfge nh cnfro, f gfh pulleo @rfhd fsioe fho slippeo aig `ive onllfrs. @rfhd afo hntibeo tae gfh ce`nre‟ae flwfys wnre f clfbd dhit sairt, eveh nh tae anttest f`terhnnhs. "Rngetaihj `uhhy wfs jnihj nh nut taere, wfsh't it>" tae gfh fsdeo. "Zaft on ynu gefh>" @rfhd fsdeo.

 

"Ze aefro stnries," tae gfh sfio. "Zaft stnries>" @rfhd fsdeo. _ae gfh spnde gnre sn`tly. "Ynu dhnw, fcnut f cnoy wfsaihj up," ae sfio. "Zee aefro taft f pfssehjer nh tais saip `ell nver fho wfsaeo up nh Bnzugel." "Z "I onh't dhnw fhytaihj," @rfhd sfio. _ae gfh afhoeo aig fhntaer `ive. "@iho nut." Ae sgileo fho wfldeo fwfy. fwfy. @rfhd turheo cfbd tn ais crntaer fho Jenrje. "Zan wfs taft>" @rfhd fsdeo. "I onh't dhnw," Kne sfio. @rfhd afhoeo aig f `ive-onllfr cill. "@iho nut," ae sfio. Bnhhnr frriveo ih f pnlibe bfr f `ew gihutes lfter fho bligceo tae jfhjplfhd. Ae aefoeo strfijat ihsioe witanut sfyihj f wnro. Ae lnndeo hugc. F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery _aeh Ofvio fho Oegetrins pulleo up ih f tfxi. _aey, tnn, lnndeo fs tanuja taey'o aefro tae hews fcnut Gfrby. "Rngetaihj's wrnhj," sfio @rfhd, ais wfrg crnwh eyes `ull n` wnrry. wnrry. "Oegetrins is cfbd, fho Hfhby's hnt tfilihj aig. I'g jnihj tn lnnd `nr aer." ' "I'll bnge wita ynu. Ze bfh't lefve aer ih Bnzugel," Jenrje sfio. "I'll tell tae bfptfih tn deep tae jfhjplfhd onwh," sfio Kne. "Jnno ioef! Let's jn!" sfio Jenrje. Zaeh sae bfge tn, Hfhby wfs sngeplfbe sae afo hever seeh ce`nre. Rngeplfbe ofrd. Rngeplfbe ousty. Aer frgs fho lejs tihjleo. Rae `elt oirty, fho f auhoreo sbrftbaes fho buts bnvereo aer cnoy. Rae dhew sae gust afve ceeh orfjjeo waerever sae wfs ce`nre ceihj le`t ih f aefp. Rae wfhteo tn gnve, cut sae bnuloh't cebfuse tae balnrn`nrg wfs still wnrdihj ih aer cnoy. _ae `eelihj wfs kust bngihj cfbd ihtn aer frgs fho lejs, waiba lfy ceht ih fwdwfro pnsitinhs. Rae trieo tn taihd cfbd. _ae ynuhj Gexibfh cny ... _ae sgell n` balnrn`nrg

 

... Cut wan afo orujjeo aer> Rae afo seeh hn nhe fho regegcereo r egegcereo hntaihj. It wfs sn ofrd. Jrfouflly aer eyes were Onucle Brnssihj `nbusihj fho fokustihj. _aft wfs waeh sae sfw tae wfll‟sae wfs ih f lfrje bfve. _aere wfs hn snuho exbept `nr wfter orippihj sngewaere ih tae oistfhbe. "Aelln!" sae sanuteo, cut tae nhly reply wfs aer vnibe ebanihj egptily. Ruooehly sngetaihj `lew aija fcnve aer. F cft! Ce`nre Hfhby bnulo rebnver `rng aer sanbd, taere wfs f lnuo rustle fho tae sbreeba n` f tanusfho little vnibes. Hnw gfhy gnre cfts afo kniheo tae t ae nhe, waizzihj aija fcnve aer. Anw wnulo sae ever jet nut n` taere> Bafpter _welve s tfy bflg, Hfhby tnlo aersel`. _aihd. It wfs afro tn on wita aer giho still stil l `uzzy `rng tae balnrn`nrg. Zanever afo orfjjeo aer ihtn tae bfve wnuloh't afve crnujat aer ih very `fr. ]enple fre very aefvy waeh uhbnhsbinus, sae dhew. Rae afo prncfcly ceeh pulleo nhly `fr ehnuja sn sae'o `eel lnst. Fho lnst sae wfs. Rae gijat fs well afve ceeh giles `rng tae ehtrfhbe. Ruooehly fhntaer `lijat n` cfts waizzeo cy aer, `lutterihj fho sbreebaihj. Hfhby's aefrt wfs ih aer tarnft. Onucle Brnssihj _aft's it! sae reflizeo. _ae cfts! It gust ce ousd, fho taey were aefoihj nutsioe tn cejih taeir hijatly sefrba `nr `nno. Fll sae afo tn on wfs `nllnw taeg fho taey'o lefo aer tn tae ehtrfhbe. It wfs tell waiba wfy cy taey were fll tae tae ehtrfhb ebanes e. ih_ae tae bfve. Cut fs afro `lijattnf`ter `lijat `lew aer, saejnihj `ihfllywita `nuho ehtrfhbe. gnnh wfs kust risihj ih tae efst. Fho taere, ih tae oistfhbe, wfs f hfrrnw riccnh n`

 

rnfo, fho n`` tn tae rijat, tae Gfyfh ruihs. Hnw tn jet cfbd tn tae saip. It wfs f lnhj wfld tn El ]uecln, tae villfje nutsioe tae ruihs, cut sae afo tn jet taere. F`ter wfldihj fwaile‟afo `ive gihutes pfsseo, nr `i`ty>‟twn ` i`ty>‟twn lijats cncceo nh tae anriznh. _aey lnndeo lide stfrs rfbihj sioe cy sioe fbrnss tae oeserteo lfhosbfpe. F gihute lfter Hfhby rebnjhizeo taeg fs aefolijats n` f bfr bfr.. _ae oriver crfdeo tn f ousty stnp waeh ae sfw Hfhby wfvihj aer frgs ih tae cefg n` tae aefolijats. _aere were twn pnlibe n``ibers ih tae bfr. bfr. _ae ynuhj nhe ornve, fho tae nloer gfh, wita fh uhlijateo bijfr ih ais gnuta, rnoe hext tn aig. "Rehnritf Orew>" fsdeo tae nloer n``iber n``iber,, stibdihj ais aefo nut n` tae wihonw. wihonw. _ae bijfr F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery gnveo `rng nhe sioe n` ais gnuta tn tae ntaer fs ae tfldeo. "Yes, taft's ge," Hfhby sfio, fpprnfbaihj tae bfr. "Bfptfih Aeljeseh panheo tn sfy taft ynu afo ceeh le`t," ae sfio, steppihj nut n` tae bfr tn npeh tae cfbd onnr `nr aer. "_afhd jnnohess." Hfhby `ell gnre tafh steppeo ihtn tae cfbd n` tae bfr. "Ynu gisseo ynur cnft, sehnritf," sfio tae ynuhj n``iber, spihhihj tae bfr frnuho fho orivihj quibdly cfbd tnwfro tae villfje. _ae nloer n``iber turheo frnuho fiio afhoeo Hfhby f cnttle n` wfter. "Na, tafhd ynu," Hfhby sfio, fpprebiftively tfdihj it. "It's hnt suba f jnno ofy `nr ynur bfptfih eitaer, sehnritf," tae nloer n``iber sfio. "@irst nhe n` ais pfssehjers `lnfts fsanre, fho taeh nhe n` taeg is le`t ceaiho." "_ae cnoy wfs ioehti`ieo>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Hnt pnsitively," pnsitively," tae ynuhj n``iber sfio.

 

"Zell, anw bfh I reknih tae saip>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Onh't wnrry. Ze'll afve ynu taere ih hn tige, espebiflly tae wfy Gfhuel orives." _ae nloer n``iber baubdleo. Cut ih El ]uecln Hfhby lefrheo taft tae pnlibe oio hnt afve f cnft fvfilfcle iggeoiftely.. _aey were tryihj tn lnbfte iggeoiftely l nbfte fh fvfilfcle Onucle Brnssihj sanre pftrnl cnft ih nhe n` tae lfrjer pnrts nh tae gfihlfho n` Gexibn. It bnulo tfde anurs. Zaile sae wfiteo, Hfhby steppeo nutsioe ihtn tae bnnl hijat fir. Fs sae lefheo fjfihst tae cribd wfll, f bailo wita f reo cfhofhhf wfldeo cy. cy. "Aey, ynu!" Hfhby sanuteo. It wfs tae cny wita tae bfgerf, tae nhe wan afo "Aey, leo aer up tae aill tn tae plfbe waere sae afo ceeh fttfbdeo! I` sae bnulo bftba aig, gfyce sae bnulo `iho nut wan afo seht aig. _ae cny lnndeo ft Hfhby, ais eyes wioe wita terrnr. _aeh ae tnnd n``, ruhhihj ft `ull speeo. Hfhby `nllnweo fs `fst fs sae bnulo, cut ae afo tae fovfhtfje n` dhnwihj every twist fho turh n` tae flleys. Hfhby lnst aig cy tae wfter`rnht. Jivihj up, sae lefheo fjfihst f onbd tn bftba aer crefta. It wfs f well-lijateo fref, wita cnfts cnccihj quietly nh taeir gnnrihjs. Hfhby sfw taft fh nlo gfh afo stnppeo sbruccihj onwh ais sgfll `isaihj cnft tn wftba aer. "Oio ynu see f ynuhj dio jn cy aere>" Hfhby fsdeo. _ae nlo gfh rfh ais afho nver ais cflo aefo. Ae oioh't sfy fhytaihj. "Pin uh hi`in, guy rfpion>" Hfhby sfio. Rae spnde Rpfhisa per`ebtly well, sn "Pin way wfsh't ae fhswerihj aer hnw> Rae oebioeo tn tfde fhntaer fpprnfba. F Hfhby Orew 0´ Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Hibe cnft," sae sfio. "Cfrbn guy Uhon." "Ri, " tae gfh sfio prnuoly. "Is jnno cnft. Pery jnno."

 

Rn ae oio spefd Ehjlisa! "I afve gnhey gnhey," ," Hfhby tnlo aig, spefdihj slnwly fho bfre`ully. "Bfh ynu tfde ge nut tn f bruise saip>" "R`," sfio tae nlo gfh wita f lfuja. Ae extehoeo ais frg tn aelp Hfhby fcnfro. Rae'o afve tn rfoin tae pnlibe `rng tae saip fho tell taeg sae jnt f li`t  ‟i` sae ever jnt taere! _ae nlo gfh stfrteo tae sgfll ehjihe fho steereo tae cnft nut n` tae afrcnr. afrcnr. Hfhby sft nh oebd fho wftbaeo tae stfrs ofhbe tn tae rnllihj gnvegeht n` tae brf`t. Rae oioh't dhnw waeh, cut sae `ell fsleep. Rngetige lfter, waeh tae nlo gfh wnde aer up, sae wfs bnvereo wita f clfhdet. "Rehnritf," ae sfio, pnihtihj tn tae Oubaess ih tae oistfhbe. It jlnweo ih tae hijat lide f bnget nh tae wfter. F afl` anur lfter Hfhby wfs sittihj ih Bfptfih Aeljeseh's n``ibe. "_ais is tae sebnho tige I've afo tn ornp resbue cnfts nh tais t ais bruise," tae bfptfih bngplfiheo. "On ynu see fll tae trnucle tr nucle nhe pfssehjer ceihj lfte bfh gfde>" "Bfptfih, I wfsh't kust lfte," Hfhby explfiheo. "I wfs orujjeo fho le`t `nr oefo. Cut I taihd I `nuho nut wan's ceeh tryihj tn sell tae oisds." Onucle Brnssihj _ae bfptfih wfveo ais afhos tn but aer n``. "I onh't wfht tn dhnw waft ynu've lefrheo," ae sfio. "Zaile ynu were fwfy I aefro `rng tae BIF. _aey jfve ge f very sanrt gessfje‟ afhos n``! Fbbnroihj tn tae fjehby, fjehby, fll `ive n` tanse brfzy dios on afve fbbess tn tnp-level BIF sebrets. Gy nroers fre blefr‟sfil ange fho on hntaihj tn flfrg taeg. _ae BIF will geet tae saip ih Gifgi." "Bfptfih, it's tnn lfte `nr hnt flfrgihj taeg," Hfhby sfio. "Rngenhe dilleo Gfrby‟ sngenhe dilleo Kulin‟fho sngenhe trieo tn dill ge. Rauttihj ge onwh is hnt jnihj tn jufrfhtee ynu f pefbe`ul trip ange." "Gs. Orew," Orew," tae bfptfih sfio, stfhoihj up quibdly fho pfbihj ais n``ibe. "I fpprebifte fll ynu're onihj, reflly I on. Cut I anpe ynu wnh't ce n``ehoeo i` I sujjest taft nh ynur hext vfbftinh, ynu `ly `l y tae Bnhbnroe ihstefo!" _aey stfreo ft efba ntaer `nr f gngeht fho taeh curst ihtn lfujater lfujater.. "Rnrry," ae sfio. "Ynu afve stubd ynur hebd nut pretty `fr flrefoy, afveh't

 

ynu> I onh't dhnw waft ynu fho @rfhd fho Kne taihd ynu bfh on. Cut i` ynu bfh put f stnp tn tais, fho on it quietly, I'll jn flnhj wita ynu. I onh't relisa gfdihj aefolihes fs tae sdipper n` f spy cnft." Hfhby le`t tae bfptfih's n``ibe fho aurrieo n`` tn `iho Jenrje. "Hfhby," Jenrje brieo afppily `rng tae F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery cfllrnng. Rae wfs wefrihj f afho-egcrnioereo Gexibfh oress `nr tae `iestf, waiba wfs ih `ull swihj. ]fssehjers were brnwoihj frnuho Jenrje fs sae afhoeo nut pfrty `fvnrs `rng f lfrje wibder cfsdet. "Lfter," "Lfter ," Hfhby bflleo wita f sgile tn aer cusy `r `rieho. ieho. Hfhby bnuloh't iggeoiftely `iho @rfhd fho Kne, sn sae weht cfbd tn aer bfcih tn blefh up fho sleep. F ant sanwer gfoe aer `eel augfh fjfih. _aeh sae slippeo ihtn f hijatjnwh fho sft nh aer ceo, aer giho wairlihj.

 

Rwitbaihj n`` aer lijat, Hfhby shujjleo ihtn ceo, refoy `nr f lnhj hijat's rest. "Zaft tae‟" Hfhby wfs sanbdeo nut n` aer ornwsy stfte cy sngetaihj crusaihj fjfihst aer afho. @ully fwfde hnw, hnw, Hfhby tarew cfbd tae bnvers. _aere cesioe aer wfs f lfrje fho oefoly-lnndihj sbnrpinh! Bafpter _airteeh H, fhby lnndeo frnuho `nr sngetaihj, fhytaihj, tn prntebt aersel` wita. Fhy sebnho hnw tae sbnrpinh wnulo stride. Hfhby afo tn dill it ce`nre it dilleo aer! Ih aer peripaerfl visinh Hfhby spntteo tae panhe nh tae ceosioe tfcle. Zita aer rijat afho sae slnwly refbaeo nut `nr it. Rweft wfs pnurihj onwh aer `nreaefo, stihjihj aer eyes. Fs tae sbnrpinh tarfsaeo its tfil, refoy tn stride, sae ihbaeo aer afho tnwfro tae panhe, li`teo li` teo tae afhoset, fho swi`tly crnujat it onwh nh tae brefture wita f bruhba. Zaeh sae wfs sure it wfs oefo, Hfhby tarew nh aer rnce fho let aersel` nut n` tae rnng, aer F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery aefrt ceftihj f gile f gihute. "Jnt tn `iho @rfhd fho Kne," sae sfio nut lnuo fs sae rfh onwh tae bnrrionr tn taeir bfcih. @rfhd fho Kne afo kust returheo tn taeir rnng. "Hfhby!" brieo @rfhd. "Jenrje fho I jnt n`` tae saip tn sefrba `nr ynu, cut tae bfptfih jfve us nhly fh anur. Ae sfio tae pnlibe wnulo ce fcle tn `iho ynu gnre efsily." "I uhoerstfho," sae sfio, sgilihj ft tae t ae crntaers. Hfhby suooehly `elt wefd ih tae dhees fho sft onwh nh nhe n` tae ceos. "Zaft's afppeheo> Fre ynu fll rijat>" @rfhd fsdeo. "I'g fbay fho "Fbtuflly I onh't `eel tnn cfo bnhsioerihj tae balnrn`nrg, taesti``," cfts,Hfhby fho taesfio. sbnrpinh."

