095 An Instinct For Trouble by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Nine

IF THAT’S THE WAY you feel, I guess I know what to do about it!” Ned jumped out of the Jeep and stomped away.

Nancy sat still. What had Ned meant? Did he want to break up?

She started to follow him up to the campsite but then checked her steps. Maybe she should wait a bit to give him a chance to cool off. In the meantime she decided to talk to Bess.

Nancy found her at feeding station 1, stroking the injured marmot through the bars of its cage.

“Oh, Nancy,” Bess said, “look at Spike. Isn’t he adorable?” Her blue eyes sparkled with enthusiasm.

In spite of the way she felt, Nancy managed a faint smile. “Spike?”

“I call him that because of the way his fur stands up around his head,” Bess explained. “Look, Jack bandaged Spike’s leg while I held him. The little guy didn’t even try to bite me. So how did things go with Ned?” Bess asked, glancing at her. Then she quickly added, “Uh-oh. Not so well, huh?”

“No,” Nancy said. She gave Bess a full account of their most recent argument, including their parting words.

“That doesn’t sound good,” Bess replied, frowning. “But you don’t really think that Ned and Jennifer . . .”

“I don’t know what to think,” Nancy said. “They’ve been together every day for two and a half weeks now. But I’m sorry I said what I did—even if I meant every word of it!”

Nancy heard footsteps. Hoping it was Ned, she spun around eagerly. It was Professor Trainey. She couldn’t help letting out a sigh of disappointment.

Trainey nodded to her and gave Bess a distracted glance, then bent down to peer inside the cage. “This must be the little fellow Jack told me about,” he said.

“He’s so cute,” Bess announced. “Maybe in my next life I’ll come back as a marmot.”

Trainey actually smiled at her—it was the first time Nancy had seen him happy.

Bess turned to Nancy and said, “Come on, let’s go check out a few sights while the light’s still good. We’ll have plenty of time to eat dinner and change before the square dance.”

Nancy sighed and said, “I’ll probably skip the dance.”

Bess gave her a sharp glance, then replied, “We can discuss that later. Right now, what do you say to a waterfall?” Without waiting for an answer, Bess hooked her arm in Nancy’s to lead her down to the car.

After a few minutes of driving, Nancy said, “Bess? I think somebody’s following us. A dark blue car’s been right behind us the whole time.” All at once the car pulled off at a scenic overlook. “So much for that,” Nancy said with a laugh. “I guess I’m getting paranoid.”

Bess reached over to touch her shoulder. “Nancy?” she said in a tentative voice. “Are you positive that the professor is involved in the poaching?”

“Positive? Of course not,” Nancy replied, surprised by the question. “I don’t have evidence to prove it either way. Brad says he saw him just before his accident—but he wasn’t positive.

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