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Continued from previous page And Mr.Youngwho had a little beach house in Craigville had a horse namedYancywith jingle bells on the halter, and three of those were missing. He noticed that the Houlihan family did not report anything missing."Isn't it odd that they didn't report anythingmiss- ing?"he asked."Somebody was taking things from all over town but not any of their things.That's pretty fishy to me." "Somebody stole some fish?" asked the Mayor. Everyone laughed. "Stealing fish is a serious matter.They need lots of water to breathe and ..." "No, Mr. Mayor.No one had any fish stolen,"said the Chief, rolling his eyes. "I think we should search the Houlihans'house,"some- one shouted. Mrs. Rimple stood up and said,"I really don't think they have all that much,what with all those children.It wouldn't be right.Not right at all." ¦ Mrs.Houlihan stood up and said,"Wemaynot havemuch, but we would never steal any- thing.How dare you accuse us. Let's go,"she said to her chil- dren and her husband, Harry. "We're leaving, RIGHT NOW!" And they did. Everyone felt very bad because they knew it was not rightto accuse people of doing bad things unless you knew for sure. ••• After the townspeople had all taken their turns describing what was missing,the Chief told everyone to go home and not to worry.He said he would find out who was responsible. Everyone was relieved except Mr.Young,who was still very worried about bisjingle bells. "Please don't worry,Mr. Young.I promise I'll get those bells back foryouriiprses before Christmas,or myname is not Chief Bill Bobbin!" Mr.Youngwent home saying to himself,"Oh dear, Christ- ^^^ maswithoutmy jingle Tjj bells, oh me, oh my. " Bl The Mayor and the Chief were finally alone. "Do you think it was that Houlihan boy?" asked the Mayor. "An awful lot of our good citizens seem to think so, but I'm not so sure. I won't make an accusation without evidence.That's a lot of territory for a boy to cover,"said the Chief. "Well,"said the Mayor,"the whole fam- ily could be involved.I just don't knowwhat to think. Maybethey need things they can't afford." "That is no reason to steal. Youknow, nowthat I think about it, I thought I sawBilly Houlihan earlier today,the boy the Houlihans adopted, run- ning through some backyards this afternoon, and it made me suspicious,"said the Chief. "Why don't wejust sleep on it tonight, and tomorrow we'll have another look at the facts. I sure hate to accuse people without real evidence.Besides, tomorrowis Christmas Eve," said the Mayor.Then he started singingas he put on his coat, "Frostythe Snow Man, ajolly old soul was he,with a corn- cob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal ¦n "Oh,willikers.Does every- body haveto sing songs with all thisgoing on?"said the Chief to himself. "What?What's that you said?"asked the Mayor. "Oh, nothing.Nothingreally. Merry Christmas Eve Eve." "Hey,I never thought of that. Todayis ChristmasEve Eve! The day before Christmas Eve.That's a good one.Merry ChristmasEve Eve to you,too, Chief!"said the Mayor as he walked out the door humming "The FirstNoel." The Chief just nodded his head and sighed. ••• The Chief sat up late that night thinking about the events of the day.It just didn't seem to add up. When he did finally fall asleep,the phone by hio hed rang. It was Mr.Dippy,who waiied having seen one of the Houlihan children play- ing some sort of game with a rather large crow.He thought it was Billy. "Yes, Chief,I remem- ber it quitewell now that I think about it. Billy wasteach- ing a big,black crow to fetch sticks, said Mr.Dippy. "Are you sure it wasn't a dog?"asked the Chief. "I think I can tell a crow from a dog,"said Mr. Dippy. "I'm not stupid." "Oh,I didn't mean that,Mr. Dippy.It's been a long day. Let's get some sleep.We'll talk about it tomorrow.OK?" Mr.Dippy asked,"Is it 12 lords a-leaping and 11ladies dancing or is it 12 ladies danc- ing and 11lords a-leaping?" "Good grief'said the Chief, and he hung up the phone. He lay in bed looking up at the ceiilng.His wife, Mrs.Bobbin, was snoringsoftly. Hmmm, he thought, why would a boy teach a crow to fetch things? It was odd. Kids didn't usually play with birds. Dogs,maybe, but not birds. Bunnies and hamsters and kitty cats. But crows? He knew crows were really smart.He had read that they might be one of the smartest animals ever.They even had a wayof talkingto each other withcackles and caws and squawks and such. And besides,what would a crow have to do with it? 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