Strictly speaking, there aren't any balconies in The Westing Game. I think the question refers to a hallway. In chapter 9, Sydelle hits upon the bright idea of using the elevator as a kind of bulletin board where you can post all kinds of messages for everyone to see. In Sydelle's case, she posts a note asking for the return of her lost papers. (Though unfortunately, she doesn't get them back).
In any case, one of the notes in the elevator states that six clues have been found in the third floor hallway—written on Westing Toilet Tissue, no less. But these so-called clues are really just a bunch of jumbled-up words designed to insult Turtle Wexler:
BRAIDED KICKING TORTOISE ’SI A BRAT
This strange message seems to be referring to Turtle's fashion for wearing her hair in braids as well as her unfortunate habit of kicking people in the...
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shins. That's why the cryptic message refers to her as a brat. And as for the tortoise, well she's not a tortoise but a turtle. The word "tortoise" has just been used to make the message sound mysterious, when its real meaning is actually pretty simple and can easily be worked out by anyone with half a brain.
What was found in the third-floor hallway in The Westing Game?
This question is asking about a small, but humorous, section of chapter 9. The chapter starts by narrating to readers that Sydelle had tacked a note onto the back wall of the elevator. The note asks the other people living in the building for the return of her lost papers. Her request fails, but her idea is a wild success. The other tenants think that the elevator bulletin board is a solid notion, so the elevator wall quickly fills with notes from several of the other tenants.
One of the notes states that six "clues" had been found in the hallway of the third floor. Each of the clues had been written on Westing Toilet Tissue, and one of the clues had the following information.
BRAIDED KICKING TORTOISE IS A BRAT
Readers have no idea who left the note; however, we are confident the clues are fake. At this point, readers should also know enough about Turtle Wexler to know that the clue is meant for her and is meant to insult her. While probably a rather childish insult, readers are likely to get a small chuckle from the fake clue. The real clues are similarly short, similarly phrased, and similarly cryptic, so whoever is making the fake clues has done a nice job of copying the real clue format.