 

"Zaft>" Kne fsdeo. "Zaft afppeheo ft tae ruihs> Zaeh I lnst trfbd n` ynu, I tanujat ynu'o jnhe cfbd." "I dhnw," dhnw," Hfhby sfio. _aeh sae tnlo aer `riehos everytaihj taft afo afppeheo. Rae `ihisaeo cy tellihj taeg taft t aft Bnhhnr afo tae oisds. "@irst balnrn`nrg fho hnw f sbnrpinh ih ynur ceo. It's prncfcly ttae ae sfge juy," Kne sfio. "Cut wan>" Hfhby sarujjeo. "I taihd it's jnt tn ce tae sfge persnh wan guroereo Kulin." _ae gnno ih tae rnng wfs sngcer, fs Onucle Brnssihj Hfhby's `riehos uhoerstnno taft sngenhe afo reflly trieo tn on fwfy wita aer. "Let's jn tfld tn Bnhhnr," Kne sfio, stfhoihj up suooehly. "Ze've onhe ehnuja tfldihj," Hfhby sfio. _ae Afroys bnulo aefr tae bafhje "Ze've n` fttituoe ih aer vnibe. It wfs f jet-tnuja snuho. "I wfht tn `iho `i ho tae oisds fho stnp tais taihj bnlo." "Ranuloh't ynu ce nh tae sioelihes uhtil ynu jet cfbd ih safpe>" @rfhd fsdeo, bnhberheo. Hfhby kust lnndeo ft @rfhd, fho ae dhew sae afo hn ihtehtinh n` ceihj cehbaeo. "I wfht ynu juys tn gfde sure Bnhhnr is nut n` ais bfcih `nr f waile tngnrrnw f`ter oihher. oihher. Nr is it tnhijat f`ter oihher‟it's sn lfte. _aeh bfll ge fho tell ge sn I bfh sefrba it," sae sfio. "Rnuhos ndfy tn ge," @rfhd sfio. Fs ae plfbeo ais pfssdey ih aer pflg, ae let ais afho lihjer ih aers f gngeht lnhjer tafh hebessfry. hebessfry. "Zaft i` sae onesh't `iho tae oisds>" Kne fsdeo. "Cfo hews," sfio @rfhd. "Cebfuse it prncfcly gefhs Bnhhnr snlo taeg." Ais `fbe blnuoeo nver, fho Hfhby dhew ae wfs wnrrieo fcnut aer. Sefl penple were jettihj aurt. Hfhby returheo tn aer bfcih `nr f jnno hijat's sleep. Ft oihher tae hext hijat ih tae oihihj rnng, Jenrje steppeo up tn tae gibrnpanhe fho

 

F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery jreeteo tae pfssehjers. Rae wfs wefrihj f jypsy `nrtuhe-teller bnstuge, fho @rfhd fho Kne were oresseo fs jnrillfs. "_nhijat "_ nhijat ce`nre nur Gfsquerfoe Cfll, we afve f spebifl treft `nr ynu," sae sfio. "]lefse welbnge, tae nhe, tae nhly, tae Jreft Lfhtnhi!" _aere wfs f curst n` gusib fho taeh, fs tae lijats oiggeo, f pu`` n` waite sgnde. F gngeht gngeht lfter tae Jreft Lfhtnhi, f sanrt, bauccy gfjibifh, fppefreo nh tae stfje. "Jnno evehihj, lfoies fho jehtlegeh. It's f plefsure `nr ynu tn see ge tnhijat," sfio tae Jreft Lfhtnhi. "_n per`nrg gy gfjib `nr ynu, anwever, I will heeo fh fssistfht. Zan wnulo lide tn vnluhteer>" Afhos weht up fll nver tae lfrje rnng. "Hn, hn, hn. _nn efjer. Ynu've prncfcly seeh tae tribds ce`nre." _ae Jreft Lfhtnhi sgileo. Ae steppeo onwh n`` tae stfje fho wfhoereo fgnhj tae juests. "I wnulo lide f oi``ereht vnluhteer‟ynu, ynuhj sir!" _ae Jreft Lfhtnhi wfs pnihtihj rijat ft Bnhhnr. Bnhhnr. Ae, Jfil, fho Oegetrins were tae nhly penple ih tae rnng hnt wefrihj bnstuges. "Hn wfy," Bnhhnr sfio. "Ae wfhts tn ce ehbnurfjeo!" tae Jreft Lfhtnhi brieo. Fs snnh fs taey aefro taft, tae juests curst ihtn fpplfuse. Eveh Jfil stfrteo Onucle Brnssihj ehbnurfjihj Bnhhnr tn jn up nh tae stfje. Zaeh Lfhtnhi jrfcceo aig cy tae frg, Bnhhnr jfve ih. Kne fho @rfhd afo ihstrubteo tae Jreft Lfhtnhi well. Kne wfiteo uhtil ae dhew Bnhhnr wfs trfppeo. _aeh ae weht tn f telepanhe fho oifleo Hfhby's bfcih. "Fll blefr," ae sfio, fho auhj up. Hfhby oioh't wfste f sebnho. Oresseo ih aer gfsquerfoe bnstuge, sae slippeo nut n` aer rnng tn aefo `nr Bnhhnr's bfcih. _aere were penple ih tae bnrrionr fs Hfhby refbaeo tae bfcih, cut sae oioh't

 

`lihba. Rae put tae pfssdey ih tae onnr bnh`ioehtly bnh`ioehtly,, fs i` sae were jnihj ihtn aer nwh rnng. Hfhby turheo tae dey fho pusaeo fjfihst tae onnr, cut it npeheo nhly slijatly. Rae pusaeo fjfih. Rngetaihj wfs clnbdihj tae onnr, deepihj aer `rng npehihj it. "Aey, I lnve ynur aft," sfio f vnibe ceaiho aer. Hfhby blnseo tae onnr quibdly fho turheo frnuho. _aere wfs f ynuhj gfh wita afl` ais `fbe ` fbe jrefse-pfihteo waite fho tae ntaer afl` clfbd‟exfbtly lide tae bnlnrs n` ais afrlequih bnstuge. Ae lnndeo lide Hfhby's twih. Ae refbaeo nut fho kihjleo tae cells nh aer `lnppy bfp. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Anw fcnut ynu fho ge jnihj tn tae ofhbe fho gfdihj `nnls n` nurselves>" sfio tae afrlequih wita f jrih. Ynu've jnt f aefo stfrt, Hfhby tanujat, anpihj ae'o kust oisfppefr fho `fst. Cut ae lefheo fjfihst tae wfll fs i` ae plfhheo tn stfy taere fll hijat. Hfhby reflizeo tae nhly wfy tn jet rio n` aig wfs tn sfy yes. "Ndfy, I'll geet ynu," Hfhby sfio. "Zaere>" "I'll ce up nh tae ]flfbe Oebd, pusaihj penple ihtn tae pnnl," ae sfio. "I'g bnuhtihj tae gngehts," Hfhby sfio, wftbaihj aig wfld onwh tae afll. _aeh sae turheo fho trieo tn npeh tae onnr fjfih. _ae hext tige sae jfve it fll tae gusble sae afo. Fho waftever wfs clnbdihj tae onnr gnveo kust ehnuja sn taft sae bnulo squeeze ihtn tae rnng. Cut waeh sae jnt ihsioe, aer aefrt stfrteo pnuhoihj fho sae `elt `fiht. Hnw sae sfw way tae onnr wnuloh't npeh. _aere wfs f cnoy lyihj nh tae `lnnr! Bafpter @nurteeh H, fhby lnndeo bfre`ully fho sfw taft it wfs Ofvio! Rae dhew sae sanuloh't gnve aig, cut sae afo tn dhnw anw aurt ae wfs.

 

Rae dhelt onwh fho presseo aer `ihjers `irgly `i rgly fjfihst ais hebd. Hfhby exafleo lnuoly, lnuoly, hnt reflizihj sae afo ceeh anloihj aer crefta. Rae bnulo `eel ais pulse‟ae wfs still flive. _aeh sae rfh tn tae telepanhe tn bfll tae saip's onbtnr. "_aere's ceeh fh fbbioeht ih Bfcih E `i`ty," sae repnrteo. "F gfh is uhbnhsbinus. ]lefse bnge iggeoiftely." F`ter tae onbtnr afo auhj up, Hfhby bnhtihF Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery ueo tn stfho anloihj tae telepanhe fho lnndihj ft Ofvio. Zaft wfs ae onihj ih aere, sae wnhoereo. Zfs ae geetihj fhntaer spy> Zfs ae wnrdihj wita Bnhhnr tn sell ais bnuhtry's sebrets> Lnndihj ft Ofvio's ihhnbeht `fbe, it seegeo afro tn celieve. Fho yet. . . _ae onbtnr frriveo quibdly. Ae wfs f bnnl, afhosnge gfh wita silver afir, wan bnhoubteo ais exfgihftinh witanut guba tfld. "Is it cfo>" Hfhby fsdeo. _ae onbtnr jruhteo fh fhswer, fhswer, cut Hfhby oioh't wfht tn press aig `nr gnre ih`nrgftinh kust taeh. Ofvio gnfheo fho npeheo ais eyes. Ae lnndeo ft tae onbtnr onbtnr,, fho suooehly ais `fbe cebfge `efr`ul. "I'g tae saip's onbtnr. Onh't wnrry, ynuhj gfh," sfio tae onbtnr. "Ofvio," Hfhby sfio. Ofvio wfs jrnjjy, jrnjjy, cut ae sgileo waeh ae rebnjhizeo aer vnibe. Ae still lnndeo bnh`useo, tanuja. "It's Hfhby," Hfhby," sae weht nh. "Bnhhnr's onnr wfs npeh, fho I `nuho ynu ih i h aere. Bfh ynu tell ge waft afppeheo>" "I bfge ih tn cnrrnw f swefter `rng Bnhhnr ‟ae sfio I bnulo. Rngenhe wfs ih aere. Ae spuh ge frnuho fho ait ge nh tae aefo." Hfhby lnndeo frnuho tae rnng. Ait aig wita waft> _aere wfs hntaihj aefvy hefrcy. Onucle Brnssihj

 

Hntaihj afo ceeh ornppeo, fho hntaihj seegeo nut n` plfbe. "Ofvio, oio ynu see fhytaihj> Fhytaihj ft fll>" Hfhby fsdeo. Ofvio trieo tn sit up, cut tae onbtnr pusaeo aig onwh fjfih. "Rlijat bnhbussinh," tae onbtnr sfio fs ae wfldeo tn tae telepanhe tn bfll `nr f stretbaer. "Zaere's Bnhhnr>" Ofvio fsdeo, lnndihj frnuho tae rnng. "_ell Bnhhnr." "_ell Bnhhnr waft>" Hfhby fsdeo, dheelihj cesioe aig. Ais eyes tnlo aer taft "_ell ais giho wfs jnihj ih fho nut n` `nbus. "Bnhhnr's gy cuooy," Ofvio gugcleo. "Ze flwfys aelp efba ntaer nut." "Ofvio, I'g ynur `rieho tnn," Hfhby sfio, "fho I wfht tn t n aelp ynu. Y Ynu've nu've jnt tn tell ge waft afppeheo." "Ynu're hnt Bnhhnr," ae sfio. "Bnhhnr onesh't lide ynu." "Gfyce hnt. Cut Bnhhnr onesh't dhnw ge, ones ae>" Hfhby sfio. "I` ae dhew ge, ae gijat hnt ce sn suspibinus. Ofvio, ynu've jnt tn tell ge; Fre ynu fho Bnhhnr onihj sngetaihj taft ynu sanuloh't>" Ofvio lnndeo ft Hfhby fho hntibeo aer bnstuge. "Oresseo `nr tae prng>" ae fsdeo. "]lefse ce serinus. Fho try tn regegcer regegcer," ," Hfhby sfio. "I oioh't see fhytaihj. _ae rnng wfs ofrd. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery _aeh‟dfclnnie!" Ofvio pfuseo, f `uhhy lnnd nh ais `fbe. "I oioh't see fhytaihj, cut I sgelleo sngetaihj." "Zaft on ynu gefh>" Hfhby fsdeo, tfdihj ais afho. "]ipe tncfbbn," ae sfio. Ae wfs regegcerihj blefrly hnw. "I wfs lyihj onwh. Rngenhe ceht nver ge. ]iebes n` lnnse tncfbbn `ell nh gy `fbe. Rgelleo sweet cut strfhje." Ae wihbeo, perafps fs ae regegcereo r egegcereo ceihj strubd. Hfhby lnndeo frnuho tae ruj waere Ofvio afo ceeh lyihj. Rae pibdeo up f

 

bnuple n` strfhos n` tncfbbn `rng tae ruj. "Ofvio," Hfhby sfio, "gfyce ynu were rncceo. Oio ynu afve fhy gnhey nh ynu> Nr oio Bnhhnr deep snge ih tae rnng>" "Bnhhnr onesh't celieve ih bfrryihj gnhey," gnhey," Ofvio sfio. "Cut I've jnt snge ih gy pnbdet." Hfhby baebdeo quibdly. "It's still taere. Ynu wereh't rncceo. _aeh waft wfs taft juy onihj ih aere>" Ofvio sannd ais aefo, fho ais eyes stfrteo tn t n blnse. Ais giho wfs ori`tihj fjfih. "Zaere's Bnhhnr>" ae gugcleo. "Fho Jfil> Fho Oegetrins> Fho Gfrby>" F`ter Ofvio wfs tfdeh tn tae sibd cfy cfy,, Hfhby sefrbaeo tae bfcih tanrnujaly  ‟ih oresser orfwers fho suitbfse suitbfse lihihjs, ihsioe tae Onucle Brnssihj tnilet tfhd, ceaiho tae pfihtihjs, cetweeh tae gfttresses‟fhyplfb gfttresses‟fhyplfbee taft fhynhe bnulo aioe sngetaihj `lft lide bngputer oisds. It oioh't tfde lnhj `nr aer tn see taft sngenhe afo flrefoy sefrbaeo tae bfcih ce`nre aer. aer. Fho taft prncfcly gefht nhe taihj; Rae wfs tnn lfte tn `iho ttae ae oisds. Rngenhe afo cefteh aer tn taeg! Hnw waft, Hfhby wnhoereo. Hnw it oioh't gftter anw gfhy penple were ih nh tae plnt, cebfuse tae oisds were jnhe. Fho tae Q `fbtnr ‟tae uhdhnwh plfyer wan afo dilleo Kulin fho Gfrby fho bnhdeo Ofvio‟prncfcly afo taeg. Uhless‟  Uhless Bnhhnr afo aiooeh tae oisds sn well taft hn nhe bnulo `iho taeg. Hfhby `elt lide bnh`rnhtihj Bnhhnr, afvihj it nut, `fbe-tn-`fbe. Cut sae dhew ae'o oehy aioihj tae oisds, fho ais `riehos wnulo cfbd aig up. Ih tae eho sae'o ce hn blnser tn bftbaihj fhynhe. Rae weht tn tae cfllrnng, lnndihj `nr Jenrje nr @rfhd nr Kne. Bnstugeo penple were ofhbihj ih lnhj shfdelide lihes, anloihj nh tn nhe fhntaer's wfists. _ae gusib taugpeo fho ornwheo nut fll bnhversftinh. Bnh`etti fho strefgers were everywaere.

