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Brother. He and Bonnie and Cousin Fred made their way down the hall toward the ballroom.
    Sister was left standing in the hall. Her feet just wouldn’t move. She was scared to be left alone. But she was even more scared to go into that ballroom—the room where she had seen the ghosts of Bad Bart and his thieves.
    Sister’s heart pounded. Thoughts raced through her mind. First, she remembered that she hadn’t really seen ghosts in the ballroom. That had just been a nightmare.
    But then she remembered that Maisie had seen the ghosts. At least Maisie had thought so. But hadn’t Bonnie explained that? And hadn’t Squire Grizzly said her explanation was so good that it deserved to be true?
    But Sister still wasn’t convinced.
    What finally did get Sister moving was her pride in being a Bear Detective. The Bear Detectives never quit , she reminded herself. The Bear Detectives keep going until the case is solved .
    Sister tiptoed down the hall and into the ballroom. No one was there. She began to get scared again. Just then a cloud passed across the sun. Shadows crept through the great ballroom.
    Sister stared at the row of suits of armor. She imagined one of them holding a candle. Then she imagined that the candle was moving toward her . . .
    All of a sudden something brushed against Sister’s shoulder. Instantly she turned, swinging her riding crop this way and that as hard as she could.
    â€œHey! Stop, Sis! It’s me!”
    Brother had his arms over his head, trying to shield it from Sister’s attack.
    â€œDon’t sneak up on me like that!” snapped Sister.

    â€œSorry,” said Brother. “We were in the old library when we realized you weren’t with us. I came back to look for you.”
    â€œWell, you found me,” said Sister. “Whew! I’ve got to sit down for a second. I feel a little dizzy.”
    â€œCome on with me,” said Brother. “You can rest in the library.”
    Brother and Sister found Bonnie and Cousin Fred inspecting the bookcases.
    â€œThere’s something weird about this,” said Fred, pointing to one of the shelves. “All the books in this room are covered with dust— except for the ones on this shelf.” He tried to pick one up. “It’s stuck,” he said. He tried some others. “They all are.” He hit one to jar it loose. It made a funny sound. “They’re hollow!” Fred said. “And they’re attached to the shelf!”
    Suddenly, the bookshelf folded into the wall, leaving a gaping black hole. At the very same moment, Sister disappeared into the opposite wall—along with the chair she’d just sat on!
    But none of the other cubs noticed that Sister was gone. They were too busy staring into the hole in the wall where the bookshelf had been.
    â€œWhat’s in there?” said Fred.
    â€œIt’s a stairway,” said Brother, peering in.

    â€œAnd it goes down. Maybe Papa and Squire Grizzly went down it. Let’s go see!”
    The three cubs climbed through the wall and started down the dark stairway.
    â€œI hear pounding,” said Bonnie.
    â€œMaybe it’s them!” said Brother.
    But as they made their way down the stairs, the pounding seemed to get farther away.
    That’s because it was Sister Bear who was doing the pounding.

Chapter 16
Trapped!
    Sister pounded the wall with her fists. “Hey! Let me out of here!” she yelled.
    But no one came to help.
    They’re gone , she thought. Now what’ll I do? I’m trapped!
    Everything was pitch-black. Sister felt around her. Walls. A low ceiling. She must be in one of Farnsworth Grizzly’s secret rooms! Was there a way out?
    Suddenly her hand touched something on the floor. It felt like a handle! She yanked at it. A door opened.
    Peering down through the opening, Sister saw a dimly lit stairway. A secret entrance to the old cellar , she thought. The cellar must