The Case Of The Exploding Plumbing - Plot & Excerpts
He thought they were nicer than people. When school let out for the summer, Armand spent his time in the woods. He hardly ever talked. He chirped. The morning he came into the Brown Detective Agency, however, he wasn’t chirping. He was holding a bird’s nest. “The devil has won!” he announced. “Birds are acting like humans—money crazy!” He laid the nest on the table in front of Encyclopedia. Woven into the lining was a twenty-dollar bill. “Hopping hoot owls, Armand!” exclaimed Encyclopedia. “Birds can’t tell money from a bubble-gum wrapper. Calm yourself....” Suddenly Encyclopedia was frowning. He had touched the twenty-dollar bill. It felt thin. He got out his magnifying glass. “This bill is counterfeit,” he said. “It doesn’t have red and blue fibers.” “Where did you find the nest, Armand?” asked Sally. “Over in Glenn City,” he replied. “There are some good woods behind the old railroad yard.” “Show us the spot,” said Encyclopedia. The children caught the ten-o’clock bus to Glenn City.
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