Give me that! shouted Winn. Its mine! Mr. Tanaka ignored the shouts. He opened the envelope and pulled out what was inside. Money, said Mr. Tanaka. One-hundred dollar bills. He counted the bills. Ten of them! Mr. Tanaka glared at Winn. What is this m...
Violet and Benny hurried to their seats in the bleachers. They sat behind Emma once again. Hi, said Emma, turning around. Where are Henry and Jessie? Jessie is getting an autograph, said Benny. Im going to get one, too. Its fun to get autographs, sai...
The next morning the children went to Cogwheel Stadium with Grandfather. They arrived so early they had time to play in the ballpark outside the stadium. As soon as they saw cars arriving for the game, the Aldens put away their bats and balls. Just i...
The children had the inns game room all to themselves. They sat at one of the tables and Jessie pulled out her notebook. Do we all agree that Simon Brock isnt a suspect any more? she asked. Henry, Violet, and Benny nodded their heads. Hes just enjoyi...
At the top of the aisle, Henry and Jessie went in one direction. Violet and Benny went in the other. They hoped to find Mr. X before he left the ballpark. But ten minutes later, neither group had found Mr. X. What should we do now? asked Violet when...
That night, Grandfather and the children ate dinner at the inn where they were staying. After dinner, the children talked in their room. Winn said the envelopes he gets dont have money in them, said Benny. But Henry and I saw money fall out of an env...
When the game was over, the children walked back to Mr. Tanakas office. Grandfather was there with Jim Tanaka, who looked very unhappy. Mr. Tanaka, said Henry. The Cogs lost the last two games because somebody is stealing the catchers signs. And that...
The next morning Grandfather drove the children to Cogwheel Stadium. He parked in the same spot as before. Ill bet you want to play more ball today, he said. Actually, we want to help Mr. Tanaka as much as we can, said Jessie. Last night after dinner...
While Henry and Violet were giving out free gloves, Jessie and Benny followed Mr. Tanaka. Thousands of fans crowded the open area inside the stadium. Jessie saw that the fans were buying pennants and T-shirts and caps. Benny saw that the fans were bu...
Wow! said Benny. Two baseball fields! One is on the outside, and another ones on the inside. Benny was six years old. He was excited that Grandfather was taking them to a baseball stadium. Not just for a day, but for a whole week! Jessie, who was twe...