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good bread.”
    “Yes, he does,” said Mrs. McGregor as she cleared the plates.
    “I’m thinking about something, too,” Violet said to Grandfather. “I’m thinking about dogs with blue eyes.”
    “What do you mean? Grandfather asked.
    “Both the missing dogs had blue eyes,” Violet explained.
    Benny looked around as Mrs. McGregor walked into the room. “Is that apple crisp for dessert?” he asked.
    “Yes, it is,” she said.
    “Yum,” said Benny. “I’m thinking about food.”
    “I am not surprised,” said Grandfather. He chuckled.
    “But I’m thinking about dogs and food,” said Benny. “I’m thinking about what food a dog likes best.”
    “If you were a dog,” teased Jessie, “what food would you like best?”
    “I’d like Mr. Brooks’s bread bones the best!” Benny said. “I like them the best, and I’m not even a dog!”
    That evening, the children met in Jessie and Violet’s room.
    “It’s notebook time,” said Jessie, pulling out a notebook and pen. “Let’s make a list of what we know about the person who might have stolen the two dogs.”
    “Let’s start with Roxanne,” said Henry, “because we met her first.”
    “Roxanne is very good with dogs,” said Benny. “She can get Watch to do anything.”
    Violet spoke. “Do you remember that Roxanne was gone from the room each time a dog was missing?” she asked.
    Henry and Jessie nodded.
    “Why would Roxanne steal dogs?” asked Benny.
    “She could make money by selling the dogs,” explained Henry.
    Jessie shook her head. “That’s true, but if dogs are stolen from Dog Gone Good, that hurts Roxanne’s business.”
    The others nodded.
    Jessie wrote on one page of her notebook:
    Roxanne
    —can get dogs to follow her
    —was missing when dogs were stolen
    “The next person we met was Mr. Brooks,” said Benny. “He gave us a bread bone for Watch.”
    “That’s right,” said Henry. “What can we say about Mr. Brooks?”
    “He can get a dog to follow him by giving it a bread bone,” said Benny.
    “Yes,” said Henry. “And we heard him say that selling stolen dogs is easy money.”
    “But Mr. Brooks would never steal his own dog, would he?” asked Violet. “He couldn’t do that to Boxcar.”
    “There’s something you don’t know,” said Jessie. “When I was in the washroom keeping an eye on Watch, I saw Mr Brooks walk by and talk to Watch. But Mr. Brooks was supposed to be gone already, remember?”
    “I remember,” said Violet. “He brought rolls and lemonade for everybody, then he left to go back to work.”
    “Mr. Brooks accused Roxanne of running a class where dogs were stolen,” said Henry. “But the next day, he and Roxanne were friends again. Maybe the two of them are a team that steals dogs.”
    Jessie turned to a new page of her notebook and wrote:
    Baker Brooks
    —can get dogs to follow him
    —said that selling stolen dogs is easy money
    —was around Dog Gone Good when Grayson was stolen
    —accused Roxanne of stealing Boxcar, then changed his mind
    “The third person we met was Ms. Wilson,” said Violet. “She was giving out coupons to all the owners.”
    “Ms. Wilson can get dogs to follow her,” said Benny. “She gives them doggie treats.”
    “Yes,” said Henry, “and she keeps cutting tools in her apron. Look,” he said, pulling out the old belt Grandfather had given him. “I made this cut with a knife,” he said, pointing to one end of the belt. “And I made this second cut with a pair of scissors.”
    “What do you think?” asked Benny.
    “I think that Grayson’s leash was cut with a pair of scissors,” said Henry. “I just don’t know what kind of scissors.”
    “Or whose scissors,” Violet pointed out. Jessie clicked her pen a few times. “Ms. Wilson seems very interested in every dog,” she said. “She asks questions about it. And she was visiting Dog Gone Good when each dog was stolen.”
    “Ms. Wilson goes everywhere in her van,” added Benny.