Dare at the Fair by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

5

Pocket Full

of Trouble

Nancy could hardly sleep a wink that night. When Sunday morning finally came, Hannah drove Nancy, Bess, George, and Jessie to Big Thrills.

“Thanks for taking us, Hannah,” Nancy said as they pulled into the parking lot.

“This is as much fun for me as it is for you,” Hannah said. “I haven’t eaten cotton candy in years.”

Just then Bess grabbed Nancy’s arm. “There’s Orson Wong,” she whispered.

Orson was walking toward the gate with his father and brothers. The three boys were waving pink passes with orange borders in the air.

“We have free passes! We have free passes!” Orson sang as he followed his father to the ticket taker.

Nancy took her notebook out of her jacket pocket. Under her list of suspects she wrote: “Orson—three free passes. They look just like ours.”

“Okay, girls,” Hannah said as they walked inside. “What ride should we go on first?”

“Um . . . Hannah?” Nancy asked. “Would you mind if we did something else right now?”

“Like solve a mystery?” Hannah chuckled. “I thought you were on a new case when I saw that blue notebook.”

“Can we? Please?” Nancy asked.

Hannah tilted her head. “Well, as long as you check in with me every hour. We can meet at the balloon stand.”

“You’re neat, Hannah!” Nancy said.

“Thanks,” Hannah said. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I simply must ride the Curly Caterpillar.”

After Hannah left, Nancy turned to her friends. “Let’s follow Orson first. Then we’ll look for Coconut.”

“I think I’d rather go on the Curly Caterpillar with Hannah,” Jessie said.

“That’s okay, Jessie,” Nancy said. “Go catch up to her. We can meet you later.”

“And if you don’t solve the case by the time the fair closes, you’ll—” Jessie started to say.

“I know, I know.” Nancy sighed. “I’ll have to ride the Rambling Rosie.”

“There’s Mr. Wong,” George said after Jessie ran to catch up with Hannah.

Orson’s father was sitting on a bench. He was loading a video camera. The twins were watching a clown make balloon animals.

“Where’s Orson?” Bess asked.

“There he is,” Nancy said. “He’s walking toward the Barrel of Monkeys.”

The Barrel of Monkeys ride was shaped like a giant wooden barrel. People stood inside it as it spun faster and faster.

The girls stopped at a sign outside the ramp. It read, Warning: Empty your pockets before going on this ride.

“I guess one of us should stay outside and hold our things,” Nancy said.

“I’ll do it,” Bess offered happily.

“You’ll do anything to get out of this ride, Bess.” George laughed.

After they emptied their pockets into Bess’s hands, Nancy saw Orson staring at the sign. He looked both ways before dashing up the ramp.

“Orson isn’t emptying his pockets,” Nancy said angrily.

Nancy and George entered the giant barrel. They strapped themselves in across from Orson.

A voice came over the loudspeaker. “Is everybody ready?” it said. “Then here we go-go-go!”

The barrel began to spin. Nancy held on, but she didn’t have to. The barrel spun so fast that everyone stuck to the sides.

“It’s going faster!” Nancy shouted happily.

Then the barrel tilted. “This is the best part!” George cried.

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