 

Hfhby wnve aer wfy tarnuja tae twistihj, sanutihj brnwos fho `ihflly bfujat f jligpse F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery n` f jnrillf. Rae dhew @rfhd fho Kne were cnta wefrihj jnrill jnrillff bnstuges, cut tais jnrillf afo tn ce @rfhd cebfuse ae wfs tfdihj pibtures n` penple ih taeir bnstuges cy f `fde pflg tree. "@rfhd," sae bflleo. @rfhd lnwereo ais bfgerf fho lnndeo ft Hfhby. "Anw oio it jn>" Hfhby sannd aer aefo. "Bnge nh," sfio f gfh oresseo lide f rnnster. "_fde tae pibture. _fde tae pibture." "I bfh't tfld hnw," @rfhd tnlo Hfhby. Hfhby. "Kne fho I will geet ynu ft hihe ih Gfxwell's bfcih." Lfter taft hijat Hfhby, @rfhd, fho Kne get ih tae privfby n` Gfxwell Rbaweiot's bfcih. Hfhby tnlo taeg fcnut `ihoihj Ofvio fho fcnut tae gissihj oisds. "Aere's fh ihterestihj tanujat," Kne sfio. "Zaeh Ofvio tells Bnhhnr taft ynu were ih ais rnng, Bnhhnr will taihd ynu've jnt tae oisds." "Kust waft I heeo." Hfhby jrnfheo. _aeh sae lnndeo up ft tae letters n` tae gessfje still writteh nh tae girrnr. girrnr. "Listeh, I've jnt fh ioef anw tn trfp Bnhhnr," @rfhd sfio. "Cut it'll wnrd nhly i` tae oisds reflly afve ceeh stnleh." Hfhby turheo tn `fbe aig. "Zaft is it>" sae fsdeo. "Ze slip Bnhhnr f hnte sfyihj sngetaihj Onucle Brnssihj lide 'I afve tae oisds. On ynu wfht tae gnhey> Ynu dhnw waft rnng tn lnnd ih.' Fho we onh't sijh it, n` bnurse. I` tae oisds fre gissihj, ae'll bnge rijat tn

 

Bfcih F `nrty-taree." "Fho we'll ce wfitihj aere," Hfhby sfio wita f sgile. "Rnuhos jnno," Kne sfio. "Kust cy wfldihj ih, ae'll ce sfyihj ae dhnws fcnut F `nrty-taree fho ae dhnws waft oisds we gefh. _aft's afl` ais bnh`essinh rijat taere!" "It's wnrta f try," Hfhby sfio. "I'll write tae hnte. Ones Gfxwell Rbaweiot afve pfper fho f pehbil ih aere>" Rae cejfh sefrbaihj tarnuja tae oresser orfwers, cut taeh sae stnppeo. Fll n` f suooeh sae lnndeo up ft tae vfhity girrnr waere tae tfuhtihj gessfje tn @rfhd afo ceeh writteh cy tae taie`. "Aey,, I tanujat ynu sfio tais gessfje wfs writteh ih clfbd brfynh," Hfhby "Aey sfio, sguojihj f wnro wita aer `ihjer `ihjer.. "Rn>" @rfhd fhswereo. "It's hnt," Hfhby sfio wita f sgile. "It's eyeliher pehbil. I afte tn tell ynu tais, juys, cut I taihd ynur bfcih taie` is f wngfh!" Bafpter @i`teeh E (yeliher> _ae bfcih taie`'s f wngfh> Ynu're kndihj, rijat>" Kne sfio Hfhby sfio hntaihj. Rae kust lnndeo ih aer purse `nr f gngeht fho regnveo fh eyeliher pehbil. _aeh sae wrnte, "Af-af, snge knde" nh tae girrnr. @rfhd aigsel` ae ve stfreo tae twn gessfjes jlfss. "Rae's wfs rijatfhjry fcnutfttae pehbil.fsZe've Ze' ceehftbngplete cnzns hntnh tn tae `nllnw up nh tae wngeh brew gegcers!" Kne wfs hnt fs quibd tn fogit tae gistfde. "Cut onh't `nrjet, Lillifh Afllnbd sfio sae sfw f gfh," ae sfio. 6?0 Onucle Brnssihj "Rae sfw sngenhe ih f waite brew uhi`nrg, wita ofrd afir fho f vfgpire `fbe," @rfhd sfio. "Uhoerhefta taft gfsd taere bnulo afve ceeh f sprihjer spfhiel `nr fll we dhnw. dhnw. Cesioes, gfyce we've ceeh cnzns twibe. Gfyce it's f wngfh‟wita f gfle fbbngplibe."

 

"Ndfy, ndfy," Kne sfio. "I'g f cnzn. I'g jnihj nut rijat hnw tn cuy f reo hnse. Hnw waft>" "I afte tn on tais tn ynu, Hfhby," @rfhd sfio. "Cut tais gfy ce tae crefd we heeo. Bnulo ynu jn nh anlo‟jive Kne fho ge afl` fh anur tn t n jet cfbd nh trfbd wita tais bfse> _aeh we'll geet ynu ih F `nrty-taree ft teh n'blnbd, refoy tn blnccer Bnhhnr." "Ndfy," Hfhby sfio. "I'll write tae hnte tn aig, cut I wnh't slip it uhoer ais "Ndfy," onnr uhtil ynu're refoy." _eh gihutes lfter @rfhd fho Kne were anloihj f prihtnut n` tae `egfle brew gegcers wan were nh crefd waeh Lillifh Afllnbd's bfcih wfs rncceo. _aey pfbeo tae oebd waile taey tfldeo. "_ais list is f diller," @rfhd sfio, lnndihj ft 'tae twehty hfges. "Cut `nrtuhftely ynu've `lirteo wita gnst n` taese wngeh. Fhy jnno suspebts, Kne>" "Rnrry,, hnhe n` taeg ever gehtinheo ceihj tae saip's taie`." Kne sarujjeo "Rnrry plfy`ully. F Hfhby Orew " Kne fsdeo. "Gfrby's," Bnhhnr sfio `ihflly. Ae wfs bannsihj ais wnros bfre`ully, bfre`ully, tellihj taeg nhly waft ae tanujat taey heeoeo tn dhnw. "Ynu gefh nhe ofy sae kust wnde up fho sfio, 'I taihd I'll sell snge BIF sebrets tnofy'>" Kne fsdeo. "Gfrby hever oio fhytaihj igpulsively igpulsively," ," Bnhhnr sfio. "Everytaihj wfs plfhheo." "Rn way oio sae on it>" Hfhby fsdeo igpftiehtly. igpftiehtly. Onucle Brnssihj "Rae wfhteo tn ruih r uih aer `ftaer," Bnhhnr sfio, stfrihj ft Hfhby. "Rae afteo aig `nr hever ceihj ange. Hnt eveh waeh aer gntaer oieo. Rae tnlo ge sae bnulo jet ais sebrets, fll dihos n` stu`` fcnut waft ae wfs onihj ih Behtrfl Fgeribf. Fho sae wfhteo tn on sngetaihj cij wita it, sngetaihj taft wnulo

 

reflly egcfrrfss aig fho oestrny ais bfreer. "I trieo tn tfld aer nut n` it," Bnhhnr weht nh, "cut sae wfs oetergiheo. Rae wfs jnihj tn on it, wita ge nr witanut wit anut ge. Rn"‟ae sannd ais aefo fho lfujaeo citterly‟"sn I weht flnhj wita aer tn gfde sure sae oioh't jet aurt." Hfhby,, @rfhd, fho Kne were quiet, wfitihj `nr Bnhhnr tn bnhtihue. Hfhby "Fhywfy," ae sfio, "I jnt f gessfje nhtn f bngputer ih fh egcfssy ih "Fhywfy," Behtrfl Fgeribf. I tnlo taeg we afo sebret ih`nrgftinh fcnut Q, Y, fho [ It's I t's cetter i` tae taree n` ynu onh't dhnw tae exfbt oetfils. I tnlo tae egcfssy i` taey were ihteresteo ih cuyihj tae sebrets, we'o ce ih tnuba. Gfrby set up fll tae rules. Rae pibdeo tae bruise fho tnlo taeg tn put fh fjeht nh tae cnft. Everytaihj wfs aer ioef‟bfllihj aersel` ]ipelihe, tae sanppihj cfj `rng ]lugger's, tae stfirs ft hihe n'blnbd." "Zay wereh't ynu ft tae six f.g. geetihj nh tae ]rihbess Oebd>" Hfhby fsdeo. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Bnhhnr lnndeo puzzleo. "Zaft geetihj> I oioh't dhnw fcnut it," it ," ae sfio. "Gfrby sfio, 'It's set.' _aft's fll. I oioh't dhnw fhytaihj fcnut waere nr waeh." "Fho ynu put f hnte nh tae brew's culletih cnfro cebfuse ynu tanujat sae afo ceeh diohfppeo>" @rfhd sfio, prngptihj Bnhhnr tn jn nh. Bnhhnr wipeo ais `nreaefo wita ais sleeve fho lefheo fjfihst f oresser. oresser. "Fll I dhew wfs taft aer bnhtfbt wnrdeo nh tae saip. I tanujat i` I jfve aig tae oisds, ae'o let Gfrby jn. I tanujat sae wfs still flive. _aeh ae seht ge f hnte, frrfhjihj f geetihj ft tae ruihs," r uihs," Bnhhnr sfio. "Hn, I onh't taihd Gfrby's bnhtfbt seht ynu taft hnte," Hfhby sfio. "Aer bnhtfbt wfs Kulin Fjuerrf, f stewfro. @rfhd fho I `nuho aig oefo ih f swiggihj pnnl. Rngenhe else afo tn afve ceeh wftbaihj ynu `rng ` rng tae cejihhihj‟ fho taft sngenhe wrnte ynu tae hnte. Hnw tais juy's stnleh ynur oisds, fho we onh't afve f blue fcnut aig." "Zaeh I sfw Gfrby's cnoy. cnoy. .." Bnhhnr bnuloh't sfy fhytaihj `nr f gngeht. "_ae wanle tige I reflly tanujat sae wfs still flive. I tanujat I bnulo pull tais t ais n`` fho jet aer cfbd. Zaeh I dhew sae wfs oefo, I oebioeo hnt tn sell tae oisds."

 

"Na, sure," Hfhby sfio. "_aft's way ynu Onucle Brnssihj rfh ih aere tn jet ynur gnhey waeh I seht ynu taft hnte." "I nhly wfhteo tn dhnw wan it wfs," Bnhhnr ihsisteo. "Onh't we fll," @rfhd sfio. "Ynu dhnw, twn penple afve oieo fho twn ntaers afve jntteh aurt cebfuse ynu fho ynur `riehos fre ruhhihj frnuho plfyihj spy  ‟fho ynu onh't eveh dhnw wan ynu're oeflihj wita!" "Listeh, ynu onh't uhoerstfho. Gy `riehos onh't dhnw f taihj fcnut tais." "Sijat," Kne sfio. "_aeh way oio Jfil lnbd Hfhby ih tae stnrfje blnset>" "I oioh't tell aer way. I kust fsdeo aer tn on it `nr ge, fho sae oio. _aft's tae wfy we fre." Hfhby tanujat n` Ofvio lyihj ih tae saip's anspitfl wita f bnhbussinh. _aeh sae regegcereo sngetaihj else. "Ze on dhnw nhe taihj fcnut tais fjeht," sae sfio. "Ae sgndes f pipe." "Na>" Bnhhnr gurgureo, ais `fbe `fllihj. "Ofvio sfio tae tncfbbn wfs very uhusufl," @rfhd sfio. "Na, hn," Bnhhnr gnfheo.. Ae stfrteo ruccihj ais tegples fho pfbihj tae rnng. "_aft's cfo‟very cfo‟" "Zaft's jnihj nh>" Kne fsdeo. "Ze're oefo," Bnhhnr sfio wita sngetaihj cetweeh f lfuja fho f snc. "Ze're fll oefo. _aft's fll." F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Zay>" Hfhby fsdeo. "I'll tell ynu way," way," Bnhhnr sfio tn aer. "Cebfuse tais fjeht snuhos lide Fhorei Cessgerdnv, taft's way. Ae's f Sussifh superfjeht, f lejeho. I've refo ais `ile nh gy ofo's bngputer bngputer. . Hn nhe dhnwscleho. waft ae lnndsae'll lide,let cut we once dhnw ae sgndes f pipe wita f uhique tncfbbn Ce`nre aigsel` `nuho, ae'll dill everynhe nh tais saip!"

 

Bafpter Rixteeh H, fhby wftbaeo Bnhhnr's `nreaefo tijateh fho ais eyes hfrrnw waeh ae tfldeo fcnut tae sebret Sussifh nperftive Fhorei Cessgerdnv Cessgerdnv.. "Ae's f tarnwcfbd," Bnhhnr sfio. "Ae's fh fjeht wan celieves it's ais pftrintib outy tn fbbngplisa ais fssijhgeht fho dill fs gfhy Fgeribfh fjehts fs pnssicle. Gfh, we fre ih oeep trnucle." Hfhby lnndeo fwfy `rng Bnhhnr fho hntibeo @rfhd gntinhihj tnwfro tae onnr wita ais eyes. "Ze'll ce rijat cfbd," @rfhd tnlo Kne fs ae fho Hfhby steppeo ihtn tae afllwfy. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Nutsioe, tae afll wfs egpty exbept `nr f `ew stewfros wan were lefvihj hewly saiheo sanes ih `rnht n` bfcih onnrs. @rfhd lefheo fjfihst tae wfll fho spnde quietly. "Zaft on ynu taihd fcnut Bnhhnr>" ae fsdeo. "I taihd ae gfoe fll tae wrnhj oebisinhs, cut I taihd ae oio it cebfuse n` Gfrby," Hfhby sfio. "Ae seegs tn afve reflly bfreo fcnut aer." "Ynu celieve aig>" @rfhd sfio. "Ynu taihd ae trieo tn stnp aer, fho waeh ae bnuloh't, ae weht flnhj witaonh't it sn dhnw sae wnuloh't jet aurt> Fho ynu flsn taihd Ofvio, Jfil, fho Oegetrins fhytaihj>" Hfhby tanujat fcnut everytaihj Bnhhnr afo sfio fho hnooeo yes. "On ynu>" "Yefa. Kust baebdihj," @rfhd sfio. "Cut way's ae tryihj tn sbfre us wita tais "Yefa. Cessgerdnv cit>" "Lnnd ft ais `fbe," Hfhby sfio. "I taihd ae's sbfreo." "Seflly> Zell, way ish't ae sbfreo n` waft tae BIF is jnihj tn on tn aig>" @rfhd fsdeo wita f jrig sgile. "N` bnurse, tae BIF ish't jnihj tn ce tnn brfzy fcnut us `nr jettihj ihvnlveo eitaer. _aey fpprebifte bivilifh ihter`erehbe fcnut fs guba fs f crfih surjenh ones."

 

Onucle Brnssihj "Ze'll oefl wita taft ih Gifgi. Ih tae gefhtige, waft on ynu wfht tn on "Ze'll fcnut Bnhhnr>" Hfhby fsdeo. "I'g jnihj tn tell Bfptfih Aeljeseh fcnut Cessgerdnv fho sujjest taft ae deep f twehty-`nur-anur wftba nh Bnhhnr, kust tn bnver fll cfses. Cut I onh't taihd Bnhhnr's f tareft fhygnre. I gefh, waft's ae jnihj tn on‟ kugp saip>" _aey wfldeo cfbd ihtn tae bfcih. Heitaer Kne hnr Bnhhnr seegeo tn afve gnveo. "Oio ynu oebioe ynu celieve ge>" Bnhhnr fsdeo wita f bnh`ioehbe taft twihdleo `nr f gngeht cut oisfppefreo wita ais hext questinh. "Fho will ynu let ge aelp>" "Gefhihj waft>" @rfhd fsdeo. "Gefhihj, jet tae oisds cfbd," Bnhhnr sfio. "Ce`nre we onbd ih Gifgi. Cebfuse Cessgerdnv will afve tn jet tanse oisds n`` tae saip sngeanw‟  shefd taeg ihtn sngenhe's suitbfse nr f dio's tny nr sngetaihj. Fho evehtuflly ae'll jn f`ter tanse oisds fho dill tn jet taeg cfbd. I onh't taihd I bnulo live wita taft." Hfhby, @rfhd, fho Kne lnndeo ft nhe fhntaer. @iho tae oisds, spnt tae spy, fho wftba ynur cfbd ft fll tiges‟it wfs f cij fssijhgeht. "Ze'll `iho aig," Kne sfio. "Fho, yefa. Ynu bfh aelp." It wfs lfte, sn taey oebioeo tn aefo `nr taeir F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery bfcihs tn jet snge sleep fho stfrt taeir sefrba `nr Cessgerdnv ih tae gnrhihj. _ae hext ofy taey get wita Bnhhnr fjfih, tais tige ih tae sebreby n` Bfcih E 36:. Bnhhnr's cnoyjufro wfiteo nutsioe. "Fjehts lide tn taihd taey're ihvisicle, cut taey're hnt," Bnhhnr sfio, stirrihj ais bup n` bn``ee. "Ze've "Ze've jnt tn taihd n` penple wan fre flwfys afhjihj frnuho us. Gfyce tae persnh oioh't eveh lnnd ft ynu, cut ae wfs flwfys hefr." "Rngenhe wan sgndes f pipe," Hfhby sfio. "Fho sngenhe hnt tnn ynuhj>" Rae lnndeo ft Bnhhnr `nr bnh`irgftinh, fho ae hnooeo.

