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The Mystery on the Great Wall of China

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Vanished! 77<br />

“D<strong>on</strong>’t you want to read <strong>the</strong> new clue?”<br />

she asked in exasperati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

“<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> what?”<br />

“<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> clue! <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> fortune cookie!”<br />

“Oh, yeah,” Grant said. He opened his<br />

hand. He had held <strong>the</strong> cookie so tightly that it<br />

was now so crushed to bits so that it was easy to<br />

read <strong>the</strong> little paper. Christina shined her<br />

flashlight <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> note and read:<br />

“I just wish that were a fortune that would<br />

come true,” said Christina, “that he would leave<br />

us al<strong>on</strong>e.”<br />

“Christina! Grant!” Papa hollered.<br />

Grant stuck <strong>the</strong> cookie in a pocket.<br />

Christina turned <strong>of</strong>f her flashlight and <strong>the</strong>y made<br />

<strong>on</strong>e last dash to catch up with <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

Quickly <strong>the</strong>y all hurried to catch <strong>the</strong> last tram<br />

ride down for <strong>the</strong> night.

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