Mouse Mail and Missing Bullion

 Hullo! We received some mail today!

Can you read it?? It's addressed to Sherlock Sandy, Dr. Cocoa Watson, and Inspector Navy Lestrade!!

It's addressed to meeeeee!!!

AND meeeee!!!!

Alright... let's examine the envelope for clues...

Um... Sandy... what's on your face???

What? These?? These are my new Sherlock Sandy glasses! Every distinguished investigator needs reading glasses... don't you agree??

Anyhow... let's see what we have...

Oooo, our latest prize in the Case of the Missing Bullion!

And a chatty letter from the mice on a string of post cards!

We know a certain dwagon who will love this card...

Right Dilly the 'Wagon?

And... there's a clue for another Missing Bullion!

Let's see...

A circular coin of silver and gold
Of a Victorian inventor, designs quite bold
To start with the father
Usurped by the son
And saw English travel by steam unfold.
Who is he?? Or more to the point
Who are they?! 

Hmmm....

Alright... what do you guys think??? 

Well, it's pretty obvious although I can just remember his first name. That name shows up in a trilogy by the famous mystery writer Edith Parageter (Ellis Peters). Mama says she read a lot of her books including the Cadfael series!

Oh I know the middle name!!! It's pretty easy... Kingdom! Although what his parents were thinking when they named him that... anyone's guess.

And I think I know his last name cause we have friends in Manitoba with that last name. Wonder if they are related way way back?

So... put it all together and we think it's Isambard Kingdom Brunel! And his father Marc Isambard Brunel... (and the Kingdom is from his mum's maiden name... OK then.)

 Let's find a pic of the coin... There we go... they were brilliant chaps those two!

 

Mystery Mail!

***Editor's Note*** - Sandy is actually in the USA at the moment... this is a pre-recorded episode...

We received some mail!!

And... it's addressed to Sherlock Sandy (that's me) AND Cocoa!!! Yay!!

Cocoa is beary happy but wonders if it should be Dr. Cocoa Watson (sigh... give them an inch and they take a mile!)

Anyhow... it's from the Ministry of Puzzles!

We haven't had mail from the Ministry for quite a while... likely due to staffing issues and supply chain issues. You know how it is.

And at the bottom it says... "Please Help"!!!

There are 2 pieces of mail in here.... this letter...

And this blank page...

Let's look at the letter first...

It says...
"Dear Sherlock Sandy,
I am dispatching this letter to you with great urgency in
hopes that you will receive it in time.
My trip to [burnt out part] did not go as planned. In fact, it was
a total disaster. I cannot carry out my duties to return the
[insect chew piece] to its rightful owner. As a fellow adventurer, I
ask that you complete my mission.
I trust that you will keep this a secret, as the fate of the
world depends on it...
Regards,
Ajdin Adilovic

Wait... what???!!!! The fate of the world!!?? This letter was mailed on May 2 and we just got it!! What is going on with the postal service when the fate of the world could rest on this letter???!!

"Keep this a secret"... should be blogging about this???

And what's with the blank piece of paper??

Oh wait... there are very faint marks on it... 

Perhaps it was written with invisible ink!!!

But how do we make it visible?

Will it tell us what is in the missing bits of the letter??

And who were the insects that chew that word out???

 

TO BE CONTINUED