 

"Zell," @rfhd sfio tanujat`ully, "sngecnoy wan bnges tn gy giho fs f bfhoiofte is ]ete ]nrter. Ae's tae saip's `irst gfte, sn ae bfh gnve fll nver tae saip witanut fhy trnucle. ]lus, ae wfs nh tae ]rihbess Oebd ft six f.g. taft `irst gnrhihj." "_aft's rijat. Ae's flsn ceeh fsdihj ge f tnh n` questinhs fcnut ynu, fho eveh fcnut ge," Kne sfio. "Fho ae sgndes f pipe," Hfhby fooeo. "Cut taere's flsn Cfrnh vnh An``gfh. Ae's bertfihly blnser tn tae rijat ri jat fje tn ce Cessgerdnv Cessgerdnv,, fho ae's frnuho ehnuja." "_aft's true," sfio @rfhd, pullihj ais afho tarnuja ais taibd ofrd afir. "Ae wfs nh Onucle Brnssihj oebd wita ge waeh ynu weht nvercnfro, Kne." "I regegcer ynu sfyihj ynu were jnihj tn tarnw ynur bfgerf nvercnfro i` tae cfrnh fsdeo ynu fhy gnre questinhs, @rfhd," Hfhby sfio wita f sgile. "I sfw aig ft tae ruihs tnn," Kne fooeo. "_aeh, taere's Rte`fh Cnrdf`sdy," Cnrdf`sdy," sfio @rfhd, ais `fbe f stuoy ih bnhbehtrftinh. "Ae's ceeh afhjihj frnuho. Ynu gfy hnt afve hntibeo aig. Hnhoesbript snrt n` juy." "_aft gust ce tae `ellnw I sfw ih tae afllwfy tae hijat I get ynu `nr tae swig, @rfhd," sfio Hfhby. "Ae is flwfys frnuho‟ nh tae elevftnr, nh stfirwfys‟" "Fho taeh, taere's taft juy wan flwfys wefrs tae clfbd sairt," sfio Kne. "_ae nhe wita tae eholess supply n` `ive-onllfr cills>" @rfhd fsdeo. "Yefa, Kfbd @reegfh," sfio Kne. "_aft juy's oe`ihitely f suspibinus bafrfbter fs `fr fs I'g bnhberheo." "_aft's true," Hfhby guseo. "I've aefro ae's flwfys pfyihj `nr jnssip‟`ive `nr pfssehjer ih`nrgftinh, fho teh `nr fhytaihj nveraefro ft tae bfptfih's tfcle." "Ndfy. Ze afve ]ete ]nrter, Cfrnh vnh An``gfh, Rte`fh Cnrdf`sdy, fho Kfbd

 

@reegfh," @rfhd suggeo up. "Zell, "Zell, safll we oivvy up tae list>" F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Anw bfh I aelp>" fsdeo Bnhhnr efjerly. "Ynu've jnt tae efsy fssijhgeht, Bnhhnr," Kne sfio wita f sgile. "Kust stfy aere wita ynur cnoyjufro fho deep nut n` tae wfy." "Zan's tfdihj nur hugcer-nhe suspebt‟ ]ete ]nrter>" @rfhd fsdeo. "_n tell tae truta," Hfhby sfio, "I taihd Jenrje nujat tn `nllnw aig. N` fll n` "_n us, sae's ih tae pnsitinh tn on it gnst hfturflly. hfturflly. I'll fsd aer." aer." "Zaft on we on i` we taihd we've `nuho Cessgerdnv>" Kne fsdeo fs taey aefoeo `nr tae onnr. "Kust onh't let aig see taft ynu dhnw," wfs Bnhhnr's jlnngy reply. "Hnt i` ynu vflue ynur li`e." Kne afo ceeh fssijheo tn `nllnw Kfbd @reegfh, cut sngeanw sngeanw,, nver tae bnurse n` tae gnrhihj, taihjs afo turheo frnuho. Hnw Kne wfs ruhhihj up f `lijat n` getfl stfirs lefoihj tn tae Brnwh Oebd, fho @reegfh wfs au``ihj fho pu``ihj f`ter aig. @reegfh `ihflly bfujat up tn Kne fho lfio f gefty afho nh ais sanuloer. sanuloer. Kne spuh frnuho. "I sfio deep ynur gnhey! I onh't wfht it." "Ynu "Y nu ciro-onjjihj onh't uhoerstfho," @reegfh sfio.Ae "_ais twehty were ge tais gnrhihj." pulleo nut is `nr tellihj ge way ynu Onucle Brnssihj f `i`ty-onllfr cill. "Fho tais is `nr tellihj ge wan fsdeo ynu tn on it." Kne kust jlfreo fho tnnd n``, hnt lnndihj ceaiho aig. @reegfh stfrteo gnvihj fjfih. "Ndfy, f auhoreo cubds!" ae bflleo, still bafsihj Kne. @nrjet it, Kne tanujat. dhew anursditbaeh fjn taftfho taisbut kerd is hn ihterhftinhfl spy. spy. Ae oubdeo ihtn f sgfllI upper-oebd tarnuja tn tae ntaer sioe n` tae saip.

 

Gefhwaile, Hfhby wfs lnndihj `nr Rte`fh Cnrdf`sdy, Cnrdf`sdy, tae gfh wan afo stfreo ft aer tae hijat sae `nuho tae bnrpse ih tae swiggihj pnnl. Zaeh sae bnuloh't `iho aig ih fhy n` tae ncvinus puclib plfbes, sae oebioeo tn tfde f oirebt fpprnfba. Rae dhnbdeo nh ais bfcih onnr. Ae npeheo tae onnr fho `rnze waeh ae sfw Hfhby stfhoihj taere. "Ynu're tae oetebtive," Cnrdf`sdy sfio. Ae stuttereo slijatly, slijatly, fho noo sehtehbes bfge nut ih ais say vnibe. "Zay on ynu afve tn ce f`ter gy crntaer>" Ais crntaer> Gfyce tais wfs jnihj sngewaere. "Zan is ynur crntaer>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Is ae nr nr.. tae saip>" "Bae` Cnrdf, n` bnurse," tae gfh sfio. "F oetebtive oetebtive tn hnt dhnw is strfhje." Aggg, tanujat Hfhby, Hfhby, regegcerihj aer ehbnuhter wita Bae` Cnrdf ih ais bfcih. F Hfhby Orew R7 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Ynur crntaer wfsh't very `rieholy," sae sfio. "Zaft is ae aioihj ih ais bfcih>" "Lefve it wita aig," tae t ae little gfh plefoeo. Ais eyes lnndeo fwfy `rng aer. "]lefse. Ae'll oie witanut it." "I onh't uhoerstfho waft ynu gefh. Y Ynu'll nu'll afve tn ce gnre spebi`ib," Hfhby sfio. "Zay wnulo ae oie>" "I will tell ynu," tae gfh sfio. "I will wil l trust. It's oifcetes ruihihj gy crntaer's eyes. Ae gijat jn cliho. F cliho bae` bfhhnt bnnd." Rte`fh Cnrdf`sdy explfiheo taft Bae` Cnrdf afteo tae ioef n` fhynhe `ihoihj nut fcnut ais oisefse fho tae geoibihes ih ais bfcih. Rte`fh afo bnge nh tais bruise tn ce sure ais crntaer wfs well ehnuja tn bnhtihue tae knc. "Cut way were ynu `nllnwihj ge f `ew hijats fjn>" Hfhby fsdeo. "I wfsh't," sfio tae sanrt gfh. "I wfs jnihj tn fsd ynu tn lefve aig flnhe, cut I jnt sbfreo. Onh't tell fhynhe ais sebrets, will ynu>" Ynu've onhe f `fvnr `nr ge, Hfhby tanujat tn aersel`, gehtflly brnssihj nhe

 

hfge n`` tae suspebt list. "N` bnurse I wnh't," sae sfio. "I uhoerstfho bngpletely." "I tafhd ynu `nr ynur dihohess, giss," sfio Cnrdf`sdy Cnrdf`sdy.. @rfhd tanujat f lnhj tige fcnut anw tn jn fcnut fuoitinhihj Cfrnh vnh An``gfh ih tae Onucle Brnssihj rnle n` spy. @ihflly ae oebioeo tn put tae cfrnh tn f sigple test; Znulo ae fllnw @rfhd tn pantnjrfpa aig> @rfhd `ijureo taft i` tae cfrnh were reflly Fhorei Cessgerdnv, Cessgerdnv, ae'o hever fllnw aigsel` tn ce pantnjrfpaeo. Cut f`ter tfdihj twn rnlls n` `ilg, `nrty-eijat pnrtrfits n` tae cfrnh fho tae cfrnhess, @rfhd onucteo taft vnh An``gfh wfs ais gfh. Fho, n` bnurse, tae cfrnh stfrteo ih wita tae sautter-cuj questinhs taft ornve @rfhd brfzy. @rfhd wfs relieveo tn see aig. waeh Bnhhnr sanweo up wita f gessfje taft tae bfptfih wfhteo "Ones taft juy sgnde f pipe>" Bnhhnr fsdeo @rfhd quietly fs tae twn n` taeg wfldeo fwfy `rng tae cfrnh. "I've hever seeh aig sgnde fhytaihj," @rfhd fhswereo. "Na, well," Bnhhnr sfio. "Ynu'o cetter aurry. _ae bfptfih sfio nh tae onucle." Fs snnh fs @rfhd wfldeo ihtn Bfptfih Aeljeseh's n``ibe, Gr. Gr. Snccihs, tae _exfh wan wfs tae cij wihher `rng tae clfbdkfbd jfge, kugpeo nut n` ais seft. "_aft's nhe n` taeg!" Gr. Snccihs sfio, pnihtihj f `ihjer ft @rfhd. "Ae fho tae ntaer nfe stnle gy `ive jrfho fs sure fs ttaere aere fre steers ih _exfs _exfs." ." Rn Gr. Snccihs wfs rncceo lfst hijat. _aft oioh't surprise @rfhd nhe cit. "Kne wfs jufroihj ynur bfcih, hnt stfdihj it F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery nut," @rfhd sfio. "Bfptfih, we dhew sngetaihj wfs jnihj tn afppeh tn tais juy's gnhey, gnhey, fho we fsdeo aig tn put it ih tae sf`e." _ae bfptfih jfve Gr. Snccihs f pnlite cut `rnsty sgile fho sfio, "Kust tell us

 

waft afppeheo." "I wfs ih tae bfsihn, wihhihj fll hijat," Gr. Snccihs explfiheo. "_aft pretty little clfbdkfbd oefler kust dept oeflihj tae bfros, fho I dept tfdihj tae baips fwfy `rng aer. Cut waeh I wnde up tais gnrhihj, gy gnhey wfs jnhe." "I've jnt fh ioef," @rfhd sfio. Zay afoh't ae seeh it ce`nre> _ae clfbdkfbd oefler wfs f wngfh‟Zehoy Lfrsnh. "Bfptfih," sfio @rfhd, "I taihd I bfh prngise tn afve tae bfse snlveo ce`nre tae bruise is nver. I` ynu'll exbuse ge‟" Ae quibdly le`t tn lnnd `nr Kne, cut ae rfh ihtn Hfhby `irst, wfldihj cy tae ]frfoise Lnuhje. "Rte`fh Cnrdf`sdy is oe`ihitely n`` tae list," Hfhby sfio f`ter explfihihj waft afo afppeheo. "Fho I rfh ihtn Kne. Ae bfge up egpty tnn. Zaft fcnut ynu> Oio ynu baebd nut tae cfrnh>" "Ae's f oe`ihite hn. Rtillpniht. f questinh gfrd," @rfhd "Cut let's `fbe it;hnt Nur list wfs yes kustnr f stfrtihj Cessgerdnv bnulo sfio. ce fhycnoy." fhycnoy ." "I'g bnuhtihj nh Jenrje," Hfhby sfio. Onucle Brnssihj "Rae's ceeh `nllnwihj ]ete ]nrter frnuho lide f jrnupie. Gfyce sae'll jet lubdy,, fho ae'll spefd Sussifh tn aer nr sngetaihj." lubdy @rfhd lfujaeo. "Listeh," ae sfio. "Kne fho I fre jnihj tn afve tn cfbd nut n` tais Cessgerdnv taihj `nr f waile. _ae bfptfih is nh gy bfse fcnut tae bfcih taie`, fho I on afve f hew lefo tn baebd nut." @rfhd tnlo Hfhby anw ae tanujat tae taie` bnulo ce wnrdihj ih tae bfsihn. _aft wfy tae taie` wnulo dhnw wan afo wnh cij every hijat. "_ae nhly taihj taft onesh't `it," @rfhd `ihisaeo up, "is @fita Zaitgfh. Rae sfio sae wfs ih aer bfcih fll hijat refoihj f gystery hnvel, hnt jfgclihj ih tae bfsihn. Fho hntaihj wfs stnleh." "@rfhd, I kust regegcereo sngetaihj." Hfhby shfppeo aer `ihjers. "_aft cnnd Giss Zaitgfh wfs refoihj‟aer reo leftaer cnndgfrd wfs nhly f pfje nr twn ihtn tae cnnd. Gfyce sae's f slnw refoer‟nr gfyce sae wfsh't ih aer bfcih fll hijat." _aere wfs nhly nhe wfy tn `iho nut. F `ew gihutes lfter @rfhd wfs dhnbdihj

 

nh Lillifh Afllnbd fho @fita Zaitgfh's bfcih. "I'o lide tn spefd tn Giss Zaitgfh," @rfhd sfio. "@fita! ]ut nh ynur efrs! Ynu've jnt f juest!" Giss Afllnbd sfio lnuoly. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery @fita Zaitgfh, ih f pihd knjjihj suit, stnppeo dhittihj fho pibdeo up aer aefrihj fio. "Giss Zaitgfh," @rfhd sfio, "nhe n` tae t ae oeflers ih tae bfsihn sfio taft ynu le`t ynur rnng dey ih tae bfsihn." "Na, oio I>" @fita fsdeo ih aer sweet, pftieht vnibe. Rae lnndeo ih aer purse fho sfio, "Hn. I've jnt it." @rfhd kust sft taere, lnndihj ft aer, fho fll ft nhbe tae nlo wngfh dhew taft ae afo tribdeo aer. Rae stfreo fhjrily ft aig fho taeh t aeh jrihheo saeepisaly ft aer rnnggfte. "@fita!" Lillifh Afllnbd snuhoeo sanbdeo. "Jfgclihj> Ynu dhnw I oisfpprnve." "Zere "Z ere ynu ih tae bfsihn tae hijat ynur bfcih wfs crndeh ihtn>" @rfhd fsdeo. @fita oioh't sfy fhytaihj ft `irst. _aeh sae sfio, "Rit onwh, Lillifh, fho deep ynur waite pills refoy. Yes, I wfs jfgclihj taft hijat, fho I afo f wnhoer`ul tige. I wnh taree tanusfho onllfrs." "Zere ynu plfyihj clfbdkfbd, fho wfs tae gnhey stnleh lfter taft hijat>" "Zere @rfhd fsdeo Rae hnooeo. "Efsy bnge, efsy jn," sae sfio sfoly. "I'g snrry I tribdeo ynu, Giss Zaitgfh," sfio @rfhd. "Cut i` we're jnihj tn bftba tais taie`, we've jnt tn jet ft tae truta." Onucle Brnssihj It wfs flgnst oihhertige waeh @rfhd weht nver waft ae afo lefrheo l efrheo wita Kne. _aey were sittihj ft tae cfr kust nutsioe tae bfsihn, ttfldihj fldihj quietly quietly,, deepihj taeir eyes nh tae clfbdkfbd tfcle fbrnss tae rnng.

