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Jed Cartwright and theLighthouse Mystery

Ed Dunlop

Illustrated byKeith Neely


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C)N*EN*

1+ Desperate earch+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++1

2+ Wol,-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++11

'+ *he *rip++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++1%

(+ .ra/pa Cartright++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++2(

+ Warning+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++'1

6+ trange ignal++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++'6

$+ *he *ins+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++(1

%+ Crab Island+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++(#

#+ *he tor/++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++6

10 +trange !eha3ior+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++6'

11+ 4o *ide+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++6%

12+ 5eturn to Crab Island++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++$(

1'+ Incredible Disco3ery++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++$%

1(+ *he Ca3ern+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++%'

1+ *he ugiti3e+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++%#

16+ Prisoners++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++#

1$+ *he Chase++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++102

1%+ Wedding Day++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++111


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CHAPTER 1

DESPERATE SEARCH

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oo! "e#s$ N%t&%" C%rt#ri'&t s&oute! %s &e !%s&e! i"to t&eb%r" to fi"! &is brot&er (e!) Mr) *i"co+" #%s e+ecte! Presi!e"t$

" &is excite-e"t &e tri..e! o/er % bri!+e +eft c%re+ess+ o" t&e

f+oor %"! fe++ f+%t, "e%r+ strii"' &is &e%! %'%i"st %" iro" .+o#) He

.ice! &i-se+f u. fro- t&e b%r" f+oor, brus&i"' bits of str%# %"!

!irt fro- &is c+ot&es) (e!, Ho"est Abe is our "ext Presi!e"t$

(e! tur"e! fro- t&e &%"!so-e b+%c st%++io" &e &%! bee"

curri"' %"! set t&e brus& o" % t&ree2+e''e! stoo+ "e%rb) Abe

*i"co+" &e ec&oe!) T&e t%++ +%#er fro- ++i"oisN%t&%" "o!!e! &%..i+) Ho"est Abe, &e re.e%te!) t 4ust

c%-e o/er t&e te+e'r%.&) E/ero"e i" St) *ouis is t%+i"' %bout it)

Mr) *i"co+" 'ot o"e &u"!re!2ei'&t e+ector%+ /otes, #&i+e

Breci"ri!'e o"+ 'ot se/e"t2t#o) A"! 5ou'+%s c%-e i" +%st, #it&

t#e+/e)

(e! t&re# t&e brus& &i'& i"to t&e %ir %"! t&e" c%u'&t it !eft+)

He t&u-.e! t&e bi' &orse o" t&e s&ou+!er) He%r t&%t, Mi!"i'&t

Abr%&%- *i"co+" is our "e# Presi!e"t)P% s%s &e6++ be % 'oo! o"e, N%t&%" co"ti"ue!, &is b+ue ees

s&i"i"' #it& excite-e"t) He6s %'%i"st s+%/er, but e/e" -ore

i-.ort%"t t&%" t&%t, &e6s 'o""% fi'&t to ee. t&e "io" to'et&er)

T&ere6s t%+ of Sout& C%ro+i"% %"! so-e ot&er st%tes .u++i"' out,

ou "o#)

(e! "o!!e! %"! tur"e! b%c to resu-e #or o" &is -%'"ifice"t

&orse) Sout& C%ro+i"%8t&%t6s #&ere #e6re 'oi"' to-orro#, is"6t

it


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Good news! Mr. Lincoln was elected President!


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:e., N%t&%" %"s#ere!) ;r%-.% t%es c%re of t&e +i'&t&ouse

4ust outsi!e of C&%r+esto") t6++ t%e us t&ree !%s to 'et t&ere b

r%i+ro%!) He stoo.e!, .ice! u. t&e bri!+e, %"! &u"' it o" % .e' i"

t&e &%r"ess r%c) ortu"%te+, ;o! +e! t&e- to(%e C%rt#ri'&t #&o i"!+ %!o.te! t&e- i"to &is o#" f%-i+ %"!

