The Disappearing Friend Mystery

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Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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poster show!” said Jessie. “It will be hard to pick out the best ones, though.”
    â€œI know which poster I’m choosing,” said Jessie, and she carefully picked up the one Beth had made of Jessie walking Watch, to advertise dog walking.
    So Beth and Henry and Violet each chose a poster and went up to the house to show their work to Grandfather Alden.
    â€œOh—maybe we should bring one of Benny’s, too,” Beth suggested. “I’ll run back and get one.”
    â€œOkay,” said Jessie as Beth headed back to the boxcar.
    Grandfather Alden was in his study with a tall dark-haired man. When Grandfather looked up and saw the children standing at the door, he motioned for them to come in. “I have some people here you’ll be glad to see,” Grandfather said to his guest.
    The man turned and smiled. “Your grandchildren!” he said.
    â€œDr. Moore,” said Henry. He shook hands with Dr. Moore. Then Jessie and Violet did, too.
    Dr. Moore had given Henry work when the Aldens were living in their boxcar, before Grandfather found them. It was Dr. Moore who had figured out the mystery of Grandfather’s missing grandchildren. And it was Dr. Moore who had helped bring Grandfather Alden and the Alden children together at last.
    â€œWhat do you have here?” asked Dr. Moore, noticing the colorfully painted poster boards.
    â€œWe’ve started a job service called The Boxcar Helpers. We want to help raise money for the new wing at the Greenfield Hospital,” explained Jessie.
    â€œA wonderful idea,” said Dr. Moore. He looked around. “But where is Benny?”
    â€œHere I am,” said Benny. “I was in the kitchen with Mrs. McGregor.”
    â€œWe’ve brought some of our posters to show off to Grandfather,” Jessie told Dr. Moore.
    â€œI brought one of yours, too, Benny. Here,” Beth said, coming into the study with another poster.
    The Aldens introduced Beth to Dr. Moore. Then Benny took his poster and held it up proudly.
    â€œIt’s excellent, Benny,” said Grandfather. “All of them are.” He paused and looked more closely at the one that Jessie was holding. “Jessie, that looks like you and Watch.”
    â€œIt is. Beth drew it,” Jessie said.
    â€œVery good, Beth.” Grandfather nodded approvingly, his eyes twinkling. “I think with posters like these, you will have plenty of people calling with jobs.”
    â€œDo you want a new wing built at the Greenfield Hospital, Dr. Moore?” asked Violet.
    Dr. Moore looked surprised. “Of course I do, Violet. Why?”
    Violet and the others told Dr. Moore about the conversation they’d overheard at the hospital between Mr. Alvarez and the angry doctor.
    Dr. Moore looked thoughtful. “Yes, it is true,” he said. “Being from Silver City myself, I know some of my neighbors were very upset when the board decided not to build a new hospital there. But I thought everyone had accepted the idea by now. I didn’t realize there were still problems.”
    He looked at the Aldens and Beth. “But don’t let that stop you. I will certainly recommend you for any jobs I hear about. I know you’re good workers.”
    â€œAnd we’ll make lots of money,” crowed Benny. “Let’s go make lots more posters. Soon we will have enough.”
    As the Aldens walked back to the boxcar with Beth, they explained who Dr. Moore was. Jessie told Beth how Violet had gotten sick while they were all living in the boxcar, and how Dr. Moore had taken her to his house and made her well again.
    Suddenly Benny shouted “Look!” An odd sight met their eyes. On the stump outside the boxcar were footprints—brightly colored paint footprints.
    The children looked into the boxcar, where they saw more footprints. “Oh, no!” Jessie cried. The posters were no longer lined up neatly against the wall to dry.
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