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here, Biscuit,” Kate said. “We won’t be long.”
    Kate brought along her camera-pen, and Bailey her camera-watch. There were no ghost noises in the bright sunlight of afternoon. A neighboring door opened and Justin and Joe came out, binoculars hanging around Justin’s neck. They stopped short when they saw Bailey and Kate.
    â€œHi, Justin. Hi, Joe,” Bailey said. “Where you going?”
    â€œHiking.” Justin kept his eyes to the floor.
    â€œThat sounds like fun,” Kate said. “Maybe we can go with you sometime.”
    â€œYeah, maybe,” Joe answered, his eyes meeting Bailey’s.
    â€œWe don’t know our way around the trails like you probably do since your grandparents are from here,” Bailey said, trying to build the boys up just in case McKenzie’s idea about them being insecure had any truth to it.
    â€œHmmph,” Justin grunted. He pushed past them.
    â€œWhat’s that long thing under your jacket?” Bailey asked.
    â€œHuh? Oh this?” Justin looked flustered and pulled his jacket closed even more. “It’s just my walking stick.”
    Bailey and Kate nodded as the brothers dashed to the elevator.
    The girls turned to each other.
    â€œThat was no walking stick,” Kate said. “It was way too short.”
    â€œAnd it looked like it was made of metal.” Bailey frowned.
    â€œBailey!” Kate’s eyes were wide with alarm. “I think you’re right! That metal walking stick was really the end of a long gun!”

The Angry Elk
    When the elevator doors closed behind Justin and Joe, Bailey and Kate went to a hallway window to see if they could spot the brothers leaving the hotel. They were about to give up when the boys came into view and walked across a grassy field into a wooded area.
    â€œWhere do you think they’re going?” Bailey asked.
    â€œAnd why do they need that gun?” Kate added.
    Bailey turned from the window and started back down the hall. “Those two are up to no good.”
    Kate followed then stopped. “Bailey, look!” She pointed to a high corner where the hall had a sudden small turn.
    Bailey’s eyes followed Kate’s finger to a flat circle with tiny holes in it. “A speaker!”
    â€œExactly!” Kate ran her hand along the wall. “Aha!”
    â€œAha what?” Bailey asked.
    â€œWhat do you wanna bet our wire ends there? I can see a bump under the wallpaper up higher than I can reach, but then it snakes over from the corner to the speaker.”
    â€œThey probably put it there figuring no one would look up since the hall jogs to the left here. People would have to watch where they’re going so they don’t run into the wall.”
    â€œPerfect reasoning!” Kate high-fived Bailey. “I mean, look how they wallpapered the edges of the speaker so you barely even see it. A definite attempt to hide it.”
    â€œIf we hear those ghost children again tonight, let’s see if the voices are coming from this speaker.”
    The elevator dinged, and Mrs. Chang and Trina stepped out, arms loaded with shopping bags. “Oh, Bailey! I thought you and Kate were taking Biscuit for a walk.”
    â€œWe already did,” Kate said. “Now we’re investigating the ghost children’s voices we heard last night. We think we may have figured it out!”
    Bailey wound her hand through the crook of her mom’s arm and pulled her toward the corner speaker. “See that flat, round thing up there?”
    â€œYeah,” Mrs. Chang said, craning her neck.
    â€œIt’s a speaker,” Bailey whispered.
    â€œNo!” Mrs. Chang responded dramatically.
    Bailey giggled. “Yes!”
    â€œDoes that mean you won’t be spirited away after all?” Disappointment dripped from Trina’s voice.
    Bailey glared at her.
    â€œAnyway,” she continued, turning back to her mom, “if we hear