'%/e t&e- % &o-e fi++e! #it& +o/e %"! &%..i"ess) S&ort+

t&ere%fter, (%e C%rt#ri'&t +e! (e! to recei/e (esus %s &is S%/iour)

;r%-.% #%s % se% c%.t%i" for e%rs %"! e%rs, N%t&%"

%"s#ere!, %"! so-eti-es &e sti++ %cts +ie o"e) So-eti-es &e6s

"ot %s ) ) ) %s 'e"t+e %s P% is, but t&i" ou6++ +ie &i-) He6s bee"

t&e +i'&t&ouse ee.er o" B%r"%c+e B% for %+-ost t#e"t e%rs

"o#) ;r%"" !ie! t&e e%r t&e -o/e! i"to t&e +i'&t&ouse, %"! &e6sbee" %+o"e e/er si"ce)

5o ou t&i" &e6++ +ie -e t&e o+!er bo %se!) -e%",

si"ce 6- %!o.te! %"! %++) :ou6re &is re%+ 'r%"!so", but 6- "ot)

N%t&%" s&ru''e!) :ou6re 4ust %s -uc& % .%rt of t&e C%rt#ri'&t

f%-i+ %s %-, &e !ec+%re! +o%++) ;r%-.% #i++ +ie ou,

.ro-ise) A"! t&i" ou6++ +ie &i-8o"ce ou 'et to "o# &i-)

Of course &e6++ +ie ou (e!, % .o#erfu+ /oice boo-e!) Bot&

bos 4u-.e!, st%rt+e!) A &u'e -%" stoo! fr%-e! i" t&e b%r"!oor#%, &is s&ort, b+o"! &%ir "e%r+ touc&i"' t&e to. of t&e fr%-e)

M%ssi/e %r-s %"! s&ou+!ers to+! of t&e -%"6s tre-e"!ous stre"'t&,

#&i+e t&e +%u'&i"' ees %"! i"! f%ce '%/e e/i!e"ce of &is 'e"t+e

"%ture)

P%$ (e! exc+%i-e!)


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P% too t&e curr brus& fro- (e! %"! be'%" to brus& Mi!"i'&t6s

'+oss co%t) T&is &orse is +ooi"' -i'&t fi"e, (e!) :ou6re !oi"' %

'oo! 4ob t%i"' c%re of &i-)

He '+%"ce! %t (e! %s &e co"ti"ue! to #or) M P% #i++ %cce.tou 4ust +ie t&e rest of us, &e %ssure! t&e bo) :ou6re %

C%rt#ri'&t 4ust %s -uc& %s N%t&%" or -e)

But 6- %!o.te!, (e! .roteste!) #%s"6t bor" i"to t&e f%-i+)

P% s&oo &is &e%!) 5oes"6t -%tter, &e %"s#ere!)


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A &u'e b+%c !o' e"tere! t&e b%r" %"! bou"!e! to#%r! &is

ou"' -%ster) (e! %ffectio"%te+ rubbe! &is e%rs) Sorr,


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#it&out s&e+ter) i/e -i"utes +%ter bot& bos rei"e! t&eir -ou"ts to % sto. %t t&e

fro"t .orc& of % s-%++, #&ite#%s&e! f%r-&ouse) 5is-ou"ti"'

@uic+, t&e &urrie! u. t&e fro"t ste.s, !r%#i"' t&e co++%rs of t&eir

co%ts -ore ti'&t+ %rou"! t&eir t&ro%ts) T&e fro"t !oor o.e"e! %t

t&eir %..ro%c& %"! % s-%++, #ir f%r-er #%/e! t&e- i"si!e) Co-e

i", bos, co-e i", t&e -%" ur'e!) ;et i"si!e out of t&is #e%t&er)

T&e &o#+i"' #i"! s"%tc&e! t&e !oor fro- t&e f%r-er6s 'r%s.

%"! s+%--e! it %'%i"st t&e si!e of t&e &ouse (e! 'r%bbe! t&e !oor


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Co+! out t&ere, %i"6t it, bos t&e -%" re-%re!) &o.e t&is

%i"6t %" i"!ic%tio" of #&%t i"! of #i"ter #e6re fixi"6 to 'it)


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O&, es, #%s %t t&e !r 'oo!s store) S&e .%use! #it& %

t&ou'&tfu+ +oo o" &er f%ce) *itt+e Miri%- #%s #it&, +et -e see

:es, s&e #%s #it& M%rt&% St%uffer) T&e #o-%" +ooe! %t (e!

triu-.&%"t+) :es, t&%t6s #&o s&e #%s #it&8M%rt&% St%uffer)(e! fro#"e!) Are ou sure, -%6%-

