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found in the maze.”
    “And the paper at Peggy Rodman’s,” Benny added.
    Just then, Mr. Sweeney came up behind them. “What do you kids think you’re doing digging in my garbage?” he asked.
    Mr. Sweeney’s tone of voice startled Benny so much that he dropped the metal lid. “I was just throwing some garbage away,” he said.
    Henry picked the lid up and replaced it on the garbage can. “We couldn’t help but notice all the toilet paper rolls and packaging,” Henry said.
    “This is the only garbage can around here. The person who wound all that toilet paper through the maze must have put the garbage here,” Mr. Sweeney said gruffly. He checked the garbage can lid to make sure it was secure. “I suppose that’s better than leaving it in the maze.”
    Mr. Sweeney brushed past the children and thudded up the steps to his trailer. “Please find someplace else to play,” he said. “And don’t dig in the garbage.”
    “Okay, Mr. Sweeney,” Henry said. “We’re sorry we bothered you.”
    “Mr. Sweeney doesn’t like us,” Benny grumbled as they headed back toward Ken’s house. “He’s mean.”
    “I don’t think he realized Benny had picked up some trash,” Jessie said. “Instead he got mad at us for digging in his garbage.”
    “Maybe he got mad because he didn’t want us to see all the toilet paper rolls and plastic wrapping,” Henry said.
    “Why would he care about what we saw in his garbage?” Jessie asked. “Unless he’s the one who put all the toilet paper and manure in the maze?”
    “That seems kind of strange when he’s the one who has to clean up the mess,” Violet said.
    “Still, I think we should keep an eye on Mr. Sweeney,” Henry said.
    The others nodded in agreement.
    The children went inside the house and found David pacing back and forth in the kitchen. His dress shirt was unbuttoned and his tie was loose. He looked upset.
    “Why didn’t you tell me, Dad?” David demanded.
    “I just did,” Ken replied calmly as he checked the casserole in the oven.
    David frowned. “I mean, why didn’t you tell me as soon as you discovered the manure in the maze?”
    “What difference does it make when I tell you?” Ken asked.
    “I could have come over and helped with the cleanup,” David replied.
    “Don’t be silly,” Ken said. He sat down at the table next to Grandfather. “You can’t leave your job at the bank every time I have a little problem.”
    “That sounds like a big problem to me,” David said. “You know I don’t like you working in the fields, Dad. You’re not a young man anymore.”
    “So you keep telling me,” Ken muttered. “But I assure you I wasn’t working in the fields. Jack and the Aldens did all of the work.”
    “That’s true, David,” Violet piped up. “We helped Mr. Sweeney.”
    “We didn’t want Ken to work too hard, either,” Henry added.
    The back door burst open. “Hello, everyone!” Kurt said as he came into the kitchen carrying two brown bags that were overflowing with corn.
    “Oh, boy! Did you bring us more corn, Kurt?” Benny squealed with excitement.
    “I sure did, Benny,” Kurt smiled. He set the bags on the counter.
    “Hooray!” Benny jumped up and down.
    “Did you hear there was some more trouble with that maze this morning, Uncle Kurt?” David asked.
    “Yes, I did.”
    Ken whirled around. “Who told you?”
    “Jack did. Just now. Honestly, Ken. Farming is hard enough by itself, especially with your arthritis. I don’t know why you bother with this maze, too.”
    “Because I enjoy it,” Ken said. “If I have to give up my maze, I may as well give up the whole farm and move into town with David and his wife.”
    “That’s not such a terrible idea, Dad,” David said.
    “Listen to your son, Ken,” Kurt said. “I really think that once the King Corn Days Festival is behind us, we should sit down with our lawyers and work out some sort of deal. I’d like to buy you out.”
    “You don’t have the money