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Mystery at mandrake...

by Munazah Alam
Our heroes are now kicked up in secret hiding place, their hands tied and their mouths gagged. The police have searched but in vain. Now what will happen _. Will they ever be found _
Fortunately for us. Blake Carrldlne and his fellow crooks thought that It was the twins' parents who had sent the police to Mandrake.
When the police left Jean. Diade and Billy were given lunch. It was then that the twins had written the message for their hands had been untied then. Some time after lunch all three had been bundled off to Working In a car.
By this time I had finished cutting through the ropes binding the twins and Billy They got up off the bed. rubbing their wrists and ankles, while. I took out my newspa per and wire. There still wasn't any sign of Chris
Luckily, the room are were in, unlike some of the others, was uncarpeted. I slid the newspapers under the door to the other side so that only a small portion remained In the room. Then with the wire I poked the key in the key hole A few minutes' effort and the key fell onto the newspaper with a thud. I pulled the paper back into the room and. picking up the key which came with it. unlocked the door. We all got out and I locked the door a^dn. leaving the key In
Carefully and silently we made our way to the second floor We met Chris Just as she
was coming upstairs. She had found her flashlight. Quiet reigned In Humphrey's Cottage
We got out of the house as we had entered, through the coal-hole, without further incident and made our way stealthily, to the rope we had left hanging from the tree. The cottage' remained silent.
"I think I hear something." For the first time Billy spoke. We all stopped abruptly and stood still as statues.
-Wha ..r Chris began but I interrupted her.
"Shhl I think — a heli copter!"
"Yes. It’s a chopperl" exclaimed Diane.
"Quick! Run for those trees! This whole place will be lit up In a few seconder Even as Chris spoke, lights came on all around us. Luckily we managed to reach the trees Just In time.
Some way ahead of us was a Urge area clear of trees. We had not noticed that before.
As we looked on In tense silence a helicopter came Into view, and descended on the fiat strip of land. We felt the wind on our faces. Dust rose from every direction and stung our eyes and skins. The sound became deafening and I clamped my hands down on my ears
By the time the helicopter touched the ground a small re ceivtng party had emerged from the cottage' and was standing at the edge of the trees. The chopper door opened and one by one four men stepped out They were escorted into the house by the hosts. The helicopter rose again and disappeared Into the dark night. The lights were switched off. and once more. It was dark like before.
Once our eyes became accustomed to the dark we started to move again. We did not have any trouble In finding our rope or tn climbing over the fence, though Billy did
have to be pushed up In spite of his protests that he uuld manage on his own. But that was neither here nor there'
As soon as we were out of carshot and out of right of Humphrey's Cottage we has tened to Chris' car. On our way back to Marlow, between the two of us. Chris and I filled out the twins on our side of the story.
When we arrived al Marlow, instead of going home. Chris drove straight to the police station
"Were going to make the police believe us this time." she explained. "Now that wr have Billy with us can make them."
Chief Ktnnane was on duty As I had expected he didn't believe anything we said But. In the end, he agreed to let Billy telephone his parents.
The next day Jean. Diane. Chris and I were going over the happenings of the past few days
-Till Next Week