The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City

The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City — page 5
Oh Pam Pete called out look at this Th e girl hurried to his side and both eagerly examined the strange writing Th ere’s one word in English Pam said excitedly pointing to the bottom of the paper It says Help Th at’s odd Pete remarked I wonder what the other writing means He looked in the front of the book for the owner’s name but there was none Pam thought that perhaps a person in trouble had written the note and slipped it between the pages hop ing someone would fi nd it I wonder when the note was put in Pete mused Th is book was published fi fteen years ago he added looking at the date But maybe the note has been in only a short time Pam suggested Perhaps we are the fi rst ones to fi nd it Pam was a kind-hearted girl and always wanted to help others who were in trouble Let’s take the note home and show Mother she said Pete opened the book again If we could fi nd out who gave this to the sale maybe the mystery would be solved He asked the librarian but she could not help the children I never list the people who bring in the books so I have no idea who gave this one Just then a boy named Joey Brill leaned over Pete’s shoulder to see what was going on He was larger than Pete although the same age Joey had played mean tricks on the Hollisters ever since the family had moved to Shoreham 8