Chuck & Charlie - part 16

"Alright, men, take these guys into the station. I'll phone the hospital and let Mr. Barton know we have taken Lucky to the Animal Shelter. After I do the paperwork, I'll take a drive over to the kid's house to let them know what's happening. I'll see if I can get to the bottom of the mystery of the 'treasure' those criminals were talking about."

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"Hi Kids! We have the criminals in jail and have taken Lucky to the Animal Shelter. If you want to visit him, you better go over there now. I think Mr. Barton is anxious to have him back by his side."

"Thanks, Officer Ward, we'll go over there right now. We have his toy ball and I bet he's really worried about it. He just loves his ball and the treasure!"

"Whoa, hold on there.... what are you talking about? What about a treasure?"

"Lucky's ball. It opens up and there's a picture of a baseball player on a baseball diamond in there. Lucky is really a big baseball fan - he can toss that ball as good as anyone!"

"Wait a minute, kids. Back it up a bit... what do you mean 'diamond' in the ball? The criminals were talking about a treasure of some kind and I thought they were just babbling, trying to get out of an assault charge."

"Well, you can twist the ball in the middle, see? It opens and there's Lucky's picture of a baseball diamond in there."

After Office Ward stopped laughing, he wiped his eyes and said, "You know, kids, that's the funniest thing I have ever heard. If we didn't know those criminals were pretty dumb before, we can be sure of it now! I guess they heard something about a 'diamond', or some kind of treasure being kept in the ball and tried, but couldn't get at it! This is so funny!"

Chuck and Charlie looked at each other and asked, "Do you think we can take Lucky's ball over to him now?"

"You sure can. Hop in the car, we'll drive over in style. Cover your ears - I'm putting on the siren!"

To be continued.