The Case of the Slippery Salamander
“von Martin made two mistakes.
First, he pretended he didn’t know anything about the Roman-Numeral Robber. But when the boys entered the shop, Encyclopedia spotted a copy of that day’s Idaville News near the cash register. Encyclopedia guessed that the jeweler was lying when he said he hadn’t read the articles about the Roman-Numeral Robber. Not only had he read them, the stories had given him the idea to stage a copycat robbery in his own store.
The jeweler made his second mistake when he wrote... the date at the top of the note. Instead of writing “XXIV” for June 24, the jeweler wrote “XXIIII.” Encyclopedia remembered that jewelers often use “IIII” instead of “IV” when designing watches.
Mr. von Martin admitted that the recent development around the marina had been hurting his business. He’d been hoping to collect insurance money for the valuable watch.
Encyclopedia went home satisfied.MoreLess
First, he pretended he didn’t know anything about the Roman-Numeral Robber. But when the boys entered the shop, Encyclopedia spotted a copy of that day’s Idaville News near the cash register. Encyclopedia guessed that the jeweler was lying when he said he hadn’t read the articles about the Roman-Numeral Robber. Not only had he read them, the stories had given him the idea to stage a copycat robbery in his own store.
The jeweler made his second mistake when he wrote... the date at the top of the note. Instead of writing “XXIV” for June 24, the jeweler wrote “XXIIII.” Encyclopedia remembered that jewelers often use “IIII” instead of “IV” when designing watches.
Mr. von Martin admitted that the recent development around the marina had been hurting his business. He’d been hoping to collect insurance money for the valuable watch.
Encyclopedia went home satisfied.MoreLess
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