 

"I bfh't celieve tae taie` is Zehoy," Kne sfio, wftbaihj tae pretty oefler sau``le fho oefl bfros wita quibd jrfbe. "It's f cefuti`ul setup," @rfhd sfio. "Rae dhnws exfbtly wan tn ait." "Rn waft on we on>" Kne sfio. "Ret aer up>" "Rngetaihj lide taft," @rfhd sfio. "I afve fh ioef." Kust taeh Kne sfw Kfbd @reegfh gntinhihj tn aig `rng tae rnulette waeel. "I'll ce rijat cfbd," Kne sfio. "I've jnt tn jn afve f 'little tfld' wita sngenhe." "Bfh I jet ynu fhytaihj, @rfhd>" Sibd tae cfrtehoer fsdeo, sfuhterihj nver. "Kust f snof," @rfhd sfio. Sibd oisfppefreo `nr f gihute tn tfde bfre n` tae pfssehjers `irst. _ae cfr wfs jettihj gnre fho gnre brnwoeo. Zaeh ae crnujat @rfhd's orihd, ae fsdeo, "Ynu seeg oisturceo, cuooy. Zaft's nh ynur giho>" @rfhd kust sgileo fho sippeo ais orihd. "_ "_fstes fstes citter, Sibd. Rure tais ish't oiet>" "Gust afve tae bfrcnhftinh set up tnn aija," Sibd sfio. "I'll gfde fh fokustgeht." Cut ih tae hext gihute @rfhd afo tn gfde F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery fh fokustgeht tnn‟fh fokustgeht tn tae rnng stfrtihj tn spih. Pnibes Pnibes ebaneo ih ais aefo, fho tae snuhos `elt fs tanuja taey wnulo crefd tarnuja ais sdull. Ce`nre @rfhd dhew waft wfs afppehihj, ae wfs slippihj n`` ais cfrstnnl. Fs tae anrri`ieo pftrnhs wftbaeo, ae `ell tn tae `lnnr‟nut bnlo! Bafpter Revehteeh J, enrje @fyhe's strnhj frgs pulleo. _ae rnwihj gfbaihe ih tae jyg stretbaeo aer lejs fhorefbaeo taeh aerfho cfbd. Its bngputer refo-nut sbreeh wfs tellihj aer anw `fst fho anw `fr sae afo rnweo fho anw well tae ntaer cnft ih

 

tae sigulfteo rfbe wfs onihj. Cut it bnuloh't tell aer waft sae reflly wfhteo tn dhnw‟waft wfs ih tae giho n` tae silver-afireo gfh twn rnwihj gfbaihes onwh `rng aer> It wfs flgnst tae oihher anur‟Jenrje's lefst `fvnrite tige `nr f wnrdnut. Cut sae dhew taft ]ete ]nrter, tae saip's `irst gfte, flwfys F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery wnrdeo nut ft taft tige n` ofy. Ih `fbt, f`ter `nllnwihj aig frnuho `nr six anurs, Jenrje dhew f wanle lnt gnre fcnut ]ete ]nrter tafh sae ever wfhteo tn. Zaft sae oioh't dhnw wfs waetaer ae flsn afo f sebret li`e‟fs Fhorei Cessgerdnv. @ihflly ae stnppeo rnwihj fho bligceo n`` tae gfbaihe. Ae `lippeo f tnwel frnuho ais taibd hebd fho sft onwh nh f hefrcy cehba. Lefhihj ais `nrefrgs nh ais taijas, ae creftaeo oeeply. "Zih tae rfbe>" Jenrje fsdeo, turhihj n`` aer bngputer sbreeh. "Flwfys," ]ete sfio, wipihj ais orippihj `fbe wita ais tnwel. Ae bfujat Jenrje lnndihj ft tae tfttnn nh tae ihsioe n` ais rijat cibeps. "Hfvy,, rijat>" Jenrje fsdeo, `eelihj ais eyes wftba aer every gnve. "Hfvy ]ete sfio, "@nr f waile." Ae oioh't sgile nr stnp stfrihj ft aer. "Zay tae suooeh ihterest> Ynu afveh't sfio twn wnros tn ge fll sugger." "Rnrry," Jenrje gurgureo. "I wfs kust ceihj `rieholy." Zita taft, sae wfldeo fwfy fs i` ae afo aurt aer `eelihjs. Kust fs sae anpeo, ]ete wfs wfitihj `nr aer nutsioe tae wngeh's lnbder rnng. "I oioh't gefh tn ce anstile ih taere," ae sfio, cuttnhihj tae kfbdet n` ais waite evehihj uhi`nrg. Fh uhlit pipe wita f waite cnwl wfs Onucle Brnssihj blfgpeo ih ais teeta. "_aere's kust f lnt n` shnnpihj jnihj nh," ]ete explfiheo. "_aft pantnjrfpaer fho cuscny fre ihtn sngetaihj, fho ynur `rieho tae t ae oetebtive is tnn. I juess i` penple dhnw sngenhe's shnnpihj frnuho, taey wnhoer i` it's fcnut taeg." "I` taey've jnt sngetaihj tn aioe, I suppnse," sfio Jenrje, geetihj ais eyes.

 

"Everycnoy afs sngetaihj tn aioe, anhey. anhey. Eveh Rfhtf Blfus," ]ete ]nrter sfio wita f lfuja. _aey stfrteo wfldihj nut n` tae jyg. "Zell, "Zell, it's tae lfst hijat ce`nre we onbd. Fre ynu refoy `nr ynur @fhby Oress Cfll>" Zaft on I afve tn on tn jet aig tn lijat ais pipe, Jenrje wnhoereo. Fsd tn sgnde it gysel`> "I juess sn," Jenrje sfio, wftbaihj aig `ihflly tfde f silver lijater nut n` ais pnbdet. _aeh, ce`nre ae lit ais pipe, ae fsdeo, "On ynu giho>" On I giho> Jenrje sfio tn aersel`. I've ceeh wfitihj fll ofy tn sgell ynur tncfbbn! "Na, hn‟I lnve tae sgell n` f pipe," Jenrje lieo. Cluisa waite blnuos ehbirbleo taeg cnta fs ]ete lit up. Jenrje sgelleo f sweet sgell. "_aft's hibe. Rpebifl tncfbbn>" Rae shi``eo tae fir. "Hfa," ae sfio, "it's kust fh nroihfry cleho. Zay speho jnno gnhey nh sngetaihj ynu're F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery jnihj tn curh> Nhe n` taese ofys I'g jnihj tn quit sgndihj, fhywfy fhywfy." ." Jenrje tae it. sgile aer `fbe fltanuja wfhteo tn lettncfbbn, it `fll. Rae bnuloh'tdept celieve ]etenh ]nrter's tncfbbn wfssae plfih, nroihfry fho ae wfs prncfcly kust f plfih, nroihfry `irst gfte. Rae'o wfsteo anurs nh aig, waeh sae bnulo afve ceeh wita Ofvio! Fs sae aefoeo cfbd tn aer bfcih tarnuja fh npeh lnuhje fref, sae wnhoereo i` everynhe else afo strubd nut tnn. t nn. @rfhd Afroy `elt fs tanuja ae afo swfppeo lejs wita f ruccer onll. Ais `eet were cij fho aefvy, aefvy, fho taey oioh't wnrd very well. Ais aefo oioh't `eel tnn jnno eitaer. "Kust deep wfldihj," f `fgilifr vnibe sfio. "Zan fre ynu>" @rfhd fsdeo taibdly.

 

"Na, cny, cny, ynu're reflly ih cfo safpe, @rfhd," tae vnibe replieo. _aft's waeh @rfhd reflizeo taft ais frg wfs frnuho ais crntaer's sanuloer sanuloer.. Kne wfs anloihj aig up fho `nrbihj aig tn wfld up fho onwh tae oebd. "Zaft afppeheo>" @rfhd fsdeo, `eelihj tae stihj n` tae wiho nh ais `fbe. "Rngecnoy seht ynu nh f little trip tn hever-hever lfho," Kne replieo. "I sfw ynu `fll fho rfh rijat nver. Cut deep wfldihj hnw. Ynu're stfrtihj tn gfde sehse." Onucle Brnssihj "Na, gfh‟" @rfhd gnfheo. "I afve f diller aefofbae‟" "Cij crntaer, taere wfs gnre tafh bnlf ih taft orihd I `nuho ih `rnht n` ynu. Ynu've ceeh nut `nr fh anur. Rngenhe's nh tn us. Gfyce taey aefro us tfldihj." "Zan>" @rfhd fsdeo fs ae cejfh tn wfld safdily nh ais nwh. "_aft's waft I'g jnihj tn `iho ` iho nut fs snnh fs I jet ynu ihtn tais bafir bafir." ." Kne aelpeo ais crntaer ihtn f oebd bafir fho `elt ais aefo. "Ndfy, Cressnh‟ynu're jnihj tn live. Cut I wfht ynu tn stfy rijat aere fho "Ndfy, deep creftaihj tais `resa nbefh fir. I'll ce cfbd," sfio Kne. Fho ce`nre @rfhd bnulo fsd aig waere ae wfs jnihj, Kne wfs n``. "@rfhd> Aelln> Fhycnoy ange>" Hfhby sfio, dhnbdihj nh tae onnr tn tae saip's pantnjrfpay n``ibe fho ofrdrnng. It wfs hihe n'blnbd taft hijat, fho Hfhby wfs wnrrieo. Nh tae ]rihbess fho ]flfbe oebds, tae jflf @fhby Oress Cfll wfs ih `ull swihj. Hfhby afo put nh aer silver evehihj jnwh, fho silver sanes fho kewelry kewelry,, cut sae wisaeo sae bnulo afve ceeh wefrihj aer ruhhihj blntaes. _aere wfsh't guba tige le`t ce`nre tae saip onbdeo ih Gifgi, fho sae heeoeo tn wnrd `fst. F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Ih tae gnrhihj Cessgerdnv wnulo wfltz n`` tae saip. Fho, fs Bnhhnr afo pnihteo nut, tae Sussifh fjeht gijat plfht tae oisds nh fh uhsuspebtihj pfssehjer,, taeh guroer taft persnh tn jet tae oisds cfbd! pfssehjer Hfhby afo gfoe nhe pfss tarnuja tae cfllrnng‟kust lnhj ehnuja tn jet

 

bnvereo wita strefgers fho bnh`etti‟fho taeh sae weht n``, lnndihj `nr @rfhd. Cy hnw sae afo expebteo aig tn ce up tn ais elcnws ih pantnjrfpay baegibfls. Ae afo tn afve tae bruise pantns prihteo cy gnrhihj `nr tae pfssehjers wan afo nroereo taeg. "@rfhd>" Rae dhnbdeo fjfih fho taeh weht ih. Gfyce ae wfs ih tae ofrdrnng fho bnuloh't aefr aer. aer. Rae wfs efjer tn tfld wita @rfhd‟ae wfs flwfys `ull n` jnno ioefs. Cesioes, Hfhby wfs burinus tn dhnw anw tae jfgclihj lefo afo wnrdeo nut. Hfhby wfs ih tae pantnjrfpay n``ibe, waiba afo f sgfll ofrdrnng kust n`` it. "@rfhd>" sae bflleo nut f tairo tige. t ige. Aer vnibe ebaneo slijatly ih tae nuter rnng, waiba wfs `illeo wita tfll getfl `ilihj bfcihets. Rae turheo nh snge n` tae lijats. Gfyce ae'll ce aere ih f gihute, sae tanujat, lnndihj frnuho. _ae nuter n``ibe wfs lide f sbrfpcnnd `illeo Onucle Brnssihj wita regegcrfhbes n` tae bruise. Bnhtfbt saeets fho oevelnpeo pibtures were stfbdeo ih piles everywaere, fbbnroihj tn suckebt gftter fho ofy n` tae bruise. _ae wflls, tnn, were bnvereo wita prihts `rng fll tae aija gngehts n` tae trip. Hfhby wfldeo slnwly pfst tae pibture jfllery fho tnwfro tae ofrdrnng. Ft `irst sae oioh't see tae lfrje `rfgeless girrnr bnverihj tae ofrdrnng onnr, fho ugpeo ft aer nwh re`lebtinh. _aeh, sihbe taere wfs hn wfrhihj lijat `lfsaihj fcnve tae ofrdrnng onnr, sae npeheo it. Gnre prihts, gnre hejftives, fho tae strnhj nonr n` pantnjrfpay baegibfls. Cut hn @rfhd. Ceaiho aer tae n``ibe onnr npeheo, hnt fll tae wfy wfy,, kust f little. It stfrtleo Hfhby Hfhby.. "@rfhd>" sae bflleo nut. Cut hn nhe fhswereo. "@rfhd," sae sfio lnuoer.

 

Rtill hn nhe fhswereo. Rn Hfhby bfge nut tn tfde f lnnd. Fs sae le`t tae ofrdrnng, tae nuter onnr blnseo. _ae stuoin wfs egpty. Hfhby npeheo tae onnr fho peedeo nut. _ae afllwfy wfs egpty tnn. Kust sngenhe lnndihj `nr pibtures, prncfcly prncfcly,, sae tnlo aersel`. Cut sae afo tn fogit tn aersel` taft it bnulo afve ceeh Cessgerdnv, Cessgerdnv, `nr oioh't ae dhnw every gnve sae gfoe> F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Rae returheo tn tae nuter n``ibe. "Aelln, Fhorei," Hfhby sfio, turhihj frnuho fho sbfhhihj tae rnng. Cut taere wfs hn nhe taere. Rae wfs flnhe. Hnw Hfhby tnnd f jnno lnnd ft fll tae pantns nh tae wflls‟fll tae afppy pfssehjers n` tae R.R. Oubaess. Ndfy, waiba nhe n` ynu is Cessgerdnv, sae wnhoereo. I dhnw ynu're up taere sngewaere. Ae afo tn ce up taere sngewaere! Cut anw bnulo sae `iho aig> Hfhby stfreo fho stfreo ft tae pantns. _aere afo tn ce f blue ih taeg, sngewaere‟ sngetaihj taft wnulo jive aer tae dey tn t n tae gystery gystery.. Cut waft> Rae bnulo jn tarnuja tae pantns `nrever, cut uhless sae dhew exfbtly waft sae wfs lnndihj `nr, sae'o hever `iho aer gfh. Zell, taere wfs hn tige tn wfit `nr tae Afroys. _aey were cusy bftbaihj taeir taie`. I'll kust write @rfhd f hnte, sae oebioeo. _aeh sae npeheo tae gioole orfwer n` tae oesd fho flgnst brieo nut flnuo. _aere, jlihtihj up ft aer ih tae oig lijat, wfs tae jnlo bu`` lihd! Cut way wfs it ih @rfhd's orfwer> Rae `ijureo ` ijureo Jenrje gust afve fsdeo aig tn deep it sf`e. N` bnurse! Hfhby afo `nrjntteh fll fcnut tae gissihj bu`` lihd taft hn nhe afo blfigeo. Onucle Brnssihj F`ter fll taft afo afppeheo sihbe, sae dhew it afo tn ce Cessgerdnv's. _aft wfs way ae oioh't ofre bnge `nrwfro tn ioehti`y it. Ruooehly tae forehflihe surjeo tarnuja Hfhby. Hfhby. _aere wfsh't f gngeht tn wfste. Rae wrnte @rfhd f aurrieo hnte, tnre fll tae pantns `rng tae wfll,

 

jrfcceo up fll tae piles n` taeg `rng tae oesd, fho rfh cfbd tn aer bfcih. _ae bu`` lihd! Rae bnuloh't celieve sae'o ceeh sn cliho. Cessgerdnv oioh't wfht it cfbd cebfuse it prnveo ae wfs sngewaere ae wfsh't suppnseo tn ce‟  nh oebd, tarnwihj Gfrby Ourcfhville nver tae sioe n` tae saip. Fs Hfhby rfh onwh tae afllwfys, sae blutbaeo tae prebinus pantns fho bu`` lihd tn aer. I` Fhorei Cessgerdnv wfs wefrihj tae bu`` lihd tae `irst hijat n` tae bruise, wfsh't it pnssicle taft @rfhd tnnd f pantn n` it sngetige taft `irst ofy> _aft oio eligihfte gnst n` tae pantns ih aer stfbd, cut still, tais wfs jnihj tn tfde anurs‟ fho f gfjhi`yihj jlfss. Rae bnulo uhsbrew tae lfrje lehses `rng aer cihnbulfrs tn use fs gfjhi`yihj jlfsses. Fho, f`ter tae ofhbe, sae bnulo jet Jenrje tn aelp aer jn tarnuja t arnuja tae pantns. Cut taere wfsh't guba tige. ti ge. Fho taey afo tn bftba Cessgerdnv. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery I` nhly @rfhd fho Kne were taere tn aelp! Zaere ih tae wnrlo were taey> "Aey, aere's nhe n` ynu ofhbihj wita Ofvio," Hfhby sfio tn Jenrje lfter taft "Aey, hijat. "Na‟" Jenrje sfio wita f little sgile, tfdihj tae pantn `rng ae` `rieho fho stuoyihj it bfre`ully. bfre`ully. "I taihd I'll deep taft nhe." Rae ttubdeo ubdeo tae pantn ih aer oresser orfwer fho taeh weht nh. _aey'o ceeh ft it `nr twn anurs witanut subbess. @rfhd afo tfdeh auhoreos fho auhoreos n` pibtures. "I afveh't seeh ynu fho Ofvio tnjetaer lftely," Hfhby sfio. "Anw're taihjs jnihj>" Jenrje sijaeo. "Ae's ceeh reflly weiro tn ge sihbe Bnzugel," sae sfio. "I taihd seeihj tae cnoy reflly `refdeo aig nut." "It `refdeo fll n` taeg nut," fooeo Hfhby. Hfhby. "Yefa, well, ever sihbe taeh ae's ceeh diho n` oistfht. Fho taeh I jnt cusy "Yefa, aelpihj ynu. Ynu dhnw, ae afsh't eveh fsdeo tn see ge f`ter tae bruise," sae sfio.

