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Somewhere else in Kirrin there “It’s very dark inside the room”,
was a secret laboratory hidden in the said the man peeping into Professor
cliffs. “How are we going to make the Quentin’s office. He was sitting in his
money on this machine”, said a man chair asleep for he had just finished
in a scientist outfit. going over his notes and then just
“Don’t complain, Alf”, a man called dozed off in his chair.
Toby, Toby was Uncle Quentin’s High The two men crept into his office
School Enemy, and for they were leaned over Uncle Quentin and gagged
always so competitive with each other, him. He awoke, “Mmmmm”, squealed
they always thought that they were Uncle Quentin as the two men hurried
the smartest or they like to call it the out of the window and down the
most intelligent. ladder.
“I’m telling you we will never get George had heard a crash that
this kind of money for this atomic only she heard. She crept out of her
blaster”, said Alf. bed trying not to wake anyone. “I
“Oh Shut up if all you’re going to wonder if there are burglars in the
do is complain I might as well leave house”, thought George. The sound
you out of this”, said Toby. He was came from Uncle Quentin’s office.
messing about with a few buttons on George pushed open the door and
his computer. gazed in horror. Uncle Quentin was
“If only my good old friend gone.
professor Quentin was here maybe he
could figure it out”, said Toby CHAPTER THREE
sarcastically. Four on a Trail
“I hear he lives in Kirrin Cottage
just right down from the cliffs”, said The next day Aunt Fanny phone
Alf”. called the police for George told
Toby grinned as he heard what Alf everyone what had happened that
had to say, “Excellent then tonight we morning.
make our move”, said Toby. “How did this happen?” asked
It was night time at Kirrin Cottage Julian.
and the house was sound except the “I don’t know he was in his study
Border collie in the shed, he was and Mommy said he didn’t come to
barking like mad, it was amazing that bed. So there I am sitting up in bed I
no one could hear him. Just then, two go downstairs to see if everything is
men in black cloths, which looked like alright and the next thing I know he’s
camouflage, crept up to the house and gone”, said George.
put a ladder against the window. Aunt Fanny had tears in her eyes
“Be careful with the ladder. Do as she talked to the police.
you want to wake the whole “Don’t worry miss we have the
household?” But he was mistaken best police officers in the world
only one person awoke to the sound of looking for Mr Kirrin I’m sure we’ll find
the ladder, it was George. She sat up him and we will keep you updated,
in her bed looking very tired and then Goodbye Miss”, said the police officer
she just closed her eyes again. on the other line of the telephone.
Outside the two men started to climb
the ladder.
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