Notes for #36 The Mystery of the Antique Doll © 1984
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Mart: Aren't you two (Trixie and Honey)
going to the staff meeting of the newspaper?" Trixie: "We're going
with Moms to see Dr. Ferris. Bobby has to have his checkup." Honey: "Let us know if we have any assignments for the next issue." |
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- When her (Di) family had been poor,
they'd lived in a small apartment on Main Street.
- Dan was the only Bob-White who didn't go to Sleepyside Junior-Senior
High School.
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Dr. Ferris: "I have a patient who needs
a little help and I was hoping you two (Trixie and Honey) could lend
a hand. Mrs. De Keyser, who lives about a mile away from you on Glen
Road, slipped and broke her arm the other day. She needs a little
light work done for her." Mrs. Belden: "Remember, you're supposed
to be studying for the Eastern Regional Spelling Contest." |
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Trixie: "Isn't Mrs. De Keyser the
one who lives next to the new antique store that just opened on Glen
Road?" Dr. Ferris: "The store is called The Antique Barn." |
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She (Trixie) pointed to the sleek maroon
foreign sedan that had cut off Mrs. Belden. Bobby: "That's a Mercedes-Benz!"
Mrs. Belden: "The cashier said he's the man who just opened The Antique
Barn." |
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Both of them (Trixie and Honey) were
finalists in the local spelling contest. The winner of the Eastern
Regional would get a chance at the national competition in Washington
D.C. |
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Trixie: "Why didn't
you (Mart) win the spelling contest, huh?" Although he was the smartest
of all the
Beldens, Mart had a lot of trouble with spelling. Mart: "I
only understand things that have intrinsically logical rules. And
spelling is based on centuries of erroneous whims, dubious derivations,
and illogical usage. It is, consequently, beneath my contempt." |
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Trixie: "Only last week it was Halloween!" |
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The two girls went up the flagstone walk
and climbed the steps of the wide porch. (Mrs. De Keyser's house)
The front door had a lovely semicircular stained-glass window set
near
the
top.
Trixie
raised
the lion-head knocker and rapped sharply. |
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... a cozy, cluttered living room.
All the surfaces were piled high with magazines, and books. Suddenly,
a small black-and-white dog came tearing around the corner. (Willy.) |
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Mrs. De Keyser: "That dog just loves
to snatch things. |
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Mrs. De Keyser: "I
rented that barn to Mr. Reid, and I thought it would make a lovely
shop. It's right on Glen Road, but so far he's had hardly any customers
at all. You know, he's hardly ever open and I never see any customers!" |
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A short, stocky, middle-aged man faced
the girls. He was wearing an expensive-looking perfectly fitted grey
suit. A gleaming gold chain rested across his slight paunch. |
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Honey was miles ahead of him in her
knowledge of antiques. She thought it was certainly odd that Mr.
Reid didn't know anything about his merchandise. He may have taken
over someone else's profitable business, as an investment. |
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Mart: "The articles aren't due for
three weeks." |
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Mart: "We're each
supposed to choose a local merchant, and interview them about what
they sell and how
seasonal buying habits affect their merchandise. And at the same
time we're supposed to encourage them to take out ads in the school
paper." |
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Trixie: I'll interview Carl Reid for
the school newspaper. It's a perfect excuse for snooping around,
and it will make a really good article, too. |
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Honey: "Daddy has
to go to Paris. They said they're so proud of me for being a finalist
in the spelling contest. They want me to go with them, and you too!" |
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Honey: "Jim isn't coming with us because
of the big basketball game this weekend. He promised that he and
Mart and Brian will go over Sunday morning and help Mrs. De Keyser.
Friday night, you'll come here for dinner. Afterwards Tom will take
us in the limousine to Westchester Airport. We're taking off at about
11 o'clock." |
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Mr. Reid: "I wonder
if I might ask
a favor of you? A friend of mine has found the most exquisite antique
doll. It's now in Paris and I was planning to ship it air express.
Unfortunately, so many things get broken when you ship them." |
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Mr. Reid: "... if it would be possible
for you to bring the doll back to the United States for me?" |
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Mr. Reid: "Just give
the envelope to André when you see him, and he will give you the
doll. It would be
better if you didn't take the doll out of the case." |
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Mart: "It just so happens that when
I go to Europe, I plan to go by myself on a tramp steamer." |
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Mrs. Wheeler was planning to attend
a showing at one of the couturier houses Saturday afternoon. At the
airport, Trixie was amazed at the size of the Lear jet. From the
outside it had looked small, but inside it was roomy and comfortable. |
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The plane taxied along the runway until
it reached a small hangar. |
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The taxi left them at the Hôtel
Nova Parc Elysée. Mrs. Wheeler: "I'm off
to Saint Laurent, but I've left word with the manager to get you
a taxi. You won't have to pay the
driver, because the fee will go on the hotel bill." |
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The cab was hading through the winding
back alleys of a very run-down part of the city. |
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The cab pulled to a stop before a decrepit
little shop. A crooked sign over the door said EMILE FAURIER in faded
letters. Trixie could see a dusty display of watches on the counter,
but the rest of the shop seemed to be empty. |
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She turned and saw a tall, thin man
with bushy red eyebrows standing in a doorway. He was wearing a dingy
trench coat and his hat was pushed back to reveal a shock of flaming
red hair. |
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Charles (taxi driver): "Here you are,
the Musée du Louvre." |
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Inside the case was the most beautiful
antique doll the girls had ever seen. |
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On Sunday, they took a sight-seeing
trip on the Seine in a glass-covered boat; they went to the top of
the Eiffel Tower; and they ate in a charming little Left Bank cafe.