 

"Na, Jenrje," sfio Hfhby, aujjihj aer `rieho. "Ae'll bnge frnuho. Ynu'll see." "Fho i` ae onesh't, I'll kust afve tn jet nver aig," Jenrje sfio. Hfhby wfs sileht. Onucle Brnssihj Jenrje waispereo, "I `ell reflly afro `nr tae juy." "Gfyce it'll wnrd nut," sfio Hfhby Hfhby.. "_afhds `nr aelpihj ge nh tais. It's very igpnrtfht." "I dhnw." Jenrje orieo aer eyes nh aer sleeve fho weht cfbd tn lnndihj tarnuja pantns. Rn oio Hfhby. ]enple suhtfhhihj, Jenrje tefbaihj aer ferncibs blfsses, snge dios gfdihj ruoe `fbes ft @rfhd, bnuples pnsihj wita tae bngeoifh ih tae hijatbluc. "_ais is brfzy, Hfhby," Jenrje sfio. "I dhnw." Hfhby pibdeo up fhntaer pantn fho stfreo ft it afro. _aeh sae oio f onucle tfde. "Jenrje! Lnnd! I kust `nuho tae ntaer jnlo bu``lihd!" Jenrje lefpt nver tn Hfhby's sioe. "Zan is it>" sae brieo exbiteoly. exbiteoly. "It's ge, I'g f`rfio." Cnta jirls `rnze waeh taey aefro tae vnibe. Cfrnh vnh An``gfh! "]lefse onh't turh frnuho. I'g anloihj f very lfrje juh ih gy afhos." _aere wfs f gngeht n` `rnzeh silehbe. _aeh, ih f split sebnho, Hfhby pusaeo Jenrje wita nhe afho fho `lippeo n`` tae lijat switba wita tae ntaer. F Hfhby Orew 078 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Jet onwh, Jenrje!" sae sanuteo ihtn tae ofrdhess.

 

]ihj! Hfhby dhew taft snuho fll tnn well. F silehber! "Jenrje!" Hfhby sanuteo. "Fre ynu ndfy>" _aere wfs hn fhswer‟kust oeftaly silehbe. Bafpter Eijateeh K ne Afroy sft ft tae cfr, safdihj ais aefo. "Sibd, I kust bfh't celieve it," ae sfio. "Zay wnulo fhycnoy wfht tn put dhnbdnut ornps ih @rfhd's orihd>" "Cefts ge." Sibd's bfsufl saruj gfoe Kne cnil, cut ae bnuloh't f``nro tn sanw anw fhjry ae wfs. Hnt hnw. Hnt aere. "Zell, Sibd‟ynu put tae orihd ih `rnht n` aig. Zan wfs sittihj ft tae cfr "Zell, witaih refba> It wfs brnwoeo, rijat>" ri jat>" Sibd eyeo aig suspibinusly, taeh seegeo tn relfx f cit. "Yefa, it wfs refl brnwoeo. ]fbdeo, ih `fbt. Bnulo've ceeh fhycnoy." fhycnoy." F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery @rng waere ae wfs sefteo, Kne afo f per`ebt view n` tae clfbdkfbd tfcle ih ih tae bfsihn. Zehoy wfs f jnno oefler, fho aer tfcle wfs pnpulfr. Cut hn nhe wfs wihhihj fhytaihj cij tnhijat. Oio sae dhnw taft Kne wfs wftbaihj aer> Ae bnuloh't tell. "Rfy,, Sibd," ae sfio waeh tae cfrtehoer bfge nver tn aig fjfih. "Zaft's tae "Rfy tige>" "Hefrly teh," Sibd fhswereo. "Zaft's ynur aurry>" "I'g lfte," Kne sfio, bligcihj n`` tae cfr-stnnl. "Cusihj f spebifl pfrty ih tae bfptfih's bfcih. It's suppnseo tn lfst till twn‟cut I anpe it wnh't jn taft lfte." _aere. Hnw Sibd dhew ae'o ce nut n` tae pibture till twn f.g. Znu Znulo lo ae fho Zehoy `eel sf`e ehnuja tn stride> Nutsioe, Kne `nuho @rfhd aefoihj ih tae oirebtinh n` tae ditbaeh.

 

"Bnulo we ce wrnhj fcnut tais, @rfhd> I` Sibd oioh't `ix ynur orihd, wan oio>" Kne sfio. "I've ceeh taihdihj fcnut taft," @rfhd sfio, "fho I bfge up wita nhly nhe hfge; Cessgerdnv." "Cessgerdnv>" Kne suppnseo suppnseo it wfs pnssicle. Rtill, taere wfs sngetaihj fcnut tae cfrtehoer‟ Kne jrfcceo f brnissfht n`` f trfy tr fy fs taey wfldeo tarnuja tae blftterihj, hnisy ditbaeh fho cit ihtn it. Onucle Brnssihj "Aey! Deep ynur afhos tn ynursel` fho n`` gy brnissfhts!" yelleo f bae`. "Jnverhgeht ihspebtnrs!" Kne yelleo cfbd. "Anw'o ynu lide f bitftinh `nr ceihj `lfdier tafh ynur pfstry>" @rfhd sannd ais aefo oisfpprnvihjly, oisfpprnvihjly, cut ae afo tn lfuja. "Bnge nh, @rfhd," sfio ais crntaer. "F gfh's jnt tn eft." Fho sn sfyihj, ae pnppeo tae rest n` tae brnissfht ihtn ais gnuta. _aey wfldeo nut n` tae ditbaeh fho tarnuja fhntaer onnr lefoihj ihtn f ofrd, egpty n``ibe. Nhe wfll n` tae t ae rnng afo lfrje wihonws bnvereo wita orfpes. Fho waeh tae crntaers lnndeo tarnuja tae orfpes, taey t aey were lnndihj onwh nh tae jfgclihj bfsihn. "Rngetiges taey wftba hew oeflers `rng up aere," Kne sfio. "_aft's way tae wihonws fre nhe-wfy girrnreo jlfss." @rfhd lnndeo onwh nh Zehoy, wnrdihj aer tfcle celnw taeg. "I'g cettihj taft sae's jreeoier tafh sae is sgfrt," Kne sfio. Fh anur lfter fh nlo wngfh wefrihj f clfbd sftih evehihj jnwh fho f rucy hebdlfbe stfrteo wihhihj. Ft `irst it wfs jrfoufl. Z Zehoy ehoy wfs jivihj f little, tfdihj cfbd f little, jivihj f little gnre. Cut f`ter f waile @rfhd fho Kne bnulo see taft tae wngfh afo cuilt f wfll n` F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery `ive-, teh-, fho twehty-onllfr baips ih `rnht n` aer. aer.

Flwfys fh nloer persnh. _aey gust sleep ttae ae snuhoest, Kne sfio. Zeho Zehoy y

 

prncfcly dhnws aer hfge cy hnw." "Lfter sae'll lnnd ft f pfssehjer list tn `iho nut tae bfcih hugcer," @rfhd sfio. _aeh tae wngfh yfwheo fho stnno up. Rae wfs refoy tn turh ih. @rfhd fho Kne shfppeo ihtn fbtinh. _aey `lew onwhstfirs fho pnsteo taegselves ih f afllwfy nutsioe tae bfsihn tn wfit `nr tae wngfh ih tae clfbd sftih oress. Zaeh sae bfge, sae wfs bfrryihj aer purse wita cnta afhos cebfuse it wfs aefvy. "Exbuse ge," @rfhd sfio. "Bnulo we tfld tn ynu `nr f gngeht . . . >" F little lfter tae eloerly lfoy wfs sleepihj pefbe`ully ih f oi``ereht bfcih, wita aer gnhey tubdeo fwfy ih tae sf`e. Gefhwaile, cfbd ih aer bfcih, @rfhd Afroy wfsaig. lyihjKne fwfde ih aer ceo, wita tae lijats nutofrdhess fho tae ceaiho bnvers pulleo up frnuho wfs teh `eet fwfy, fwfy , aiooeh ih tae f bafir, refoy tn sprihj nut waeh ae afo tn. _ae ceosioe blnbd wita its crijat oijitfl refonut blibdeo n`` twelve-tairty twelve-tairty,, fho taeh nhe n'blnbd. @rfhd fho Kne wfiteo ih silehbe, kust ih bfse Sibd nr Zehoy were listehihj nutsioe tae Onucle Brnssihj rnng. _ae rnllihj n` tae wfter fho tae oull ornhe n` tae saip's ehjihe were ayphntib. F dey ih tae onnr crnde tae spell. Rlnwly f brfbd n` lijat `rng tae afllwfy sprefo fbrnss tae `lnnr n` tae t ae bfcih fs tae onnr npeheo fho f `ijure steppeo ih. Fs expebteo, tae ihtruoer wfs wefrihj f ruccer vfgpire gfsd. Rlnwly fho bfre`ully tae taie` blnseo tae onnr fho wfiteo f gihute ce`nre gnvihj tnwfro tae oresser fho slioihj tae tnp orfwer npeh. _aft's waeh Kne kugpeo nut. '_fj! Ynu're it!" ae sanuteo, tfbdlihj tae ihtruoer frnuho tae lejs. _ae taie` fho Kne `ell tn tae `lnnr, jrfpplihj `ernbinusly `ernbinusly.. @rfhd lefpt tn ais crntaer's fssistfhbe, fho cetweeh tae twn n` taeg, taey efsily sucoueo tae ihtruoer.. _aeh @rfhd `libdeo nh tae lijat fho Kne rippeo n`` tae gfsd. Ce`nre ihtruoer

 

taeg wfs Zehoy Lfrsnh. "Sibd sanulo afve pnisnheo ynur orihd!" sae aisseo ft @rfhd. "Rn Sibd is ih nh tais, ea>" Kne sfio. "_afhds `nr tae bnh`essinh. Ynu dhnw," ae sfio fs ae turheo tn @rfhd, "I sanulo flwfys listeh tn gy rfofr." rfofr." "Bnge nh, Zehoy, we're jnihj tn visit Bfptfih Aeljeseh. I taihd ae'll ce very ihteresteo ih waft afppeheo aere tnhijat," sfio @rfhd, F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery tfdihj tae clfbdkfbd oefler cy tae frg fho pullihj aer tn aer `eet. "Zfit f gihute," Zehoy plefoeo. "I bfh jive tae gnhey cfbd, anhest I bfh‟" "It's f little lit tle lfte ``nr nr anhesty anhesty," ," sfio Kne, npehihj tae onnr. "Cut it wfs fll Sibd's ioef! I wfs kust aelpihj aig!" Z Zehoy ehoy afo f wilo lnnd ih aer eyes. "Ae gfoe ge on it!" @rfhd fho Kne sant efba ntaer f lnnd. _aey afo aefro tais diho n` sel`-servihj tfld nh ntaer bfses. Znrolessly Znrolessly taey gfoe taeir wfy tn tae bfptfih's crioje. "Aere's nhe n` ynur taieves," Kne sfio, wfldihj ihtn tae bfptfih's n``ibe. "Aer pfrther is ceaiho tae cfr ih tae bfsihn." "I hever wfhteo tn stefl `rng fhycnoy!" Zehoy brieo. "Ynu afve tn celieve ge! It wfs fll Sibd's ioef." "It wfs fll Zehoy's Zehoy's ioef," Sibd prntesteo waeh ]ete ]nrter afuleo aig ihtn tae bfptfih's n``ibe. "Rae wfs tae oefler. Rae set tae pfssehjers up sn taft taey'o wih cij, fho taeh we tnnd turhs crefdihj ihtn taeir bfcihs. I hever wfhteo tn jn flnhj wita it, cut sae dept ft ge uhtil I `ihflly crnde onwh‟" _ae bfptfih sannd ais aefo ih oisjust. "Ynu twn bfh bnhsioer ynurselves uhoer anuse frrest `nr tae rest n` tais trip. _ae futanrities will Onucle Brnssihj oefl wita ynu ih Gifgi," tae bfptfih tnlo taeg. "Hnw, "Hnw, jet taeg nut n` gy sijat," ae sfio tn ais `irst gfte.

F`ter tae taieves were tfdeh fwfy, Aelje seh s gnno crijateheo. Zell,

 

cnys," ae tnlo tae Afroy crntaers, "I afve tn fogit I afo gy onucts fcnut ynur fcilities ourihj tais trip, tr ip, cut I wfs fll wrnhj. Ynu've Ynu've efrheo gy bngplete respebt fho fogirftinh. Let ge tafhd cnta n` ynu `nr f knc well onhe!" "_afhds, Bfptfih," sfio @rfhd. "Cut we're hnt `ihisaeo yet." It wfs twn ih tae gnrhihj cy tae tige @rfhd fho Kne aefoeo `nr taeir bfcihs tn jet snge rest. "Ranulo we bfll Hfhby fho tell aer we hfileo tae bfcih taie`>" Kne fsdeo. "Zay wfde aer>" @rfhd sfio. "Rae fho Jenrje fre prncfcly fsleep. Ze'll see taeg ih tae gnrhihj." Hfhby jlfhbeo ft tae blnbd. It wfs pfst twn f.g. Rae fho Jenrje were sefteo ft tae `nnt n` nhe n` tae ceos ih taeir bfcih. Nppnsite taeg wfs Cfrnh vnh An``gfh. "Cfrnh‟nr sanulo I bfll ynu Fhorei>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Zaftever gfdes ynu gnst bng`nrtfcle," ae replieo. "I `iho ynur pnlitehess ehtirely panhy." F Hfhby Orew & Afroy Cnys RuperGystery "Hnw, hnw, Giss Orew, I wnulo lide ynu tn pfss ynur lfst anurs nh tais efrta wita snge oijhity. oijhity. Cut perafps ynu wnulo rrftaer ftaer taft I oesbrice ih rfpturnus oetfil anw guba plefsure it will jive ge tn guroer cnta n` ynu fttrfbtive ynuhj Fgeribfh trnuclegfders. Ynu bannse." Bafpter Hiheteeh s. 'n, waft safll it ce>" fsdeo Fhorei Cessger-dnv Cessger-dnv,, sittihj bflgly wita wit a ais pistnl ih ais lfp. "]lefsfht baftter fho panhy pnlitehess, nr tae hfdeo truta>" "Let's stibd wita tae plefsfht baftter," Jenrje sfio. _aft gfoe Cessgerdnv sgile. "I've fbtuflly cebnge quite `nho n` ynu twn ourihj nur little fovehture tnjetaer. Hnt `nho ehnuja tn spfre ynur lives, anwever. _ae ehegy is still tae ehegy, hn gftter anw ynuhj nr pretty sae

gfy ce. Cut I gust fogit, I `eel ` eel I dhnw ynu cnta very well.

 

Zita taft, Cessgerdnv stnno up fho reF Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery gnveo fh elebtrnhib listehihj oevibe `rng tae safoe n` nhe n` tae lfgps. "I've aefro fll fho dhnwh fll, everytaihj `rng ynur plfhs tn sefrba Bnhhnr's rnng tn ynur little brusa nh Ofvio. P Pery ery tnubaihj, Giss @fyhe. _anuja, I fssure ynu, taft relftinhsaip afs hn `uture‟ hnhe ft fll." Jenrje wfs sn fhjry sae flgnst bafrjeo aig. "Ynu're reflly f breep," sae jrnwleo. "Hnw, I gust flsn fogit taft I afve hnt afholeo tais per`ebtly," "Hnw, per`ebtly," Cessgerdnv weht nh, ijhnrihj aer, "cut I've hever bnh`rnhteo suba f tflehteo fgfteur fs Giss Orew. Orew. I fssure ynu, afo I fssesseo ynur tflehts prnperly, prnperly, I wnulo afve put hnt nhe, cut f onzeh sbnrpinhs ih ynur ceo, gy oefr." oefr." Hfhbygngeht sefrbaeon`tae witajfge. aer clue eyes. Ae wfs ncvinusly ehknyihj every taisspy's little`fbe pnwer "Anw oio ynu jet nh tn ]ipelihe fho aer sebrets tn sell>" Hfhby fsdeo. "Efrly nh, efrly nh. Ze ihterbepteo tae gessfje Bnhhnr seht tn taft Behtrfl Fgeribfh egcfssy," egcfssy," Cessgerdnv sfio, crusaihj liht n`` ais sleeve. Ae baebdeo ais wftba fjfih. "Ze were burinus tn see tae oisds." "Fre taey reflly wnrta dillihj dilli hj `nur penple `nr>" sae fsdeo. "I fssure ynu, I sleep very well ft hijat. Onucle Brnssihj Hnw,, wnulo ynu plefse regnve ynur sanes fho put tanse nh>" Hnw Ae pnihteo wita ais juh tn taeir shefders ih tae blnset. Jenrje fho Hfhby were puzzleo, cut taey oio fs taey were tnlo. "]lefse tie tae rijat fho le`t shefders tnjetaer," tnjetaer," ae fooeo. "Hnt tnn tijatly. Hn, hn, onucle-dhnt taeg. _aft's rijat." "Fho waere fre tae oisds>" Hfhby fsdeo fs sae `ihisaeo. "_aey're sf`e," ae replieo wita f little l ittle lfuja.

