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all over the world, even Africa. Our club could use someone like him. But we don’t know enough to tell if he’s lying or not. So I want you to listen to him.”
    “What makes you think he’ll lie?”
    “We go to lots of baseball games as a club,” replied Hector. “Sometimes we don’t pay to get in because we work hard for ecology projects in town. We get free passes.”
    “I see,” said Encyclopedia. “You’re afraid Justin is interested in saving money, not in saving land. I’ll take the case.”
    The boys rode the crosstown bus to Hector’s house. There, Encyclopedia was introduced to the club’s officers. When Justin arrived, everyone took seats in the living room. The interview began.
    Justin answered the questions put to him. Yes, he would collect old newspapers for recycling. Yes, he wanted to help stop pollution.
    The questioning went on for several minutes. Justin handled himself well. Finally, Mary Dowling, the club’s secretary, asked about his travels.
    “We’d like to hear about the wildlife in other parts of the world,” she said.
    Hector leaned toward Encyclopedia. “This is where Justin can help the club. We need an animal expert.”
    “I suppose I’ve seen just about every animal in the world,” began Justin.
    “Are they treated well in other countries?” asked Stan Fletcher.
    “Usually, but not always,” said Justin. “Once in Mexico I met a man who owned a fighting cock—an ugly, cross-eyed old rooster. I had my dad buy the rooster so I could retire it from fighting and find it a good home.”
    The children clapped in approval.
    “Did you see any pigs in your travels?” asked Dona Frye.
    “Dona has the largest piggy bank collection in Idaville,” Hector whispered to Encyclopedia. “She’s a pig nut.”
    “Once, flying over Germany, we passed over a pig farm,” said Justin. “The pigs raised their heads to look at the plane and went running in all directions, scared stiff.”
    “Machines frighten animals,” said Silvester Braun angrily. “It’s a shame.”
    “Have you seen any tigers?” asked Ken Wilson.
    “Yes, when I was in Africa with my Uncle Ben,” replied Justin. “We watched a tiger creep up on a family of giraffes.”
    “Oooh,” whimpered Lucky Menken.
    “All the giraffes ran away except one. It was lying on the ground, sick or something,” went on Justin. “It tried to get up. But it had risen only on its front legs when the tiger killed it.”
    The children shuddered. It was a moment before the next question was asked.
    “What was the strangest thing that ever happened to you?” said Molly Beal.
    “In Australia, I went to a carnival and caught a thief,” said Justin. “A man named Mr. Austin had a trained kangaroo, George. Mr. Austin picked pockets and used George to carry the stolen money to the next town.”
    “How did you catch this Mr. Austin?” asked Ted Wills.

    “In Australia, I went to a carnival and caught a thief,” said Justin.
    “By luck,” admitted Justin. “I happened to see Mr. Austin hide two wallets in George’s pouch. Mr. Austin went to jail. George, his mate Frieda, and their baby Marmaduke were put in a nice zoo.”
    “Were you ever nearly killed by a wild animal?” asked Bill Cohen.
    “You better believe it,” said Justin. “My dad and I were camping out west. One night I noticed an owl in a nearby tree. That owl didn’t move a muscle, but it followed our every move with its eyes. I thought it was going to steal some of our food.”
    “Did it?” asked Sam Benson.
    “No, it saved our lives,” said Justin. “We heard the noise of its wings as it flew away into the night, and my dad said, ‘Something has frightened it.’ He got his rifle—and shot a mountain lion prowling by our camp.”
    “Golly,” Hector whispered to Encyclopedia. “Justin’s had all kinds of animal experiences. Should we vote him into the club?”
    “You’d be better off voting in a purple cow,” said