On Monday, they went out to Versailles for a tour of the park, the
gardens, and the palaces. |
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He (Mr. Reid) reached inside and roughly
pulled the doll out of the box. He squeezed the doll's arms, torso,
and dress. |
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Trixie: "That selfish man won't even
let me interview him for the school newspaper! After the big favor
we did for him!" |
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The Eastern Regional was on Saturday.
The two girls went into New York City on Saturday morning, accompanied
by Miss Trask and Helen Belden. The spelling competition was held in one of the big conference rooms
at the Sheraton
Hotel.
"Miss
Trixie
Belden from Sleepyside-on-the-Hudson. The word is - pusillanimous." |
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Trixie pushed through the crowds of
students in the school cafeteria, and tossed her books down on the
table. All the other members of the Bob-Whites were there because
Trixie specifically asked them to meet her that day. |
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Only Dan couldn't come today, because
he was working. |
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She (Trixie) wondered whether there
was any point in studying, since she hadn't understood a single word
of today's lesson. Geometry was not one of her best subjects. |
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Trixie: "Sometimes I wish I didn't
have to take math at all." Honey: "You always thing you've failed
those tests, and somehow you always manage to pass." |
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Mr. Reid: "The French doll is missing,
and I have reason to believe that you two stole it. I found this
hall pass with your name on it right outside the back door of my
shop." |
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Mr. Reid: "I'm going
to press charges against you if that doll isn't back in my hands
by tomorrow afternoon." |
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Bobby slid so far down in his chair
that only the top of his curly mop of hair could be seen. |
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Bobby: "I didn't take
the doll at all, even though it's in my room. A little doggie came
over yesterday
while I was playing in the yard. It was the little doggie that took
the doll, but he gave her to me." |
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Trixie: "That sneaky Willy ran into
The Antique Barn and snitched her. She looks as if he dragged her
through every bramble patch between Mrs. De Keyser's and Crabapple
Farm." |
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Trixie: "Maybe we'd
better wash her dress before we give her back." Suddenly there was
a loud clatter on the floor. Trixie: "Something heavy just fell on
my foot!" |
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Two hidden pockets were sown in the
underside of the satin gown. Brian: "This looks like an engraving
for a twenty-dollar bill." |
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Brian: "The possibility always
exists that he doesn't know about the plates. Perhaps someone else
is using him to transport these things into the country." |
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Trixie: "We just passed the Glen Road
Inn, right? You know that trail that goes through the woods and lets
out a little past my house on Glen Road? He can't follow us in the
car." |
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"I am Inspector Marcel Patou of the
Paris Sûreté, and I arrest you in the name of the French authorities!" |
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M. Patou: "You are
under arrest for counterfeiting, of course. I have been following
you two young ladies
since you made the pickup in Paris. You stopped at a shop called
Emile Faurier and took a package from a man named André." |
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M. Patou: "That particular
shop has been under surveillance for a year, and we of the Sûreté know
it is an outlet for very high quality engravings used in making the
currencies of many different countries." |
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M. Patou: "How do
two young ladies like yourselves get a ride to a nd from Paris in
a Lear jet? It
smells to me of dirty money!" |
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Trixie: "I just remembered that he
has an old printing press in the back of his store." M.
Patou: "A
press is not enough to prove a man's guilt. However, I must admit
it is far more likely than that you two young ladies are part of
a counterfeiting ring." |
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"I hate this cold weather. Why didn't
you set up this operation in Florida like I told you?" Mr.
Reid: "They were on to us, that's why." |
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Mr. Reid: "This is the United States,
and you haven't got any jurisdiction here." |
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Trixie: Of course!
I'll do what Lady does! Whenever she was saddled, she "blew
herself up" to a larger size. Then she "let herself out." Trixie: I'll just blow myself up
when he ties the rope around me. Then when I let myself out, the
rope will loosen up just the way Lady's cinch does! |
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Sgt. Molinson: "I
saved you this time, and don't you ever forget it! I've had this
operation under investigation
for a long time. This time, I solved the crime for you, Miss Trixie
Belden." |
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M. Patou: "It all truly began in Paris,
many years ago. In 1824 Joseph Niepce, the partner of Louis Daguerre,
made the first metal engraving by photography." |
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M. Patou: "So, you see, it is an obvious
conclusion that the highest quality plates should come from Paris."
Trixie: "What led you (Sgt. Molinson) to be suspicious of The Antique
Barn?" Sgt. Molinson: "I don't have to divulge my sources to a kid." |
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Mrs. De Keyser: "It's about time you
boys showed up! I called you a good hour ago!" |
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Mart: "You and your
sleuthing almost got us polished off this time. Think perhaps you'd
consider retiring
early?" Trixie: "Not a chance, Mart, ol' buddy.
If it hadn't been for me, you never would have gotten an opportunity
to sample those
blueberry buns." |
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Trixie: "Stick with me, kid, and I'll
show you all the good things in life!" |
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With the help of Dan Mangan, Brian
had installed a small wood-burning stove in the clubhouse. It had
been given to them by Mrs. De Keyser. |
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- Now, thanks to Mrs. De Keyser, they
could meet in their clubhouse during the winter.
- Trixie was knitting long, brightly colored scarfs for everyone
she could think of.
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Trixie: "Carl Reid is facing a twenty-year
sentence in the United States, and his accomplices in Europe have
all been caught! Not only was Carl Reid a very big wheel, but his
arrest led to the conviction of several other big criminals the government
has been trying to pin something on for years." |
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Trixie: "The Inspector
was given a citation and a medal by the French government for closing
down the
European end of the operation." |
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Trixie: "And Sgt.
Molinson said to tell you that without our nosy intervention, Carl
Reid would actually
have gotten away with it." Mart: "So the Sgt.
admitted it, did he? I never thought I'd see the day." |
