Holman, Bess, and Nancy hurried across the library, George held out an open book. In it was a sizable heap of bills. “My goodness!” the housekeeper exclaimed. “Did you find all that money in the book?” George nodded. “I noticed the volume was standing upside down. When I took it out to turn it around, this is what I found.” Quickly Mrs. Holman counted. “A hundred and fifty dollars!” she exclaimed. Nancy, her eyes on the open page, noticed that the number was 150. She brought this to the attention of the others. As the money was returned and the book closed, they all read the title. It was The Roaring Twenties. Nancy chuckled. “I’ll bet Uncle John hides his money this way. The word roar—or roaring—may help him recall the book because of his name Rorick.” The housekeeper suggested that they check on Nancy’s theory and everyone began searching. They noticed a number of books with roar in the title on the shelves to the left of the fireplace. “Uncle John keeps them all in this section, I’ll bet,”
