One day a friend of Phooey’s name Susie ran away from home. There were adults looking all around the

neighborhood for Susie. For 2 days they searched every place a young girl could hide leaving nothing out. Then they started searching other areas. Phooey went over to Susie’s house and talked to Susie’s mother. Phooey told Susie’s mother now that the adults were through in the area he would like to have a try. Her mother said “ok Phooey I heard you were good at finding things, lets see how you are at finding people.

Phooey said first he would like to see Susie’s bedroom. Susie’s mother agreed and led Phooey to the bedroom and stood by the door while he looked around.. Phooey finally went to the window and looked out. He saw a small

foot print near the window and an mark on the ground like something was dropped. Phooey thanked Susie’s mother

and went to the outside of the window. He took a closer look at the footprint and the mark on the ground. Phooey decided the mark came when Susie threw her gym bag out the window and the footprint when she climbed out.

Phooey started looking for more clues but since the backyard was totally searched there wasn’t much to see. He looked out the back gate at the alley. Phooey saw the same small footprint in the soft sand a little ways down the alley. He went and studied it and decided it was also Susie’s. He walk to the end of the alley and look up and down the street but he could find no more clues. He stood there thinking for a long time. Then Phooey had an idea. There

was an old house a couple of blocks away that the kids played in. Phooey figured the adults already checked it but

decided to check it anyway because he could not come up with anything else. So he walked over to the house and started looking around. He started in the attic and worked his way down to the cellar. he found nothing but a few footprints.

Then Phooey sat down and thought some more. He remembered some caves not far from there. So he went home and got his flashlight and checked out the caves. Phooey had checked the last cave and was turning to leave when he heard something move behind him. Phooey turn around again and found a side cave he didn’t even know was there. Phooey shined the light in the cave and there was Susie trying to be a small as possible. Phooey said “hi Susie”.