9. The Man with the Scar

Chapter 9 The Man with the Scar "Now what do we do?" Lucy asked. "Let's knock on some doors," Nate suggested. "Then what?" Brian asked. "We can't ask them if they left their rabbit in our closet." "Why not?" Nate asked. "Because whoever did it doesn't want us to know," Brian said. Just then they noticed a man wearing a heavy coat and hat walking toward them. He was carrying a stack of flattened cardboard boxes. "Hey, guys, that's Mr. Neater, the school janitor," Brian said. "Hi, kids, enjoying your long weekend?" Mr. Neater asked. Snowflakes had covered his hat and

shoulders. "Hi, Mr. Neater," Lucy said. "Can we help you carry those?" "I never refuse help," Mr. Neater said. "Here you go." The kids took the empty boxes from Mr. Neater's arms. They followed him to the last house on Finch Lane. A FOR SALE sign stuck out of the snow in front. Bradley looked over the hedge and saw the church steeple. "Are you selling your house, Mr. Neater?" Bradley asked. He nodded. "Yep. Retiring in a couple of weeks," he said. "I'll be moving to a smaller place." Mr. Neater climbed up his front steps. "Just dump those boxes here on the porch, please," he said. He moved a wicker chair to make room. That was when Bradley noticed the scar shaped like a C on Mr. Neater's pinkie finger.

该页暂无翻译

该页暂无翻译