The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery

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youngest of the Hollisters and handsome Pete twelve the oldest He had blond hair like Pam who was ten As Ricky stood up and wiped the snow from his rosy face Pam said Don’t worry We can make our snow man another head Just then the front door of the Hollister home opened A slender smiling woman stepped out onto the porch Time for school Mrs Hollister called Th e children raced up onto the porch where their mother kissed each one good-by and handed them their by and handed them their by schoolbooks Hurry she urged It was Friday and the last day before winter vaca tion which added to the children’s joy Now they would have a week to play in the snow provided the February weather remained cold enough Th e four Hollisters arrived in Lincoln School just as the last bell was ringing Rosy-cheeked they kicked off their boots removed their winter garments and took seats in their various classrooms But the thoughts of each child kept wandering back to the half-fi nished snowman When Ricky was asked by his teacher how much six times six was he was dreamily looking out the window Quickly he answered A snowman’s head and every one laughed It seemed to the boy as if the hands of the clock crept very slowly toward dismissal time that afternoon Finally the last bell rang and the children trooped out of school Ricky and Holly were among the fi rst to dash along the school sidewalk 8