RKPJAM_Jamestown

Alex and Courtney raised their hands;
Christina and Grant did not. Then, amazingly, Clue
“rufffff’d” and stuck up one paw.
“I guess that breaks the tie,” Alex insisted
and began to tear into the package. Sure enough,
when he got it open, it contained bones—dog bones!
Clue was the only one who was happy.
“Now why would anyone mail dog bones through
the mail?” asked Christina. “Could this be another
red herring?”
“It makes no sense at all,” said Courtney.
Suddenly, the man who had given Grant the
package came storming out of the woods behind
them. “Hey, kid!” he screamed. “I thought I told you
to mail that package!” He grabbed the box away and
the bones clattered to the ground.
Clue growled loudly. The man kicked at the dog.
“No!” said Grant. “Don’t kick our dog!”
“You kids are in big trouble!” the man snarled.
Suddenly, Christina grabbed up one of the
bones. “No,” she said. “I think YOU are in big
trouble, buddy.”
The other kids didn’t understand. Then they
looked closely at the bone and realized that it was
not a dog bone at all, but a different kind of bone.
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