One day while Phooey was at school, at recess. His friend Steve came up to him. Steve said I have to talk to you

in private. So they walked a little ways from the rest of the kids.

“What’s up Steve?” Phooey said.

Steve said “you know that empty house across the street from me? Something strange is happening over there.

Every night late at night I see lights on. I think we should check it out.”

Phooey said “What if I spend Friday night at your house. Then we can check it out after your parents are asleep.

Steve said “ok, that sounds good”

So they asked their mothers and both mothers said ok. It was not uncommon for the boys to spend the night

together at one or the others house.

Friday night came and Phooey when to Steve’s house with his things. They went into Steve’s bedroom and

both tried to take a nap because they knew it would be a long night. Steve set the alarm for midnight.then the boys went down to dinner. After dinner the boys went right back to Steve’s room.

They both went to sleep about 9 and at midnight the alarm went off. They both got up quick and went to the

window.

“See I told you the lights are on in the empty house and when I check in the mornings there is no sign that anyone was there.”

Phooey said “lets go.” and they both went out through the window.

They started up the driveway of the vacant house and there was a big Cadillac sitting in the drive. Phooey wrote down the license. They started carefully looking around the outside but saw nothing. They went around the back

and saw a doggie door in the back door. Phooey said “here,s our way in.” They both crawled through the doggie

door. and started looking around..

All of a sudden someone grabbed both kids and picked the up. “What are you doing in here” He said.

Then both kids kicked at hard as the could and each kicked a shin. The man fell down with a bang. Both kids started to run as fast as the could. When the got to the door it opened and another man was there. He grabbed both kids and had one kid under each arm. He said ” what is going on here? All this noise will wake the neighbors.