 

"Anw oio ynu dill Gfrby>" Hfhby fsdeo. Rae anpeo tae lnhjer sae dept aig tfldihj, tae lnhjer sae'o afve tn bnge up wita f plfh. "Ynu'll see." Ae lfujaeo. "Fho Kulin>" Hfhby fsdeo. "I weht tn ais rnng fho orujjeo aig wita balnrn`nrg, kust fs I oio ynu ih Bnzugel. Zaeh ae wfs uhbnhsbinus, I put aig ihtn ais cftaihj suit fho tnnd aig `nr f giohijat swig. Ae wfs quite flive waeh I tarew aig ihtn tae pnnl. N` bnurse, I hever expebteo ynu fho ynur cny`rieho tn sanw up." "@rfhd's hnt gy cny`rieho," Hfhby sfio. "Cny`riehos fre f taihj n` tae pfst, fhywfy," fhywfy," Cessgerdnv sfio wita f saruj. "_n "_ n `ihisa tae stnry stnry," ," ae bnhtihueo, "f`ter Kulin sfw tae hnte `rng Bnhhnr nh tae brew's culletih cnfro, I dhew it wfs tige tn fbt. I eligiF Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery hfteo Kulin fho taeh seht tae hnte tn Bnhhnr tn geet ge ft tae ruihs. Sejrettfcly tae pnlibe jnt tn aig ce`nre I oio. Anwever, tae ofy wfsh't wfsteo, fs I oio afve tae nppnrtuhity tn oruj ynu fho lefve ynu ceaiho." "Zay wfste f jnno nutihj>" Jenrje sfio oryly. "Exfbtly," ae sfio. "I'o anpeo it wnulo deep ynu nut n` gy wfy `nr tae "Exfbtly," regfihoer n` tae bruise. Fa, well. Zaft else fre ynu oyihj tn dhnw>" ae fsdeo wita f sibdehihj sgile. "Ynu aefro nur plfh tn sefrba Bnhhnr's bfcih, fho ynu ceft ge tn it fho stnle tae oisds," Hfhby sfio. "Bnrrebt," sfio Cessgerdnv. "Fho ynu ait Ofvio," Jenrje fooeo fhjrily. "Lijatly," "Lijatly ," ae sfio, oegnhstrftihj wita ais wfldihj stibd. "I'g sure ynur hfge will bnge up ih tae Hncel pefbe prize vntihj `nr sanwihj suba restrfiht," Jenrje sfio. "Cy tae wfy," wfy," ae sfio, "I wnulo lide gy bu`` lihd cfbd. I bnuloh't fsd `nr it

ce`nre, cut I wfht it hnw. It wfs jiveh tn ge cy gy Rnpaie. It afs jreft

 

sehtigehtfl vflue `nr ge." "Anw oio ynu lnse it>" Hfhby sfio. "I'g hnt sure," ae sfio, f little oistrfbteo fs ae lnndeo ft ais wftba f tairo tige. "Zaere oio ynu `iho it>" "Nh tae Egpress Oebd," Hfhby sfio, fhOnucle Brnssihj swerihj ih f bflg vnibe. Onh't rnbd tae cnft, sae tnlo aersel`. Hnt yet. "Fa, yes, taft wfs f gistfde," Cessgerdnv sfio. "I sanulo afve blfigeo it taeh, cut I oioh't. I wfs f`rfio it afo ceeh `nuho sngewaere ihbrigihftihj‟  lide ih Gfrby's bfcih." Ae lnndeo n`` ihtn spfbe `nr f gngeht. "_ae Egpress Oebd‟yes. _aft wnulo afve ceeh tae `irst evehihj ft sef, waeh I tnnd f little strnll tn fbqufiht gysel` wita tae saip." "Gfyce ynu'o lide tn tfde f strnll hnw," Hfhby sfio. "Ynu fre f bafrgihj jirl," Cessgerdnv sfio. "I'g sure gfhy penple will afve wnhoer`ul gegnries n` ynu. Zaere is gy bu`` lihd>" Hfhby trieo clu``ihj ft `irst. "I onh't afve it," sae sfio. "Ynu'll sfve sngenhe's li`e cy tellihj ge," ae sfio serinusly. "I` ynu bnulo `iho ge ih f pantnjrfpa, sn bnulo sngenhe else. I wnh't fllnw taft." Hfhby's brugcleo. Rae oioh't wfht fhynhe else tn oie. Cut sae wfsh't refoy tn clu`` jive up yet. _fdihj tae bu`` lihd `rng aer pnbdet, sae tarew it ft ais `eet. _aeh, waeh ae ceht onwh tn pibd it up, sae rusaeo ft aig. Cut Cessgerdnv wfs tnn `fst `nr aer aer.. Ae twisteo tae afhole n` ais wfldihj stibd fho f saihihj steel clfoe sant nut. "Its tip is pniF Hfhby Orew '* Gfrby sanuteo. "Cebfuse I've hever onhe it tais wfy ce`nre," Cessrherdnv sfio baeer`ully. baeer`ully. "Cesioes, it will ce less trfbefcle." Ae bnbdeo ais juh fho aelo it tn Hfhby's aefo. Zita tregclihj afhos sae leo Gfrby tn f sebtinh n` tae bafih hefr tae `lnnr fho cejfh tn tie aer tn it. it . "Zan fre ynu>" Gfrby fsdeo. "F `rieho n` ynur `riehos," Hfhby sfio. "I've ceeh lnndihj `nr ynu." "Gfrby oefr, tell taeg waere ynu were waeh taey were sefrbaihj tae saip," Cessrherdnv nroereo, f sguj lnnd ih ais eye. "I wfs ih ais bfcih. Ae orujjeo ge fho tieo ge up fho put ge ih ais ceo," Gfrby sfio. "Ae tnlo tae plugcer I wfs ais wi`e fho taft I wfs sibd." "Blever, hn>" Cessrherdnv lfujaeo. "Fho tae cest pfrt n` it wfs waeh tae "Blever, cnoy n` fh uhioehti`ieo wngfh wfsaeo up ft Bnzugel. Fho tn taihd, I fbtuflly afo hntaihj tn on wita it!" Ae lfujaeo uprnfrinusly uprnfrinusly.. "Zaere's Bnhhnr> Is ae ndfy>" Gfrby fsdeo. "Ae afs f ofte wita tae BIF," Jenrje sfio. "I reflty gesseo everytaihj up." Gfrby wihbeo. "Hnw, hnw. Ynu oio exfbtly waft ynu set Onucle Brnssihj nut tn on‟ynu've egcfrrfsseo ynur `ftaer," Cessgerdnv sfio. "I oioh't gefh tn jet aig dilleo!" Gfrby sanuteo. "I taihd cijjer tafh ynu on," tae spy sfio wita f sgile. "I've afo f little gnre

experiehbe.

 

Nhbe ae gfoe bertfih fll taree jirls were tieo tijatly, ae pulleo nut ais pipe fho lit it. _ae uhique frngf `illeo tae rnng. Ais pipe lit, li t, Cessgerdnv turheo n`` tae `lfsalijat fho spnde tn taeg t aeg ih tae `fiht reo jlnw. jlnw. "Fa, gy `irst sgnde ih f weed. Zaft tnrture it afs ceeh tn fcstfih. Fho spefdihj n` tafh tnrture, I fg jnihj tn tell ynu tae truta cebfuse tae truta gfy ce less pfih`ul ynur igfjihftinhs. "Zaeh we refba Gifgi, tae saip will ornp fhbanr. Zaeh tae bafih is uhrnlleo, tae `nrbe n` it will dhnbd ynu uhbnhsbinus. Rn ynu will hnt ce fwfde waeh ynu slip cehefta tae wfter wita tae oivihj fhbanr fhbanr.. I rejret taft I will hnt ce fcle tn wftba, cut I lnnd `nrwfro tn seeihj it nh tae hews. Lfoies‟foieu." "Ynu're sbug, Cessgerdnv!" Gfrby yelleo. "Ynu're lnwer tafh sbug." _ae taree jirls aefro ais `nntsteps fho taeh tae onnr slfggeo. Gfrby brieo aysteribflly. "Onh't jive up4 we still afve f bafhbe tn F Hfhby Orew €p Afroy Cnys RuperGystery gfde it," Hfhby tnlo aer fho Jenrje. "Zaeh I slippeo nh tae stfirs, I ornppeo f afho`ul n` bnh`etti. @rfhd fho Kne will `iho it, fho taey'll reflize hn brew persnh wnulo ornp it wfy onwh aere." "Ynu bfll taft f bafhbe>" Gfrby gnfheo. "Bnge nh, tae noos fre f gillinh tn "Ynu nhe." "Gfyce ynu're rijat," sfio Hfhby Hfhby.. "Cut taey're tae cest noos we've jnt." Bafpter _wehty @ -I- SFHD . . . @IHO UR . . . ]LEFRE.' Eyeihj tae oig nutlihe n` tae onnr, Hfhby willeo aig tn fppefr‟it wfs ttaeir aeir nhly bafhbe. Rae, Jenrje, fho Gfrby afo ceeh tieo up `nr anurs, fho every wfve afo bfrrieo taeg hefrer tn Gifgi. Nhbe tae onbd wfs ih sijat sngenhe wfs jnihj tn switba nh tae gntnrizeo fhbanr, fho it wnulo ce tnn lfte.

"Gfrby, anw oio tais afppeh>" Hfhby fsdeo aer clue eyes strfihihj tn see tae

 

ntaer jirl s `fbe. "I dhnw ynu get wita Kulin nh tae t ae stfirs, cut waft afppeheo f`ter taft> Anw oio ynu jet aere>" Gfrby let nut f afl` sija, afl` snc. "F`ter I F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery get wita Kulin, f gfh bfge tn gy rnng. Ae sfio ais hfge wfs Cfrnh vnh An``gfh fho taft ae wnulo jive ge f lnt gnre gnhey `nr tae ih`nrgftinh tafh Kulin bnulo. I oioh't dhnw wan ae wfs‟nr anw ae dhew fcnut ge fho Kulin‟cut I afo tais brfzy `eelihj fcnut aig. I bnuloh't aelp taihdihj taft gfyce, kust gfyce, I wfs tfldihj t fldihj tn Fhorei Cessgerdnv. Cessgerdnv. Ree, gy ofo afo tfldeo fcnut Cessgerdnv sihbe I wfs f little litt le jirl‟ae wfs tae nhe wan flwfys jnt fwfy fw fy.. "Fhywfy, I tnlo aig hn, fho ae jfve ge tais bnlo, fw`ul lnnd. @nr snge "Fhywfy, refsnh I kust clurteo nut, 'Ynu're Cessgerdnv, freh't ynu>' I onh't eveh dhnw waft gfoe ge sfy it. It wfs kust f `eelihj I afo. "_aft's waeh ae jnt reflly hfsty. Ae pulleo nut f revnlver, fho I taihd ae wnulo afve dilleo ge taeh fho taere, exbept ae oioh't dhnw waere tae oisds were. _aft's tae nhe taihj I oio rijat, lefvihj tae oisds wita Bnhhnr. Bnhhnr. Ae's jreft ft aioihj taihjs. "Fhywfy," Gfrby weht nh, "Cessgerdnv gfoe ge jn tn ais bfcih. _aeh ae "Fhywfy," balnrn`nrgeo ge. I taihd I gust afve ceeh ih taere `nr f lnhj tige. I regegcer wfdihj up fho aig bngihj ft ge wita gnre balnrn`nrg. Fho I regegcer tae plugcer bngihj, fho Cessgerdnv jivihj ge f sant n` sngetaihj. _aeh, nhe hijat ae crnujat ge aere, fho Onucle Brnssihj I've ceeh‟" Gfrby bnulo afroly bnhtihue. "I hever gefht `nr it tn turh nut lide tais. Hever!" Hfhby bnulo aefr Jenrje sti`lihj fh fhjry bnggeht. "Ynu've ceeh aere anw lnhj>" Hfhby fsdeo Gfrby. "I onh't dhnw . . . ofys. Ae sfio, onh't taihd n` it fs gihutes fho anurs, taihd n` it fs tae rest n` gy li`e." F tehse silehbe silehbe `ell nver tae jirls.

 

"Gy hnse itbaes," Jenrje sfio giserfcly. "Suc it nh tae bafih," Hfhby sujjesteo. "Hn, tafhds," sfio Jenrje wita f saiver. _ae bafih. It wfs swfyihj jehtly fs tae saip gfoe its wfy tnwfro pnrt. Anw guba tige oio taey afve le`t, Hfhby wnhoereo. Fh anur> ]erafps less> I'g jnihj tn lnnd up fho see @rfhd ft tae onnr, Hfhby tnlo aersel`, `nrbihj aersel` tn taihd pnsitively. "@rfhd is jnihj tn `iho taft bnh`etti. Ae's jnihj tn `nllnw it onwh aere. _aeh ae's jnihj tn `iho us," sae tnlo aer bngpfhinhs fs bnhvihbihjly fs sae bnulo. Cut eveh sae wfs tarnwh n`` cflfhbe waeh tae saip's anrh let nut f pnwer`ul clfst fho tae wihba gntnr rnfreo ihtn jefr. _aft gefht tae saip wfs pullihj `nr pnrt eveh snnher tafh sae afo tanujat. _ae gntnr ioleo ih heutrfl, gfdihj tae fhbanr bafihs vicrfte. F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Hfhby fho Jenrje stretbaeo taeir frgs fs `fr fs taey bnulo sn taft taey bnulo anlo afhos. "Ynu dhnw sngetaihj, Hfhby>" Jenrje sfio. "_aese sugger ncs bfh ce f refl orfj." "Ynu're wnhoer`ul," Hfhby tnlo aer crfve `rieho wita fs guba n` f sgile fs "Ynu're sae bnulo gfhfje. "I'g nhly snrry I jnt ynu ihvnlveo ih fll tais." "Aey," "Aey ," Jenrje sfio wita f safdy lfuja, "it cefts spehoihj tae sugger sittihj frnuho tae pnnl fho wftbaihj Cess `lirt." "Lifr," sfio Hfhby f``ebtinhftely. _ae saip let nut fhntaer lnhj clfst. _ais is it it,, tanujat Hfhby. Hfhby. Nhbe gnre sae strujjleo wita tae rnpe taft tieo aer, cut it nhly rucceo aer wrists rfw rfw.. Ft taft gngeht tae onnr tn tae bafih lnbder cfhjeo npeh. "_aere taey fre!" F gfsbulihe vnibe sant tarnuja tae segiofrdhess. @rfhd Afroy wfs ruhhihj tnwfro taeg wita Bnhhnr blnse ceaiho aig. Cut tae bafih wfs ihbaihj upwfro hnw, hnw, li`tihj tae jirls nhtn taeir tnes. "Ze're jnihj tn oie!" Gfrby cejfh sbrefgihj. "Ze're fll jnihj tn oie!"

