Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen Summary

In Chapter Fourteen, Calder delivers another package of books to Mrs. Sharpe. When he tells her he needs to use the bathroom, he actually goes on a hunt for large storage spaces. He finds a large wardrobe that would be perfect for hiding a painting. He later tells Petra about this. Calder receives a letter from Tommy; Tommy's stepfather has deserted them, so the kids hold a bake sale to raise money for Tommy and his mother. They learn on the evening news that Mrs. Sharpe received one of the thief's letters and is asking for police protection. They also learn that her husband had been a Vermeer scholar and had been murdered many years before. Petra and Calder's minds were reeling with all this information.

In Chapter Fifteen, Ms. Hussey does not come to school. She...