#19
Kristy and the Missing Fortune
by Ann M. Martin
Kristy's trailing a treasure with her name on it!
I sat down on the loveseat with Karen and David Michael. I opened the book and started to flip through the pages. "It's in sections," I said. "This first part is like an almanac, with all the historical stuff arranged by date."
"Hah!" said David Michael, pointing to an entry. "'April 8, 1832: Amos Murphy's best cow has been stolen.' Guess they thought that was big news back then."
"Look at this one," I said. "'July 2, 1826. The widow Jones reports that a neighbor's hog has destroyed her dahlias.'" I laughed. "Sounds like a crime wave."
"What's the other section?" asked Karen.
"It's a directory of people who lived in Stoneybrook then. Arranged by name."
"Look up Thomas," urged David Michael. "Maybe we have some famous ancestors."
I turned some pages, looking for the T's. When I found them, I ran my finger down the list. Then suddenly, my finger stopped. "Whoa!" I said, looking at one of the entries.
"That's spooky," said David Michael, who had seen it, too.
"Her name's almost like yours!" said Karen, who was leaning over to read along with us.
All three of us were staring at this entry: "Christina Thomas. Born September 7, 1845. Date of death unknown. Daughter of Rachel and John Thomas (both d. 1861) of Squirelot. Disappeared January 1863, under mysterious circumstances.
"Ooooh," said Karen, drawing in a breath. "She disappeared?"
"I wonder if she's our ancestor!" said David Michael.
Christina Thomas. Her name really was a lot like mine. A chill ran down my spine - and suddenly I had this wonderful feeling. Cabin fever? Forget about it. I had a mystery to solve.
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