Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt (7 page)

That’s exactly what they did when Melvin poured water (with the fake pill dissolved in it) on the box of dirt.

Encyclopedia explained this to the children. No one bought a bottle of the pills. Wilford and Melvin were left without a sale.

Wilford walked over to Encyclopedia and admitted that the pill was just sugar.

Then he grumbled, “Why don’t you go somewhere and get stupid!”

About the Author

DONALD J. SOBOL
is the award-winning author of more than sixty-five books for young readers. He lives in Florida with his wife, Rose, who is also an author. They have three grown children. The Encyclopedia Brown books have been translated into fourteen languages.

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