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He only wished he knehat it was

Yeah, right, Edgar thought as Tick disappeared down the dark road Like I’ to let ar turned and hurried back inside where he grabbed the flashlight and binoculars he’d hidden in the closet Though he really did believe in the whole Master George affair, he was also a father, and he couldn’t just let Tick go on his adventure without a littlesupervision After all, the clues hadn’t banned anyone fro near the ce for a walk!" he yelled upstairs

"This late?" her muffled voice called from the bedroo e get back!" He groaned at the prospect

Before she could reply, Edgar was out the front door and down the porch steps He’d have to be quick if he wanted to keep up with Tick

One thing, Edgar vowed as he walked down the driveway I see one suspicious thing and I’ this

By the time Tick reached the forest-lined road that led to town, the sun had one to bed for the night Now past eight o’clock, darkness settled on the town of Deer Park, Washington, and Tick felt himself shiver despite the warm and comfortable air

He couldn’t believe it was here The Big Day The Big Night

As he walked down the lonely road, the constant buzz of the forest insects broken only occasionally by a passing car, he ran through everything he needed to do in his h it seemed so simple, he knew he only had one shot at this and didn’t want to s of excite him nauseated and anxious for it to be over, one way or another

He arrived at the town square and passed the fountain area, where the shooting display of water had been turned off for the night, and made his way down the small one-way lane that led to the old city cemetery A few people walked about the square, but it mostly see very bad was about to happen to this quiet and unassu yourself out, Tick told hi to be fine

The entrance to the Deer Park Cemetery was a simple stone archway, both sides connected to a cast-iron fence encircling the entire coured if soht, one out of style with Dr Frankenstein a couple of hundred years ago

Tick paused below the chipped granite of the arch and looked at his watch, clicking the little light button on the side to see the big digital nuo

Thea pale radiance upon the hundreds of old-fashioned tolow in the dark around the chiseled letters declaring the names and dates of the dead Barely defined shadows littered the ground, like holes had opened up throughout the graveyard, zoain, Tick shivered No doubt about it, this was plain creepy

Hoping it didn’t matter exactly where he stood when he perfor as he was inside the ceht pack of graves reserved for young children Tick pulled out his flashlight and flicked it on, exa some of the names while he waited for the last few minutes to pass Most of the nanize a few that had been edies over the last few years A car accident Cancer

Despite his youth, Tick knew thereone of your kids Like he’d just sed a bag of sand, it hit hiht, his mom would be devastated His poorat his dad for letting hio in the first place that y to hurt properly