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The
Case of the
Snack Shack
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Harborville's Beach Snack Shop had been open only an hour when Max
stopped in and noticed a new poster announcing a price increase. "I
put the sign up this morning," Mr. Levine told him. "Had to
raise my prices ten percent because I have so many new expenses. Like
now I need a new window for my back room. Somebody broke it, trying to
get into my store last night."
"Have you
called the police?" Max asked.
"No.
Nothing was stolen." He led Max to a small storeroom in the back.
"I use this space as an office. Sat here and made my price change
poster last night. Soon I was done, I left it on that old desk. When I
went out, I locked the door to the main part of my store. So whoever got
in was stuck in this little storeroom. Nothing here to steal."
When Max left
he wandered down to the break wall, where Nathan and Trevor were
fishing. "Did you hear that somebody broke a window at the
Shack?" he asked.
"Nope,"
Nathan said. "We've been here since dawn. Haven't talked to
anybody." Trevor gestured to the bucket. "We've caught some
big ones." Nathan stood. "But now I'm starving. I've got a
dollar left from my allowance. If Mr. Levine is there now, I'm going up
to the Shack to get a Big Beach Bun."
"Better
get another dime from somewhere," Trevor told him. "A dollar's
not enough any more. As for me, I'm going home to get a couple
sandwiches for myself."
"You both
stay right here," Max said. "I know which one of you broke
that window. You'd better think of a way to pay for it, because I'm
telling Mr. Levine."
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