RKPJAM_Jamestown

“Do what?” asked Grant.
“I mean I think he hoped to keep you out of
his hair while he stole those valuable artifacts…but
then he also used you kids to help do his dirty work
mailing the packages so he wouldn’t be seen doing
it himself.”
“It was a pretty nifty scam,” Joe admitted.
“He had too much knowledge and too much access
and too few scruples. I just found out this morning
that Bill wanted my job. He was trying to set me up.
Selling black market historical artifacts has
tempted people way back to the pyramids in Ancient
Egypt. Also, you can get a lot of money for artifacts
from collectors who turn a blind eye to where the
treasures come from. So, Bill was trying to get my
job AND get a lot of money for the artifacts.”
“But all that kind of stuff belongs to us, doesn’t
it?” asked Christina. “I mean it’s our history.”
“That’s the way I feel,” said Joe. “Finding all
these skeletal remains is helping us complete the
history of America’s birth 400 years ago. It’s like a
big puzzle, and it doesn’t help if someone steals or
destroys the pieces!”
“Good thing about Captain John Smith coming
along just in the nick of time,” said Courtney. “He
said all the stolen bones had been recovered either in
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