The Happy Hollisters and the Whistle-Pig Mystery

The Happy Hollisters and the Whistle-Pig Mystery — page 3
Pam liked the idea Maybe Pete and Ricky would want to come she said Instantly Holly raced across the lawn toward their house on the edge of Pine Lake calling her two brothers She found seven-year-old Ricky sitting on the front steps with a glass of water beside him He had a squirt gun in his hand and was having target practice with a scurrying black ant Yikes Sure I’d like to come the red-headed boy declared He filled his water pistol and tucked it into his belt Then Holly ran inside and called Pete who was twelve and had blond crewcut hair He was seated before the television in the living room Crickets he exclaimed You should have seen what happened in New England a train robbery When the older boy joined his brother and sisters in the yard he told the latest news A train had been held up near the town of Foxboro and masked bandits had robbed the mail car of nearly a million dollars in cash It was in three U S postal sacks Pete said and added Police have surrounded the whole area I wish we could be there to help em Ricky declared patting his water pistol Then he said Let’s play cops and robbers Not now Pam said We’re going to take White Nose and her kittens to keep Blackie company After the Hollisters had walked several long blocks they came to the house where Indy Roades lived Marching into the backyard they found Blackie lying on the grass beside his doghouse The cocker