8 The Best Detective by Carolyn Keene

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

5

Toys and Clues

She got a pa—” Bess started to say.

Nancy clamped a hand over Bess’s mouth. “Don’t move or say anything,” she whispered.

Nancy ran to the side of the Marches’ house that was opposite the driveway. Then she ran from the house down to the sidewalk. Jenny and the red-haired girl climbed into the car. As Mr. March backed the car down the driveway, Nancy walked along the sidewalk toward the car.

“Pretty neat!” George whispered. “Nancy looks like she’s just walking up the street and happens to see them in the car.”

“Jenny!” Nancy called. She waved. “Stop!”

Mr. March put on the brakes. Nancy ran up to the car window.

“Hi,” Nancy said to Jenny. “I’ve got to ask you something. I lost my blue notebook at the Bell yesterday when the lights went out. There were three movie passes inside. Did you see my notebook or pick it up by mistake? You were standing right there.”

Jenny shook her head. “Did you go back to the Bell? Maybe it’s still there.”

“I looked for it at the Bell this morning,” Nancy said. She quickly glanced at the backpacks in the car. She was hoping for a clue of some sort. “I didn’t find anything.”

“Girls,” Mr. March said, “I’m sorry to cut this off, but we’ve got to get going. We won’t have much of a hike at the state park unless we leave right now.”

Jenny waved to Nancy as the car backed into the street. When it turned the corner, Nancy motioned Bess and George to come out.

“What did she say?” Bess asked.

“Not much,” Nancy answered. “She just asked if I’d been back to the Bell.”

“Jenny March!” George said. “I always thought she was nice. But she must have taken your notebook. How else could she have gotten a movie pass for her cousin?”

Nancy nodded. “That’s what I think, too. And now she’s gone for the day.”

Bess groaned. “We’re stuck until she gets back, and the movie is tomorrow!”

“We’d better investigate the other suspects,” Nancy said. “You never know what might come up.” She glanced at her watch. “Uh-oh! I’ve got to get home for lunch.”

“I have an idea,” Bess said. “Come with me and my mom to the toy fair at the mall this afternoon. I heard Brenda say that she’s going. We could talk to her there.”

“Okay,” Nancy said. “George, too?”

George shook her head. “I have to go to the dentist. Maximum yuck.”

The girls finished making plans and got their bikes. As Nancy rode home, she kept thinking, How could Jenny do something so awful? And how can we get the passes back?

Hannah made one of Nancy’s favorite sandwiches—tuna salad with tomato. While Nancy ate it, she asked if she could go to the toy fair with Bess. Hannah said yes.

An hour after lunch Mrs. Marvin picked Nancy up and drove her and Bess to the mall. She walked the girls inside. Half of the main court was filled with colorful display booths overflowing with toys. People strolled along the aisles between the booths.

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