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    A Guest for Halloween: A Lex & Ricky Mystery
    A Guest for Halloween: A Lex & Ricky Mystery
    A Guest for Halloween: A Lex & Ricky Mystery
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    A Guest for Halloween: A Lex & Ricky Mystery

    By William Henderson

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    Lex & Ricky had it all in the big city, lots of friends and plenty of distractions. Suddenly they are uprooted to a house in the bush outside a small town in the mountains.

    Before they could walk to school and the worst thing they had to worry about was the traffic. Now they have to wait for the school bus and there are things out there that might eat them.

    Everything has changed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Henderson
    Release dateOct 29, 2010
    ISBN9781452363226
    A Guest for Halloween: A Lex & Ricky Mystery
    Author

    William Henderson

    I have come to understand that happiness is a byproduct of working at something you enjoy and not a goal in itself. It can be anything, a sport, musical instrument or hobby, as long as it takes effort and discipline. Some time ago I realized that one of the things that truly made me happy was writing.Anything that gets people, especially young people to read is wonderful. However, it is tragic that we have separated and withdrawn from the real world to such an extent that we no longer see the mystery and wonders of nature that are our birthright.The Lex & Ricky Mysteries are meant to expose young people to the wonders of the natural world and our collective native heritage. An awareness of sustainability issues is provided along with questioning the cost of trading away our inheritance for short lived "prosperity," often to people who do not live in our communities. Most people cannot possibly imagine the rich natural and spiritual life they are denying themselves.

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      A Guest for Halloween - William Henderson

      A Guest for Halloween

      A Lex & Ricky Mystery

      by

      William Henderson

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      *****

      PUBLISHED BY

      William Henderson on Smashwords

      A Guest for Halloween

      A Lex & Ricky Mystery

      Copyright ©2011 by William Henderson

      All Rights Reserved

      *****

      If you like working with maps and would enjoy viewing the places that Lex & Ricky visit in this mystery, like the Tseax Cone and lava flow, then check out our map, A Guest for Halloween at Google.

      Hopefully you enjoyed the first Lex & Ricky mystery. If you have any questions regarding the story, please email me and I will respond within a few days. If you are interested in reading the next Lex & Ricky mystery coming in February 2011 and would like to receive a discount coupon, simply send me an email to:

      whenderson@in2000days.com

      with the answer to the following mystery question, which can be puzzled out by reading the story:

      What is the approximate age of Lex & Ricky's mom, Karen?

      *****

      A GUEST FOR HALLOWEEN

      A Lex & Ricky Mystery

      TO MY BOYS, NICK AND BEN

      Chapter 1: The Coming Home

      It’s my turn, now, Ricky was telling Lex for the third time, as he turned up the music even louder on his iPod, just to annoy him.

      Shut up, dickhead! Lex dismissed him like he was brushing off a mosquito. The older brother was busy competing on-line with some guy named RangerBob to kill the most Nazi zombies.

      C’mon, Lex. It’s my turn! implored Ricky, as he reached for the game controller.

      Buzz off, puke! Lex turned his shoulder away from his little brother. Awww, look what you made me do, you jerk! cried Lex as he punched Ricky in the leg. Here, you killed me anyway. You might as well have it now! Lex tossed the controller at Ricky who had retracted into a ball with his knees drawn up to his chest at the far end of the couch.

      Ricky didn’t just want to play the game, he wanted to play with Lex, like they used to. Let’s play Little Big Planet so we can both play, pleaded Ricky.

      You always want your own way. I hate you, declared Lex as he got up and walked toward the game console.

      Turn it off, Alex, the boys’ mother, Karen appeared in the doorway between the living room and the kitchen.

      Oh, hey Mom we didn’t know you where home from work already, declared Lex looking surprised.

      Obviously, or you wouldn’t be playing the game like I asked you until after dark. And if I ever see you hit your brother again you won’t be playing that bloody game at all! Karen chided Lex. You should be ashamed of yourself. Look at the size of you!

      At twelve years old Lex was already taller than his mother and he had the raven black hair and tanned skin that she inherited from her father, a Gitselasu.

      Now it’s an hour until supper. Go out and see if you can meet some of the other kids in the neighborhood. Just be back in an hour! Karen commanded as she turned to unload the groceries on the kitchen table.

      The boys felt lost since moving to the small town of Terrace in northern British Columbia. The pace of life and number of distractions were nothing like those in Vancouver. They didn’t know what to do with themselves. They missed their friends and they missed their dad. To make matters worse they didn’t even live in town. Their place was out in the boonies several miles southeast of town off a main road, called the Old Lakelse Lake Drive. Apparently, the house was left to their mom and her brother Jeff, by their grandfather when he passed away two years ago. It was the house she grew up in.

      There were a few streets to the west on the other side of the main road but the bush seemed more worthy of investigation. Especially considering the mood Lex found himself in. Ricky found some branch and was thrashing the brush as he tagged along behind. Lex felt guilty for resenting his constant companion. Their new place was one of two lots at the dead end of a gravel street. A large field of tall grass was straight out the kitchen door. Lex wandered aimlessly across the field until he detected a trail in the bush that gradually climbed the hill before them. They followed the trail through the close bush for a while until it gave way to a stand of old growth Western red cedars, Sitka spruce and hemlock trees. What little light made it through the canopy nourished the saplings and ferns that seemed to completely cover the forest floor. The boys stood for a moment and marveled at the sheer size of these ancient trees. Their uncle told them that many were over 150 feet tall and hundreds of years old.

      Do you think it will be easy to make new friends, Lex? asked Ricky as he swatted every flower and bush he could find.

      For you, maybe. That is if you ever shut up long enough for anyone else to do the talking, spitted Lex.

      How come you are so angry all the time, Lex? You’re always mad at…

      Shhhh, be quiet! Lex hushed Ricky as he instinctively crouched to lower his profile on the trail. Did you hear that? he whispered pulling Ricky down beside him.

      Crack, crack, crack, came the sound of what? Gunfire? They didn’t know. Neither one of them had ever heard a real gun shot. It sounded as if it came from over the next rise in the trail. Lex motioned Ricky to follow and they did their best commando stealth moves up the trail to lay on a ridge and crawl up to peer over.

      About forty feet in front of them was a kid about Lex’s age loading a short clip with shells. Beyond the shooter was a clearing about the size of a baseball diamond infield with a rock face about the height of a pickup truck. A short log lay on the ground parallel to the rock face with several assorted sized cans resting on

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