The Mystery on the Great Wall of China

A Race to the Treasure! 117
But Grant was paying no attention to
anyone. <strong>The</strong> last rock that the man had thrown
had hit one stone in the wall and loosened it.
With his small fingers, Grant was able to pry the
stone away. He could see a wad of plastic
wrapper inside and began to pull and tug to get
the package out from in between the rocks.
<strong>The</strong> man finally got up and began to run
even faster toward Grant. Grant pulled and
tugged. At last, the package popped out of its
hiding place. Grant held it tight and began to
run back toward the other kids. He tried to stay
as far from the man as possible, but the man
made a quick turn and grabbed the package out
of his hand.
“Your good luck is up!” the man said in a
breathless mean voice. “Now, scram, kid, before
I call the authorities.”
Suddenly, Grant and the man both froze,
for behind them a booming voice said, “YOU
DON’T STEAL FROM KIDS, BUDDY!!”
“Papa!” Christina screamed. “Thank
goodness you’re here!”
<strong>The</strong> man was so surprised to see a cowboy
at the Great Wall that just for a moment, he was
speechless and did not move. When he seemed