dripping pant legs.
âGood job, kids,â he told them.
Then he pulled out his pad, opened to a fresh page, and began writing. He paused.
âIn all the excitement,â Officer Fallon said, âIâve forgotten what day this is.â
The kids grinned at each other.
âItâs Wet Wednesday!â Josh told him.
Collect clues with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose
in their next exciting adventure ,
THE NINTH NUGGET
Suddenly, they heard Josh yelling, then a big splash. They looked upstream and saw Josh sitting in the water.
Dink and Ruth Rose ran to help, but Jud reached him first. âAre you okay?â Jud asked, reaching for Joshâs hand.
Josh grabbed Judâs hand and stumbled out of the stream. He was soaked from the waist down, but grinning.
âLook what I found!â Josh said, sticking out his other hand.
Dinkâs eyes bugged out. Josh was holding a chunk of gold the size of a potato!