The Search for the Lost Prophecy (Horace j. Edwards and the Time Keepers #2)
plaid shirts They looked identical except one was a few inches taller and maybe a few years older than the other one The boys waved at Horace to follow them and then they disappeared through the gate into a swirling fog Horace slowly walked across the empty street and cautiously approached the entrance He pushed the iron gate open He could see a dark field beyond and a gravel path that meandered meandered into it One of the redheaded boys reappeared next to Horace’s side There is a great secret in this town A secret for you to discover The boy waved and disappeared again Horace realized that he was now standing on the gravel path He began to walk the strange winding trail The gravel seemed to crunch like exploding popcorn under the weight of his feet As he walked along he noticed that several headstones had now appeared in the once-empty field Horace realized this was a cemetery and continued his journey Now he could see the two boys standing side by side at the end of the path waving vigorously Hurry hurry Someone else seeks the prophecy the younger boy yelled and then ran toward a crypt nestled into the side of a small sloping hill 2 The Search for the Lost Prophecy
Chapter One The path guided Horace directly to the mysterious tomb A single step led to a marble landing The tomb’s entrance was lined with fine marble and two urns containing dried flowers framed the doorway Above the doorway was a single word beeson Now the two boys stood at the entrance They beckoned Horace to follow before disappearing Horace walked up the step and stood on the landing He stared at the thick wooden doors On each was a large cast iron loop handle Horace lifted the handle on the right door and began to pull Slowly but steadily it opened His heart raced as he anticipated what could be inside And then a blinding light woke him 3
Chapter Two The next day Horace was consumed by thoughts of his dream It was the end of the weekend and as he finished up his homework he couldn’t stop thinking of the strange images and what they might mean Who were the boys What was the prophecy they mentioned And where was this mysterious tomb It wasn’t until much later in the afternoon while at his grandparents farm that Horace finally had the time to think about the dream The family had returned to the farm to clean and move out the last of his grandparents belongings After an hour of helping his sisters roll up oriental carpets vacuum the wood floors and move boxes 4
Chapter Two of old clothes and framed photos up from the basement into the front hall Horace wandered outside for a little break As soon as he stepped out into the open field behind the farmhouse Shadow swooped down and brushed Horace’s tangled hair with a wing before soaring back up in the air Over the weeks since his adventures through the sycamore sycamore tree Horace had grown ever closer to the beautiful falcon She circled around in the blue fall sky and then dove toward the ground this time brushing the back of his neck with her soft tail feathers Horace let out a loud laugh as she tickled his skin Shadow almost never left his side anymore At night she kept watch from a perch on his bedroom windowsill windowsill and then followed him each morning as he rode his bike to school During lunch she’d stare watchfully from the chain-link fence across the field while he played with his friends Even in the afternoon as he sat in class with the other sixth-graders listening to Mr Petrie’s endless lectures outside she circled overhead diligently waiting for the school bell to ring and Horace to emerge for the 5
