She pulled her amulet out of her shirt and looked it. There were numbers on almost all of the glass pieces and it took her a moment to locate the seven at the bottom of the mirror. Two minutes later she located the one and four but even after she found them all, she didnât know what to do with them.
âWhatâs taking so long?â Tasker called up to her. He leaned forward and peered up into the mirror.
âI found all the marked pieces, but what do I do with them?â Jane called back. Her heart started beating faster, and her palms started sweating. âAll of them have numbers on them.â
âDo they come out?â Jacob asked.
âNo,â Jane pushed on the mirror piece in front of her that had the seven on it but it was firmly held in place.
âNo other marks on them at all?â Jackie said.
âNothing,â Jane said.
âThe riddle said to follow the path,â Jacob reasoned. Desperately, he tried to remember the entire riddle but his mind was drawing a blank.
âWhat path?â Tasker asked.
Suddenly Jackie leapt up onto the first steps and tapped her sister on the leg; âTry drawing a line between the top and bottom and the two sides.â She tried to look up into the mirror but her sister was blocking too much of the entrance.
Jane followed what her sister was saying as she said it. She drew a line with her finger between the three and seven. Carefully she tried to mentally draw a line between the one and four. The spot was right in the middle of two mirror pieces, so she reached up and pushed on one of the glass lenses. The first one didnât move so she tried the second and the brass fittings holding it in place gave way.
âI got it,â Jane said breathlessly. The glass moved easily when she put her hand on it and flipped completely around. On the back of the glass she saw the words and read them out loud doing her best to commit them to memory.
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Mansion of wood, built from iron,
Fire and stone, call it home,
Ghosts rise up and sadly watch,
Down the tunnel, a rod of iron
Take this shard, to light your path.
Four markers wait, to find the treasure.
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âTake the shard?â Jane muttered. Carefully she reached out and pulled at the mirror. It held firm.
âWe need to hurry, Jane,â Jackie hissed. She tried to look around her sister but Jane had pushed higher into the mirror assembly and she now blocked the entire opening.
Jane heard Jackie calling to her but she pushed up higher yet and brought both arms up. She reached up around the edges of the mirror piece and felt for anything that would release the bit of polished glass into her waiting hand.
She could not find anything that felt like it would loosen the piece and she needed to hurry. âBella?â Jane said quietly.
âYes?â Bella replied.
âCan you see anything?â Jane asked. âAround the back or edges of the shard?â She felt the small weight on her shoulder shift as the fairy made her way up Janeâs outstretched arm to examine the mirror.
âI got it,â Bella said after a moment. âPut your other hand out and Iâll unlock the fitting.â She waited until Janeâs hand was under the shard and then grabbed the small brass lever and pulled with all her might. First a small clicking, then the latch holding the shard in place released its grip.
âI got it,â Jane said. She slipped the piece into her pocket and hurried down the ladder. The moment she was clear of the opening Jacob pushed the lever back into the original position and once again the light mechanism began to turn around and around. At one time it had been the savior of many ships. Now its single eye was dark as it looked out across the rolling waters of Lake Superior.
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Chapter Six
Split Rock Lighthouse
D id you find anything?â Jackie asked excitedly. She held out her hands wanting, to examine the first part of the
âWhatâs taking so long?â Tasker called up to her. He leaned forward and peered up into the mirror.
âI found all the marked pieces, but what do I do with them?â Jane called back. Her heart started beating faster, and her palms started sweating. âAll of them have numbers on them.â
âDo they come out?â Jacob asked.
âNo,â Jane pushed on the mirror piece in front of her that had the seven on it but it was firmly held in place.
âNo other marks on them at all?â Jackie said.
âNothing,â Jane said.
âThe riddle said to follow the path,â Jacob reasoned. Desperately, he tried to remember the entire riddle but his mind was drawing a blank.
âWhat path?â Tasker asked.
Suddenly Jackie leapt up onto the first steps and tapped her sister on the leg; âTry drawing a line between the top and bottom and the two sides.â She tried to look up into the mirror but her sister was blocking too much of the entrance.
Jane followed what her sister was saying as she said it. She drew a line with her finger between the three and seven. Carefully she tried to mentally draw a line between the one and four. The spot was right in the middle of two mirror pieces, so she reached up and pushed on one of the glass lenses. The first one didnât move so she tried the second and the brass fittings holding it in place gave way.
âI got it,â Jane said breathlessly. The glass moved easily when she put her hand on it and flipped completely around. On the back of the glass she saw the words and read them out loud doing her best to commit them to memory.
Â
Mansion of wood, built from iron,
Fire and stone, call it home,
Ghosts rise up and sadly watch,
Down the tunnel, a rod of iron
Take this shard, to light your path.
Four markers wait, to find the treasure.
Â
âTake the shard?â Jane muttered. Carefully she reached out and pulled at the mirror. It held firm.
âWe need to hurry, Jane,â Jackie hissed. She tried to look around her sister but Jane had pushed higher into the mirror assembly and she now blocked the entire opening.
Jane heard Jackie calling to her but she pushed up higher yet and brought both arms up. She reached up around the edges of the mirror piece and felt for anything that would release the bit of polished glass into her waiting hand.
She could not find anything that felt like it would loosen the piece and she needed to hurry. âBella?â Jane said quietly.
âYes?â Bella replied.
âCan you see anything?â Jane asked. âAround the back or edges of the shard?â She felt the small weight on her shoulder shift as the fairy made her way up Janeâs outstretched arm to examine the mirror.
âI got it,â Bella said after a moment. âPut your other hand out and Iâll unlock the fitting.â She waited until Janeâs hand was under the shard and then grabbed the small brass lever and pulled with all her might. First a small clicking, then the latch holding the shard in place released its grip.
âI got it,â Jane said. She slipped the piece into her pocket and hurried down the ladder. The moment she was clear of the opening Jacob pushed the lever back into the original position and once again the light mechanism began to turn around and around. At one time it had been the savior of many ships. Now its single eye was dark as it looked out across the rolling waters of Lake Superior.
Â
Chapter Six
Split Rock Lighthouse
D id you find anything?â Jackie asked excitedly. She held out her hands wanting, to examine the first part of the
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