title: A Patchwork of Stories: 9 Tales from Sunny Side Up to Over Hard
author:  Kaye George 
description: Kaye George, an Agatha nominated short story writer, is the author of CHOKE, Mainly Murder Press, May 2011, as well as many short stories. She reviews for "Suspense Magazine", and writes for several newsletters and blogs. She, her husband, and a cat named Agamemnon live together in Texas, near Austin. Homepage: KayeGeorge.com Blog: TravelsWithKaye.blogspot.com
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  **G** **ERTRUDE** **C** **HANDLER** **W** **ARNER**  
   _ **Illustrated by David Cunningham**_
  
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   **ALBERT WHITMAN & COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois**
  
   **Contents**
  
  CHAPTER
  
  1 Good Guess by Benny
  
  2 First Aid
  
  3 Out of the Rain
  
  4 Sunshine and Shadow
  
  5 Eight Helping Hands
  
  6 Trouble on the Road
  
  7 Danger in the Night
  
  8 Catch as Catch Can
  
  9 Lucky Day
  
  10 One Puzzle Left
  
  11 Show Dog
  
  About the Author
  
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  CHAPTER 1
  
   _ **Good Guess by Benny**_
  
   **T** he Alden family was up early on the first day of August. This was the
  day Mr. Alden was going to tell his four grandchildren about a plan he had
  made.
  
  When Grandfather came into the dining room for breakfast, Henry, Jessie,
  Violet, and Benny were waiting.
  
  Henry said, “I’m afraid there is not much time left. Making the tree house for
  our neighbors took more time than we thought.”
  
  “That’s all right,” M