Moll Dicks, Inc.: Book Timelines: the Gatehouse Mystery

Tuesday, August 22nd

Trixie writes to Brian and Mart at camp
Mr. Rubber Heels and Mr. Leather Heels have engine trouble and spend the night in the gatehouse
they have a quarrel about dividing up the loot; in the scuffle the diamond is knocked loose
Mr. Rubber Heels knocks out Leather Heels, takes the loot, fixes the car & drives away

Wednesday, August 23rd

Thursday, August 24th

Honey dashes down to the gatehouse and brings back the shovels
Miss Trask gets yesterday's mail with Mr. Whitney's check in it, as well as a notification that Mr. Wheeler is expected in Chicago
Dick is officially hired & is introduced to Trixie and Bobby
a man named Nailor is hired as the gardener
Bobby shows Dick around Manor House, including Honey's windows
Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler leave for Chicago
the girls go down & examine the cottage for clues; find footprints; Jim gives Bobby a riding lesson
Trixie helps Moms fix lunch & is invited to spend the night at Manor House
after 6 pm, Trixie heads up to Manor House and has dinner with Honey and Jim
around midnight, someone tries to sneak in Honey's room
Trixie tries to see if the screen door is latched but Jim catches her
Miss Trask hears thumps and bangs; it's Dick fighting with Mr. Leather Heels
Mr. Leather Heels goes down to the cottage and tramples away the clues

Friday, August 25th

Louie, aka Mr. Leather Heels, is picked up early in the dogwagon by the Sleepyside police
Trixie gets up early & tells Jim about the diamond while they feed the Beldens' chickens
Brian & Mart greet them on the terrace; Honey comes up
Trixie tells the others about the midnight escapade while they sit in the grass
everyone takes a quick swim at the lake & has breakfast at the boathouse
the Beldens meet Dick, who now has a black eye, on their way home
Trixie works all morning; Jim gives Bobby a riding lesson; Honey tries to show the boys the footprints but they're all scuffed away
Jim & Honey switch rooms
the Beldens eat lunch
they all spend the afternoon looking for the diamond
they find it in Honey's jewelry box & Mart goes home to hide it
Jim & Brian leave to pick up Susie from Mr. Tomlin; the others go for a swim
dinner @ 6:30, Manor House
Mart & Trixie go home to get the diamond
Brian leaves to switch out the pincushions
they all go for a moonlit right & then raid the icebox
Trixie & Honey dash down and get the mail
Jim stays awake all night waiting to catch the prowler in their trap; nothing happens

Saturday, August 26th

morning swim; discussing the previous night's failed escapade
the BWGs are officially formed after breakfast
Jim & Brian have a driving lesson; Dick comes back with poison ivy
Honey, Mart & Trixie look at the clubhouse & discuss club jobs
the BWGs go for a ride
back at Manor House, Trixie shows Honey how to forge signatures
Trixie calls her father while the boys look at the signature papers
Trixie & Honey go for a quick swim; Jim checks Mr. Whitney's signature on the job reference but doesn't tell anyone; lunch
at 5 pm Jim leaves for a driving lesson with Dick, the boys start work (mowing lawns), and the girls go for a swim
at 6:30 Dick comes back without Jim
at 7:00 the four leave for the movie theatre; Miss Trask stops to get gas on the way into town & drops them off, then goes to Mr. Lytell's store
the four BWGs go into the movie theatre; Honey & Trixie hold a whispered conference in the ladies room
Honey interviews Tom Delanoy for the chauffeur's position; Trixie hails a cab to Manor House
Trixie catches Dick in Honey's room; Jim and Regan burst in at the last minute and Dick is arrested
Jim brings everyone up to date while they all raid the icebox

THE END

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