Jerry thought of his mother reaching in the box for a pink mint and smiled.
"You're up to something. I can tell it by the way you look," remarked Cathy.
He would have to be on his guard against Cathy, Jerry realized. Up till now he had found it almost impossible to keep a secret from his twin sister.
"Want me to wipe away your tears?" he jibed. It seemed mean to say something on purpose to make Cathy mad but that would take her mind off being curious.
4
No Safe Hiding Place
The next week was not as trying to Jerry as the week before, now that he was able to make change up attic. Yet it grew increasingly difficult to dodge Cathy. Time after time she caught up with him either coming up or going down the attic stairs.
"What are you doing up attic?" she kept asking.