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what to do, Dr. Tweed hurried back into the tomb. “Quiet, please,” he said. “Um, it seems Mummy Monday will have to be postponed. We’ll have it tomorrow.”
    â€œBut tomorrow is Tyrannosaurus Tuesday!” someone said.
    Dr. Tweed looked flustered. His tanned face had turned pale, and one of his eyelids was twitching. “Yes, of course, you’re right,” he said. “I’ll schedule another mummy day for next week. Now you’ll have to leave the tomb. I’m very sorry.”
    Kids mumbled, “No fair” as theyfiled out. Dr. Tweed stepped aside to let them pass.
    â€œWhy would anyone steal a mummy?” Josh asked as he, Dink, and Ruth Rose followed the other kids.
    â€œI read somewhere that gold and jewels were wrapped up with the bodies,” Ruth Rose said. “Maybe that mummy has valuable stuff inside the cloth.”
    â€œYou mean that woman is gonna unwrap the mummy?” Josh asked. “Gross!”
    Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose were the last kids out of the tomb. A moment later, Dr. Tweed hurried past. Behind them, the tomb door closed with a rumble.
    â€œThis is so bogus,” Josh said. “Should we just go home?”
    â€œI have to use the rest room first,” Ruth Rose said.
    The kids found the rest roomsaround the corner from the tomb. The door to the ladies’ room opened, and a smartly dressed woman with short dark hair stepped out. She was carrying a briefcase and talking on a cell phone.
    â€œWe’ll wait for you here,” Dink said as Ruth Rose slipped into the rest room.
    â€œI wonder what the thief did with the mummy,” Josh said. “I mean, she couldn’t exactly carry it down Main Street!”
    Suddenly, the rest room door crashed open. Ruth Rose stood there looking as if she’d seen a ghost.
    â€œRuth Rose, what’s the matter?” Dink said.
    â€œG-get Dr. Tweed,” she answered. “It’s in the rest room!”
    â€œWhat’s in the rest room?” Josh asked.
    Ruth Rose took a deep breath. “The missing mummy!” she said.

Dr. Tweed was standing by the front doors talking with two police officers. Dink dashed over to them. “Excuse me,” he said, his mouth suddenly dry.
    â€œCan we help you?” one of the officers asked. The name tag on her shirt read S. WASHINGTON .
    â€œMy friend found the mummy in the ladies’ room!” Dink said.
    â€œShow us,” said the other officer. His name tag read P. PETERS .

    Everyone rushed over to where Josh and Ruth Rose were standing outside the rest rooms.
    â€œWill you come inside with me?” Officer Washington asked Ruth Rose.
    Ruth Rose and the officer walked into the rest room. A few seconds later, they both came out again.
    â€œDr. Tweed, will you step in with me, please?” Officer Washington said.
    Dr. Tweed followed the officer back inside the rest room.
    â€œSo where was it?” Josh asked Ruth Rose.
    â€œYou know those tables they have so parents can change a baby’s diaper?” she said. “It was right there on the table!”
    â€œIn plain sight?” Dink asked.
    Ruth Rose nodded. “At first I thought it was a big doll, so I took a closer look.…”
    â€œYuck!” Josh said.
    The rest room door opened again. Officer Washington walked out, with Dr. Tweed behind her. He was carrying the child mummy in his arms.
    â€œThe mummy seems to be undamaged,” Dr. Tweed said. “But I’ll have to examine it in my office.”
    Dr. Tweed and the two police officers crossed the lobby and disappeared through the door behind the counter.
    â€œI guess we might as well go home,” Dink said.
    â€œSome Mummy Monday,” Ruth Rose grumbled.
    â€œLook, there’s a cafeteria,” Josh said. “Let’s get something to drink.”
    The kids entered the large room, paid for cold drinks, and sat at a round table.
    â€œI wonder where the