 

"@rfhd, aurry!" Hfhby jfspeo. Rae `elt aer `eet ` eet lefvihj tae `lnnr fs @rfhd cejfh tefrihj ft tae dhntteo rnpe. "_ais frgy dhi`e cetter on tae knc," ae sfio tehsely. Onucle Brnssihj @rfhd sfweo `rfhtibflly ft tae rnpe wita tae sgfll clfoe. Gfrby's cnhos were tae `irst tn jive wfy wfy.. Rae `ell tn tae `lnnr, waere sae lfy ih f snccihj aefp. Bnhhnr ornppeo tn ais dhees cy aer sioe fho brfoleo aer ih ais frgs. Rebnhos lfter Jenrje wfs `ree tnn. Cut cy hnw Hfhby wfs ofhjlihj gnre tafh f `nnt n`` tae `lnnr `lnnr.. Aer aefrt wfs afggerihj sn afro sae bnulo cfrely creftae. "@rfhd‟" sae sfio, aer vnibe brfbdihj. "]ull, Hfhby!" ae sanuteo. "_ae rnpes fre flgnst but tarnuja. Y Ynu nu bfh crefd lnnse!" Ae jrfcceo aer frnuho tae wfist fho aelo aer fjfihst tae tuj n` tae wihba. "Bnge nh, `ijat!" Hfhby tanujat aer frgs wnulo bnge nut n` taeir snbdets fs sae strfiheo tn crefd tae `rfyeo rnpes. _ae wihba ehjihe waiheo fs it lfcnreo fjfihst tae extrf resistfhbe. "]ull, Hfhby!" Jenrje wfs sbrefgihj. "]ull!" Ruooehly Hfhby `elt tae lfst strfhos n` tae rnpe jive. Rae slio onwh ihtn @rfhd's frgs fho ae aelo aer tijatly. _aeh Jenrje wfs aujjihj taeg cnta, lfujaihj fho snccihj ft tae sfge tige. Ceaiho taeg tae fhbanr bafih gfoe its wfy up fho frnuho tae wihba wita f terricle jrihoihj hnise. F`ter f gngeht Hfhby pusaeo aersel` safdily fwfy. "_aere's still wnrd tn on, juys," sae sfio ih fh urjeht vnibe. "_ae cfrnh is F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery Cessgerdnv. Ze've jnt tn stnp aig ce`nre ae lefves tae saip!" @rfhd hnooeo. "Kne's ft tae jfhjplfhd. ]fssehjers will ce jettihj n`` ih fcnut `ive gihutes," ae sfio. "Bfh ynu ruh>" r uh>" Hfhby wfs flrefoy afl`wfy up tae stfirs. "On ynu dhnw anw efjer I fg tn jet nut n` aere>" sae bflleo cfbd tn aig.

Fs taey rfh, @rfhd explfiheo anw ae afo `nuho taeg. "Kne fho Bnhhnr fho I

 

weht tn tae pantnjrfpay stuoin. It wfs pretty ncvinus taft tae pantns were gissihj. I tanujat gfyce ynu afo taeg, sn we weht tn ynur bfcih. N` bnurse, waeh we sfw tae gess we `ijureo ynu'o ceeh diohfppeo. "I trieo tn taihd tae wfy f diller wnulo, fho I oebioeo tn sefrba tae lnwest pfrt n` saip. tnnd f waile, cut waeh `ihflly tae we dhew wetae were nh It tae r ijat rijat trfbd. Kne's up nhwe oebd hnw,`nuho tryihj tnbnh`etti oelfy tae pfssehjers `rng lefvihj." Zaeh tae ofylijat ait Hfhby's eyes, it flgnst clihoeo aer, cut sae dept ruhhihj tnwfro tae jfhjplfhd. ]fssehjers were jnihj onwh nhe rfgp fho lujjfje onwh fhntaer. fhntaer. _ae oebd wfs brnwoeo wita penple gillihj fcnut. Afo tae cfrnh fho cfrnhess flrefoy jntteh sf`ely n`` tae saip> Hfhby lnndeo nver tae rfil. _aere ae wfs, bfsuflly strnllihj onwh tae jfhjplfhd wita ais Onucle Brnssihj wi`e nh ais frg. _aere wfs hn wfy taey bnulo jet tn aig ih tige! Ruooehly sae sfw f `fgilifr clnho aefo cy tae tnp n` tae jfhjplfhd. Kne wfs stfhoihj wita f cuhba n` ntaer brew gegcers, wftbaihj tae pfssehjers lefve. Hfhby rfh nver tn f sebnho gfte, wan wfs lefhihj fjfihst tae rfilihj, fho jrfcceo tae gejfpanhe ae useo tn jive nroers tn tae sfilnrs. "Kne Afroy!" Hfhby sanuteo. "It's tae cfrnh. Ae's Cessgerdnv! Rtnp aig!" Bafpter _wehty-Nhe n hly f `ew penple hefr tae tnp n` tae jfhjplfhd sfw exfbtly waft afppeheo hext. Kne hnooeo tn Hfhby, Hfhby, taeh weht `lyihj tarnuja tae fir fho bfge onwh nh tae cfbd n` Cfrnh vnh An``gfh. _ae twn n` taeg rnlleo pfrtwfy onwh tae jfhjplfhd waile pfssehjers onojeo tn jet nut n` tae wfy fho tae cfrnh's wi`e stfreo ih anrrnr. Hfhby wftbaeo fs Cessgerdnv Cessgerdnv jnt tn ais `eet ft tae cnttng n` tae rfgp fho rfiseo ais wfldihj stibd nver ais aefo. Ae stfrteo tn crihj it onwh nh Kne. Cut Kne stnppeo aig kust ih tige wita f

 

Onucle Brnssihj quibd dibd ih tae baest. Cessgerdnv onucleo nver `nr crefta fho `ell nhtn ais cfbd. Ih fh ihstfht Kne pulleo tae wfldihj stibd nut n` tae spy's afho. Ih tae fbt n` pullihj it fwfy, ae gust afve twisteo it. _n ais surprise, tae silver clfoe kugpeo nut n` its tip fho stnppeo‟nhe ihba `rng Cessgerdnv's hebd. _aft's waeh tae fjehts fppefreo. _aey seegeo tn bnge `rng everywaere, swfrgihj frnuho Kne fho Cessgerdnv uhtil Hfhby bnuloh't see tae twn fhygnre. ]usaihj penple fsioe, sae `lew onwh tae jfhjplfhd tn aelp. Rae jnt taere kust ih tige tn see tae fjehts put tae bu``s nh Cessgerdnv fho ais wi`e fho lefo taeg fwfy. "Kne! Fre ynu fll rijat>" sae brieo. "@ihe, Hfhby Hfhby," ," ae sfio, lnndihj wita wnhoer ft Cessgerdnv's bfhe, waiba ae still aelo ih ais afho. "Aey, Cfrnh!" ae bflleo f`ter tae prisnher. "Anpe ynu afo f plefsfht bruise nh tae Oubaess ‟it's ceeh gy plefsure tn serve ynu!" "Ynu bfh jn," tae BIF baie` tnlo tae stehnjrfpaer. "_ae rest n` tais is n`` tae rebnro." _ae baie` sft onwh fho bfst f steely jlfhbe frnuho tae rnng. _aere sft Bfptfih Aeljeseh, Hfhby, Hfhby, Jenrje, tae Afroys, fho tae `ive `riehos. F Hfhby Orew _aft wfs Bnhhnr. ihbreoicly stupio fho sel`isa. Hn gftter anw cfoly ynu wfhteo tn jet cfbd ft sngenhe, ynur persnhfl oesires freh't fs igpnrtfht fs tae wel`fre n` tae Fgeribfh penple. Ih tais bfse, ynur kuojgeht k uojgeht wfs wnrse tafh cfo, it wfs brigihfl. "Ceynho taft, ynu tanujat hntaihj n` ihvnlvihj ynur taree `riehos aere ih ynur little sbaege. Oio it ever nbbur tn ynu taft ynu were ehofhjerihj taeir lives> Hn. Fll ynu tanujat n` wfs ynurselves." Gfrby fho Bnhhnr lnndeo onwh ft tae jrnuho. "Rnrry, everynhe," sfio Gfrby. Onucle Brnssihj "Rnrry," ebaneo Bnhhnr. "It's fll rijat," Ofvio fssureo taeg. "Z "Ze're e're still `riehos." "Anwever‟" tae baie` ihterrupteo taeg. "@nr refsnhs n` its nwh, tae fjehby afs oebioeo tn `nrjet taft tais egcfrrfssihj ihbioeht ever afppeheo. _ae lfst taihj we heeo fre aefolihes ih tae hewspfpers fcnut fjehby crfts sellihj taeir pfrehts' BIF ihtellijehbe. ihtellijehbe. Rn gy fovibe tn ynu is, wftba ynur step `rng aere nh ih‟hext tige ynu wnh't jet n`` sn efsy. "Zell, taft's it. _ae jnverhgeht afs snge plfhes wfitihj ft tae firpnrt. I wfht "Zell, ynu fll tn jn ange hnw‟`fst," ae sfio, stfhoihj up. _aey le`t tae antel fs f jrnup‟Bnhhnr, jrnup‟Bnhhnr, Gfrby, Jfil, Ofvio, fho Oegetrins, fho Hfhby, Jenrje, @rfhd, Kne, fho Bfptfih Aeljeseh. _aey stnno frnuho nutsioe ih tae `resa fir, tryihj tn taihd n` tae cest wfy tn sfy jnnocye. "_afhds `nr everytaihj, @rfhd fho Kne," Bfptfih Aeljeseh sfio, safdihj afhos wita tae Afroys. "_wn taieves fho f. tnp sebret fjeht‟ hnt cfo `nr f `ive-ofy bruise. ]lefse, jive gy cest tn ynur `ftaer `ftaer." ." "Fye, fye, Bfptfih," @rfhd sfio. _ae bfptfih extehoeo ais afho tn Hfhby. "Gs. Orew, I bfh't tafhd ynu ehnuja." _aeh ae turheo tn Jenrje. "I suppnse I'g lnsihj gy fbe fssistfht snbifl oirebtnr tnn>" F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery

 

"@rfhdly,, Bfptfih, f`ter tais bruise I heeo f vfbftinh!" Jenrje jrihheo. "@rfhdly "Hfhby, ynu were jreft. I onh't dhnw waft else tn sfy‟tafhds `nr sfvihj gy "Hfhby, li`e," Gfrby sfio, blutbaihj Bnhhnr's afho tijatly. "It wfsh't kust ge," Hfhby sfio, sgilihj ft @rfhd fho Kne. "_aese juys afo sngetaihj tn on wita it tnn." "Ynu reflly `nnleo ge, ynu dhnw," Ofvio sfio tn @rfhd fho Kne. "Oetebtives> I reflly tanujat Kne wfs f cuscny." "Ae afs f hfturfl `lfir `nr oisaes," @rfhd sfio. "Fll rijat," Oegetrins sfio, wfldihj nver fho stfhoihj ih `rnht n` Kne. "Listeh  ‟I'g snrry, snrry, ndfy> I pnppeo n`` n`` nh tae cnft, fho ynu bnulo bnulo afve ceeh dilleo. I bfh ce f refl kerd sngetiges." Kne fho Oegetrins lnndeo ft efba ntaer `nr f strfhje, sileht gngeht. "I bfh stfho it i` ynu bfh," Kne sfio, n``erihj ais afho. "_afhds," Oegetrins sfio, tfdihj it. "Fre ynu `eelihj fll rijat ri jat hnw hnw,, Ofvio>" Jenrje fsdeo, jnihj nver tn aig. "I'g `ihe," Ofvio sfio. Ae lnndeo ft Jenrje's afhos. "On ynu afve fhy rnpe curhs nr‟ Zell, I gefh, fre ynu ndfy>" Rae hnooeo, sgilihj ihtn ais fhxinus eyes. Onucle Brnssihj "On ynu ever jet tn Zfsaihjtnh, O.B.>" Ofvio fsdeo aer n``afhoeoly. "Hnt n`teh," Jenrje replieo. "I'o lide tn jn taere gnre." "Zell, "Z ell, gfyce we bfh jet tnjetaer sngetige‟" "I'o lnve taft." _ae lnnd ih i h Jenrje's eyes wfs pure gfjib. Ofvio jfve aer fh uh`nrjettfcle sgile. "Aey‟" Jfil steppeo `nrwfro, `nr tais nhbefjfih lnndihj n` aersel`. wfs taihdihj‟ gfyce we bnulo fll on hextuhsure sugger. I gefh, "I kust f plfih

nlo bruise, witanut fhy spy stu`` nr sebrets." Rae sant f jlfhbe ft Kne, fho

 

Hfhby wftbaeo ais surpriseo expressinh bafhje tn f wioe jrih. "Hnw,, taft's tae cest ioef I've aefro yet," ae sfio, gnvihj blnser tn Jfil. "Hnw "It's settleo," Ofvio sfio. Hfhby sfw @rfhd lnndihj ft aer, fho sae wnhoereo, is ae taihdihj waft I'g taihdihj> Fh ehtire bruise tnjetaer wita hn brige tn snlve. Zaft wfs it Jenrje afo sfio fcnut tae giohijat swig> Sisdy‟cut rngfhtib. Aey, Aey, sae tnlo aersel`, we reflly fre `riehos, fho we bnulo deep it taft wfy. wfy. "Rnuhos jreft!" sae sfio ft lfst. "Zfit f gihute," sfio Bfptfih Aeljeseh. "I onh't dhnw i` gy pfssehjers bnulo "Zfit stfho tae F Hfhby Orew &8 Afroy Cnys RuperGystery exbitegeht. Gs. Orew‟oioh't ynu fjree taft tae Bnhbnroe is f very exbitihj wfyFho, tn trfvel>" "Oegetrins," Jenrje sfio, "I've jnt f bnusih ynu'o jn huts `nr. Aer hfge is Cess. Rae's quiet, oegure, very say‟fho onh't pfy fhy fttehtinh tn Hfhby lfujaihj lide fh ioint." Ih `fbt, Hfhby oioh't stnp jijjlihj fll tae wfy tn tae firpnrt. "Pery "Pery say> Cess>" sae'o sfy. Fho taeh sae'o cejih lfujaihj fll nver fjfih. AFPE YNU REEH _AE HFHBY OCEZ @ILERHFHBY OCEZ LF_ELY> # 6 REBSE_R BFH DILL 0?692/$3.:5 # 3 OEFOLY IH_EH_ 0?292/$3.:5

# 2 GUSOES NH IBE 0?69?/$3.:5

 

# ? RGILE FHO RFY GUSOES 0?515/$3.:5 # 5 AI_ FHO SUH ANLIOFY 0?29?/$3.:5 # 0 ZAI_E ZF_ES _ESSNS 0?510:$3.:5 # : OEFOLY ONUCLER 035?2/$3.:5 # 1 _ZN ]NIH_R @NS GUSOES 02=:9/$3.:5 # 9 @FLRE GNPER 02=:0/$3.:5 # 6= CUSIEO REBSE_R 02=::/$3.:5 #66 AEFS_ N@ OFHJES 02=:1/$3.:5 #63 @F_FL SFHRNG 030??/$3.:5 #62 ZIHJR N@ @EFS 0?62:/ $3.:5 #6? _AIR RIOE N@ EPIL 0?629/$3.:5 #65 _SIFL CY @ISE 0?629/$3.:5 #60 HEPES RFY OIE 0?6?=/$3.:5 R_FY _UHEO @NS OFHJES 0?6?6/$3.:5 #61 BISBLE N@ EPIL#6: 0?6?3/$3.:5 #69 RIR_ESR IH BSIGE 0?335/$3.:5 #3= PESY OEFOLY YNUSR 0?330/$3.:5 #36 SEBI]E @NS GUSOES 0?33:/R3. 0?33:/R3.:5 :5 #33 @F_FL F F__SFB_IN __SFB_INH H 0?331/ 0?331/$3.:5 $3.:5 #32 # 32 RIHIR_ES RIHIR_E S ]FSFOIRE ]FSFOIRE 0?339/$3.:5 0?339/$3. :5 #3? _ILL OEF_A OEF_A ON UR ]FS ]FS_ _ 0?32=/$3.:5 #35 SIBA FHO OFHJESNUR 0?093/$3.:5 #30 ]LFYIHJ ZI_A @ISE 0?092/$3.:5 #3: GNR_ LIDELY _N OIE 0?09?/$3.:5 Rignh & Rbauster, Gfil Nroer Oept. FRC 3== Nlo _fppfrt So., Nlo _fppfh, H.K. =:0:5 ]lefse seho ge tie cnnds I afve baebdeo fcnve. I fg ehblnsihj $ (plefse foo :5« tn bnver pnstfje fho afholihj tnr efba nroer. H.Y5. fho H.Y.B. resioehts plefse foo fpprnprifte sfles tfx). Reho baebd nr gnhey nroer-hn bfsa nr B.=.O.'s plefse. Fltew up tn six weeds `nr oelivery oelivery.. @nr purbafses nver R6=.== ynu gfy use PIRF; bfro hugcer, expirftinh ofte fho bustnger sijhfture gust ce ihbluoeo. Hfge . Fooress Bity PIRF Bfro Hn. Rifhfrure

 

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:5* tn bnver pnstfje fho afholihj tnr efba nroer. H.Y2. fho H.Y.B. refoers plefse foo fpprnprifte sfles tfx). Reho baebd nr gnhey nroer-hn bfsa nr B.N.O.'s plefse. Fllnw up tn six weeds `f oelivery oelivery.. @nr purbafses nver RI =.== ynu gfy use PIRF; bfro hugcer, expirftinh ofte fho bustnger sijhfture gust ce ihbluoeo. Hfge _AE AFSOY CNYR® BFRE @ILER Fooress Bity PIRF Bfro Hn. Rijhfture ‟  Rtfte/[ip Exp. Ofte. .63=-=1