said Benny as the Aldens hurried home. “He sure was unfriendly.” “I’ll say,” said Henry. The Aldens could see their footprints as the snow crunched underneath their boots. Snow was starting to pile up on the sidewalk. “Adam might be telling the truth,” said Violet as she pulled her purple scarf over her head. Henry thought a moment before he answered. “He could be, but I have a feeling he’s hiding something.” “Yeah,” agreed Benny. “Why would he get so mad if he hasn’t done anything?” “One possibility,” said Jessie, “is that Adam found the ring in the house when he was visiting the professor. We know he needs money. He probably couldn’t resist selling it. And now he feels guilty.” “That may be why he got so angry whenever we mentioned the ring,” added Henry. “But,” Violet said, “Adam did look very different from the person Sam described.” “That’s true,” Henry was forced to agree. “Maybe we should go back to the pawnshop and ask Sam some more questions.”
