Encyclopedia Brown And The Case Of The Secret Pitch – Donald J Sobol

But for many days after his return to Idaville he did not ride his bike. It felt too much like a horse. In the mornings he used his brains to solve cases in the Brown garage. Afternoons he used his feet. Usually he walked down to Mill Creek and fished with some of the gang—Billy and Jody Turner, Pinky Plummer, Herb Stein, Charlie Stewart, and Sally Kimball.

On very hot evenings Chief Brown drove by Mill Creek and gave Encyclopedia a lift home. “Boy, this feels great,” said Encyclopedia one evening as he climbed into the air-conditioned patrol car. “It must be ninety degrees out.” “Ninety-three,” said his father. Just then the police radio blared. Sergeant Murphy’s voice spoke from headquarters. He announced the news of a holdup. The First Federal Savings and Loan Association had been held up ten minutes ago. The four masked bandits had escaped in a blue sedan.

The car was last seen racing north on National Highway. Sergeant Murphy signed off. Immediately Encyclopedia’s father picked up the two-way speaker. “This is Chief Brown,” he said. “I’m at the corner of Mill and Commerce streets. I’ll go directly to National Highway. Send cars four and five out by the Midland road. Also, telephone the police in Allentown, Mooresville, and Devon Hills.

Have them be on the lookout for the getaway car.” Chief Brown put back the speaker. He swung the car about and speeded up. Encyclopedia could feel his heart beating faster. He had never been on a real cops-and-robbers chase before. “We can’t overtake them,” said his father.

“They have too big a head start. I’m hoping that somebody saw what road they took.” Chief Brown steered onto National Highway. He drove north, the direction the holdup men were reported to have taken. Ahead, Encyclopedia made out a hitchhiker standing at the crossroads of the highway and Coconut Drive. He was a young man with a knapsack over one shoulder.

“If the getaway car passed this way, that hitchhiker must have seen it,” said Encyclopedia. “He may have,” replied Chief Brown. “It would depend on how long he has been standing there.” Chief Brown braked to a stop beside the hitchhiker. “How long have you been standing here?” he asked. “About an hour,” answered the hitchhiker.

“Did a blue car with four or five men in it speed past you?” “It sure did,” said the hitchhiker. “It came from the same way you did and turned here. Gosh, it nearly ran me down. Those fellows were in a mighty big hurry!” Chief Brown braked to a stop. “You’d better climb in,” said Chief Brown. The hitchhiker stared at Chief Brown’s uniform. “Gosh,” he said. “Is it against the law to hitchhike? Are you taking me to jail?” “Climb in,” said Chief Brown. “Don’t worry. I want you as a witness.

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The First Federal Savings and Loan Association had been held up ten minutes ago. The four bandits had escaped. Encyclopedia’s father picked up the two-way speaker. He swung the car about and speeded up. Encyclopedia could feel his heart beating faster. He had never been on a real cops-and-robbers chase before. Ahead, Encyclopedia made out a hitchhiker standing at the crossroads of the highway and Coconut Drive.

Chief Brown braked to a stop. “Did a blue car with four or five men in it speed past you?” “It sure did,” said the hitchhiker. “You’d better climb in,” said Chief Brown. A few minutes later Chief Brown opened the door. All at once he was around by the back door. He had his pistol out, pointed at the hitchhiker. OceanofPDF.com Read all the Encyclopedia Brown Books No. 1: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective No. 2: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch No. 3: Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues No. 4: Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man No. 5: Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All No. 6: Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace No. 7: Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day No. 8: Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down No. 9: Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way No. 10: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case No. 11: Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand No. 12: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles No. 13: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com For Betty and Tom Gentsch OceanofPDF.com PUFFIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A.

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