A noise was heard outside and the two ghosts turned nearly invisible while
Courage hid behind Muriel's chair. Somebody came up to the porch and
knocked on the door. Mr. Worth nodded to Courage who answered the door.
The newspaper delivery man was standing on the porch. He smiled when he saw that it was Courage who answered the door. He silently handed Courage the paper before turning to leave.
The startled man was met by Mr. Worth who was standing on the porch in front of him. "I'm sorry to bother you but may I please ask you a question or two?"
The man just froze.
The boy who was guarding the door giggled as Mr. Worth smiled in amusement. "Have there been any robberies since the antique store was broken into?"
The man nervously nodded and cleared his throat. "T-t-the N-nowhere Museum w-was broken into last night, sir."
Courage had quietly slipped outside to stand next to Mr. Worth on the porch
Mr. Worth and Courage exchanged surprised glances and Mr. Worth turned back to the delivery man. "What exactly was stolen?"
The man had calmed down a bit after seeing that Courage and the ghost were friends. "Three gold nuggets that were part of the West Coast Gold Rush Exhibit and five gold medalions that were part of another exhibit stolen. I can't remember which exhibit the medallions were from. The case that held the ancient coin exhibit was broken but none of the coins were stolen."
Mr. Worth thought about what the man had told him for a moment."How did the thief get into the building?"
The man shrugged. "The police aren't sure. There were no broken windows or anything. It looked almost as if the person who broke into the museum had a key or something."
Courage looked up at Mr. Worth. The ghost looked down at him and nodded. Both were thinking the same thing - - Katz!.
Mr. Worth smiled at the delivery man. "Thankyou very much for the information."
The man smiled back at Mr. Worth. "There's a story about the robbery on the front page of the paper. You might be able to find out more from reading it."
Mr. Worth and Courage went back into the house as the delivery man left. The story on the front page of the newspaper didn't tell them anything that they didn't already know. The only things stolen from the museum were items that were made of solid gold. The thief had gotten in through one of the back doors where the museum employees usually entered. There were no visible signs of forced entry.
Mr. Worth spent several minutes wandering around the livingroom staring off into space. Finally, he turned to Courage. "Do you have any ideas where Katz may be hiding?"
Courage looked up from his place by Muriel's feet. The first time he had run into Katz was when he had spent the night with Muriel and Eustace at a creepy motel full of spiders and other scary things. Courage wondered.... suddenly, he turned himself into a perfect image of an old, run down motel.
Mr. Worth chuckled. "I have to ask this once again, is there anything you can't mimmick?"
Courage turned back into himself and collapsed onto the floor, panting. His strength still was not back to normal.
"So you think he is staying at a motel?"
Courage tried to think of a way of getting his idea across. He took a deep breath and gathered all of his strength to turn himself into Katz then into a motel before collapsing back onto the floor in an exhausted heap of fur.
Mr. Worth considered the two images. "Katz... motel..."
Courage nodded. "Uh-huh! Katz Motel."
Mr. Worth understood the words clearly. "Katz Motel? Are you saying that Katz owns a motel?"
Courage just nodded. He was way too weak to even think of trying to explain any further.
"Where is the Katz Motel?"
The exhausted dog just pointed up toward the attic.
Mr. Worth nodded and reached down to help Courage to his feet. "That's a good idea. Let's use the computer."
The newspaper delivery man was standing on the porch. He smiled when he saw that it was Courage who answered the door. He silently handed Courage the paper before turning to leave.
The startled man was met by Mr. Worth who was standing on the porch in front of him. "I'm sorry to bother you but may I please ask you a question or two?"
The man just froze.
The boy who was guarding the door giggled as Mr. Worth smiled in amusement. "Have there been any robberies since the antique store was broken into?"
The man nervously nodded and cleared his throat. "T-t-the N-nowhere Museum w-was broken into last night, sir."
Courage had quietly slipped outside to stand next to Mr. Worth on the porch
Mr. Worth and Courage exchanged surprised glances and Mr. Worth turned back to the delivery man. "What exactly was stolen?"
The man had calmed down a bit after seeing that Courage and the ghost were friends. "Three gold nuggets that were part of the West Coast Gold Rush Exhibit and five gold medalions that were part of another exhibit stolen. I can't remember which exhibit the medallions were from. The case that held the ancient coin exhibit was broken but none of the coins were stolen."
Mr. Worth thought about what the man had told him for a moment."How did the thief get into the building?"
The man shrugged. "The police aren't sure. There were no broken windows or anything. It looked almost as if the person who broke into the museum had a key or something."
Courage looked up at Mr. Worth. The ghost looked down at him and nodded. Both were thinking the same thing - - Katz!.
Mr. Worth smiled at the delivery man. "Thankyou very much for the information."
The man smiled back at Mr. Worth. "There's a story about the robbery on the front page of the paper. You might be able to find out more from reading it."
Mr. Worth and Courage went back into the house as the delivery man left. The story on the front page of the newspaper didn't tell them anything that they didn't already know. The only things stolen from the museum were items that were made of solid gold. The thief had gotten in through one of the back doors where the museum employees usually entered. There were no visible signs of forced entry.
Mr. Worth spent several minutes wandering around the livingroom staring off into space. Finally, he turned to Courage. "Do you have any ideas where Katz may be hiding?"
Courage looked up from his place by Muriel's feet. The first time he had run into Katz was when he had spent the night with Muriel and Eustace at a creepy motel full of spiders and other scary things. Courage wondered.... suddenly, he turned himself into a perfect image of an old, run down motel.
Mr. Worth chuckled. "I have to ask this once again, is there anything you can't mimmick?"
Courage turned back into himself and collapsed onto the floor, panting. His strength still was not back to normal.
"So you think he is staying at a motel?"
Courage tried to think of a way of getting his idea across. He took a deep breath and gathered all of his strength to turn himself into Katz then into a motel before collapsing back onto the floor in an exhausted heap of fur.
Mr. Worth considered the two images. "Katz... motel..."
Courage nodded. "Uh-huh! Katz Motel."
Mr. Worth understood the words clearly. "Katz Motel? Are you saying that Katz owns a motel?"
Courage just nodded. He was way too weak to even think of trying to explain any further.
"Where is the Katz Motel?"
The exhausted dog just pointed up toward the attic.
Mr. Worth nodded and reached down to help Courage to his feet. "That's a good idea. Let's use the computer."