Why did mum not take me with her?

f she had any distance to travel,

why did she not use the bicycle?

Why did she dress so oddly?

Why did she not leave by the gate?

If she struck out across country, on

foot, where was she going?

What did she do with all of the

money?

If she were running away, why did she carry no baggage?

Why would she run away on my

birthday?

Why did she leave me no word of explanation or

farewell?

What are the clues telling me?

Why did Cutter search the train?

Why did he follow me?

Why did he think I knew where to find

Tewky?

What did he want with Tweky?

Why did he wire Squeaky to look for Tewky on the docks?

What did he mean when he said

“much the same”?

Is he in the business of kidnapping?

How did he know anything about

Tewky and the Great Eastern at all?

What are all of these clues telling me?

Will I ever find mother?