The Case Of The Stolen Outhouses

by APrairiefan

A student in school winds up having hard feelings and turns to selling out houses to get revenge. Bartholomew Slager is also a main character in the story but not listed n the Little House characters to add.

4. Chapter 4: The Outhouse Bandit: Part 2

Bart is laying in his bed and thinking, "Ok, tonight I take the Town's Outhouse.Then at midnight he takes his father's wagon into Town and as Bart was outside the Mercantile getting the Outhouse Mr. Olsen was doing a little inventory for things he needed to order. Bart made a little noise getting the Outhouse onto the wagon when Mr. Olsen heard and looked out the window and saw Bart in the Moonlight taking the Outhouse. Mr. Olsen thinks, "Hmm, why is Bart taking the Town's Outhouse?"

Meanwhile at the Ingalls' Carrie had to use the Outhouse but she remembered that it was gone. Going to wake her Pa she says, "Pa, I really have to go but we don't have an Outhouse."

Charles answers, "Sweetie, I will take you into Town."

"Thanks Pa!" Carrie responds.

Upon arriving in Town, Charles notices the Town Outhouse is missing and he knocks on the door of the Olsen's and asked if Carrie could use the Water Closet that is upstairs.

Nels answers, "Sure." Carrie rans upstairs and just in the nick of time to!"

"I noticed the Outhouse is missing," Charles says.

Mr. Olsen replies, "I know who took it but I don't think he knows I saw him."

"Who?" Charles asked.

Nels answers, "Bartholomew, I was looking out the window and saw him loading it into a wagon.

Charles asked, "Why is he taking the Outhouses he probably took mine too."

"I don't know," Nels answers.

Carrie comes down and before they leave Charles says, "Keep it between us for now, we can figure out what to do later."

Nels agrees.

Bart is now back home from dropping off the Town's Outhouse at the same place he left the Ingalls' the night before in the rubble of the burnt down Blind School and he thinks, 'This might also be a good time to hide our Outhouse but I will just take it to the woods so I still have a place to use the bathroom. Bart gets the dolly and hauls off the Slater's Outhouse to the woods without his parents hearing him.

Bart returns to his room and writes in his journal: "I got all the Outhouses! Now what will everybody do? Let's see if they make fun of me again!"

He goes to bed laughing.

What will Mr. and Mrs. Slater think when they can't find their Outhouse? How will Charles and Nels plan to reveal that Bart is the Outhouse thief?

To Be Continued