RKPJAM_Jamestown
The kids headed for the bathrooms first and the water fountain second. Harry the night watchman waited patiently, pad and pen in hand. “Names?” he asked firmly, when they all returned. “Are we in trouble?” Christina asked fearfully. How could they help Alex’s dad not get arrested if they got arrested first, she wondered. “Not with me, you’re not,” Harry answered. “But Boy, Howdy, I can’t say about with your parents, you know.” The kids were quiet. They had a bad feeling that they would certainly be in trouble and grounded or put on restriction or in “time out,” or worse— probably for the entire summer, or maybe even the rest of their lives? Harry took their names and the cell phone numbers of their “next of kin.” Then he disappeared into a small office while the kids just stood there and prepared for the worst. It seemed like he would never come out. And, he didn’t before there was a great knocking and banging on the door. Flashlights spun through the night. Shouts of the children’s names could be heard. Harry hurried out of the office and opened the door. 75
“CHRISTINA! GRANT!” “ALEX!” “COURTNEY!” Each child’s name was called followed by each child running to the matching “next of kin.” But instead of being in trouble, Mimi and Papa, Joe, and Amy seemed tearfully thrilled to see them, and, full of questions. “What were you thinking?” “Where have you been?” “Why didn’t you call?” The kids simultaneously tried to answer all these questions and more all at once, when Harry suddenly blew a loud whistle, startling kids and adults alike into silence. “Listen up!” he said. “It’s after midnight. Maybe you guys should all go home now so I can lock back up. We open again at 9:00 in the morning, if you’re interested.” The kids looked at Harry like he was crazy. The adults agreed and grabbed “their” child or children and hauled them out to Jeeps or cars. The kids hardly had a chance to say, “Goodnight,” or “See you tomorrow.” 76
- Page 26 and 27: “IT’S A DEAL!” Papa shouted,
- Page 28 and 29: 3 Who is James? Where is his town?
- Page 30 and 31: or farming. In fact, all they seem
- Page 32 and 33: 4 Jamestown, unsettled It was not a
- Page 34 and 35: doubloons and silver pieces of eigh
- Page 36 and 37: Grant frowned. “And that would be
- Page 38 and 39: 5 A vip tour Amy began their tour r
- Page 40 and 41: What are we waiting for!? 39
- Page 42 and 43: explained. “Any artifacts are. Th
- Page 44 and 45: 6 The scene of the crime The four k
- Page 46 and 47: “So what have you found, Joe?”
- Page 48 and 49: learn the truth about history so th
- Page 50 and 51: Joe shook his head sadly. “Yeah,
- Page 52 and 53: 7 a trip to the mail room Alex was
- Page 54 and 55: “Thanks,” Courtney said. “Tha
- Page 56 and 57: “It means a false clue,” Christ
- Page 58 and 59: 8 the susan constant The kids heade
- Page 60 and 61: “Hurry and read the note,” said
- Page 62 and 63: 9 The Powhatan indian Village “By
- Page 64 and 65: gatherers. But we Powhatans grew co
- Page 66 and 67: The kids looked at one another, stu
- Page 68 and 69: 10 A night in the forest By the tim
- Page 70 and 71: 11 james fort With one great joint
- Page 72 and 73: Bears? Alligators? Ghosts of Indian
- Page 74 and 75: The other kids shrugged their shoul
- Page 78 and 79: And that’s what worried Christina
- Page 80 and 81: 12 colonial williamsburg The next m
- Page 82 and 83: “FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW,
- Page 84 and 85: in Jamestown. Was Courtney in troub
- Page 86 and 87: DID YOU KICK ME?” Grant grabbed h
- Page 88 and 89: Mimi did not move. She had her hand
- Page 90 and 91: 13 Yorktown battlefield “I don’
- Page 92 and 93: “And then,” said Papa, “Engla
- Page 94 and 95: “Well, let’s quit talking about
- Page 96 and 97: Christina looked once then turned a
- Page 98 and 99: 14 a surprising new friend After a
- Page 100 and 101: Christina took the pen and wrote…
- Page 102 and 103: “He isn’t wearing a collar,”
- Page 104 and 105: 15 the bloodhound Sure enough, when
- Page 106 and 107: “Besides,” said Grant, trying h
- Page 108 and 109: to England so they could take the m
- Page 110 and 111: I found a clue! 109
- Page 112 and 113: When she hung up, they all asked,
- Page 114 and 115: 16 the rescuer As they traipsed for
- Page 116 and 117: Mimi looked at Papa and Papa looked
- Page 118 and 119: 17 clue! “Of course!” said Chri
- Page 120 and 121: Alex reached it first. “Beat you,
- Page 122 and 123: “It’s like returning to the sce
- Page 124 and 125: 18 out of options, out of time Clue
The kids headed for the bathrooms first and<br />
the water fountain second. Harry the night<br />
watchman waited patiently, pad and pen in hand.<br />
“Names?” he asked firmly, when they all<br />
returned.<br />
“Are we in trouble?” Christina asked<br />
fearfully. How could they help Alex’s dad not get<br />
arrested if they got arrested first, she wondered.<br />
“Not with me, you’re not,” Harry answered.<br />
“But Boy, Howdy, I can’t say about with your<br />
parents, you know.”<br />
The kids were quiet. They had a bad feeling<br />
that they would certainly be in trouble and grounded<br />
or put on restriction or in “time out,” or worse—<br />
probably for the entire summer, or maybe even the<br />
rest of their lives?<br />
Harry took their names and the cell phone<br />
numbers of their “next of kin.” Then he disappeared<br />
into a small office while the kids just stood there and<br />
prepared for the worst.<br />
It seemed like he would never come out.<br />
And, he didn’t before there was a great knocking and<br />
banging on the door. Flashlights spun through the<br />
night. Shouts of the children’s names could be<br />
heard. Harry hurried out of the office and opened<br />
the door.<br />
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