A s&%!o# of !oubt .%sse! %cross t&e o+! #o-%"=s f%ce for %

seco"!) t&i" so) *ooe! +ie t&e s%-e si?e, &%! b+o"! &%ir) S&e

!i!"=t tur" %rou"!, but s&e fro#"e!) 6- .rett sure it #%s &er,

ou"' -%", s&e s%i!, &er +i.s .resse! i" % t&i", stubbor" +i"e)

s%# &er #it& - o#" ees, 4ust %" &our or t#o %'o) T&e #ere

co-i"' u. t&e ste.s %s #%s +e%/i"' t&e store)

T&e bos tur"e! to 'o) Mr) St%uffer is i" t&e se%rc& .%rt,N%t&%" #&is.ere! to (e!) T&is !oes"6t -%e se"se)

"o#, (e! re.+ie!) *et6s &e%! b%c to t&e


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5i! our #ife t%e Miri%- i"to to#" to!% *i?% *itt+e4o&"

s%s s&e s%# Miri%- #it& &er)

Asto"is&-e"t s#e.t %cross t&e -%"6s f%ce) M%rt&% &%s"6t bee"

i" to#" %t %++ to!%, (%e, &e re.+ie!, fro#"i"' i" be#i+!er-e"t)S&e6s bee" .utti"6 u. %..+e butter %++ !%) "o#, 6c%use #%s

&e+.i"' for t&e +%st cou.+e of &ours u"ti+ C+!e &ere sto..e! b %"!

%se! -e to 4oi" i" t&e se%rc&)

T&e %r! bu??e! #it& co"fusio" %s t&e -e" !iscusse! t&is "e#

i"for-%tio")

P% C%rt#ri'&t &e+! u. bot& &u'e &%"!s %"! trie! to @uiet t&e

-e") ;e"t+e-e", 'e"t+e-e", &e c%++e!) ;i/e -e our %tte"tio")

T&e -e" 're# @uiet)T&ere6s % bit of % -ix2u. &ere, but #e6++ 'et it str%i'&te"e! out)

He +ooe! %t &is t#o so"s) Bos, %re ou cert%i" t&%t Mrs)

*itt+e4o&" s%i! it #%s Mrs) St%uffer s&e s%# t&e +itt+e 'ir+ #it& A"!

#%s s&e sure it #%s Miri%-

(e! "o!!e!) r%"+i" sto/e) Mi'&t co+! for

No/e-ber, o"e -%" re-%re!, but "o o"e %"s#ere!)


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5%+i'&t is 'o"e, %"! #e6/e "ot et fou"! Miri%-) u"!erst%"!

t&%t -ost of ou &%/e stoc to %tte"! to, %"! "o o"e is 'oi"' to

f%u+t ou if ou +e%/e) But t&is +itt+e 'ir+ !es.er%te+ "ee!s our

&e+., %"! #e6++ be 'r%tefu+ for %" -%" t&%t c%" st%)He .%use! %"! +ooe! %rou"! t&e roo-) M bos %"! #i++

se%rc& %++ "i'&t if "ecess%r) t=s 'ro#i"' co+!er, %"! Miri%- #i++

"ot sur/i/e u"+ess s&e is fou"! @uic+)


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CHAPTER

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Je! sto-.e! &is boots i" %" %tte-.t to #%r- &is "u-b feet %"! t&e" .%use! to %!4ust t&e #ic i"

&is co%+ oi+ +%"ter") T&e f+iceri"' f+%-e +e%.e! &i'&er %"! t&e e++o# '+o# fro- t&e +%"ter"

bri'&te"e! co"si!er%b+) T&%t6s better, &e re-%re!, &o+!i"' t&e +%"ter" &i'& %s &e .u++e! t&e

+%tc& o" t&e s%''i"' b%r" !oor)

&o.e o+! -%"


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Dont move, he whisered. Loo!

(e! st%re! &%r! i"to t&e i" b+%c "i'&t, +ooi"' for #&%t &%! sc%re! N%t&%") :e++o# ees

'+ittere! b%c %t &i- i" t&e .%+e +i'&t of t&e +%"ter"s) He '%s.e!) *oos +ie % #o+f, &e#&is.ere!)


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But t&e bi' -%" s&oo &is &e%!) Not % tr%ce, &e re.+ie! sober+) i"! &er,


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To (e!6s %sto"is&-e"t,


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u"!erst%"! t&%t

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