Enemy Match by Carolyn Keene

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

13. A Familiar Voice

Quickly Nancy checked the gas gauge. Almost full. She turned on the lights and radio. They worked fine.

“It’s not the battery,” she said.

“Pull the hood release,” Midge cried, then jumped out. “Trust me. And keep it in neutral.”

She was still tinkering under the hood when the angry voices of the two crooks became audible.

Nancy was frantic. “Midge, I hope you know what you’re doing!”

Hit the gas!” Midge yelled. Nancy pressed her foot on the accelerator and the engine roared into life. Midge slammed down the hood and dove into her seat. In a cloud of dust, Nancy took off down the road toward New Brighton.

‘Midge, you’re a wonder,” she said after they were out of their pursuers’ sight. “What did you do?”

“Oh,” Midge replied, “it was nothing, only a little mechanic’s trick. When I saw that you had enough gas and it wasn’t the battery, the next thing to do was to check the fuse box. But I didn’t have time. So I took a chance and figured I’d jump around the fuse box by running a wire from the battery to the starter motor!” Midge smiled proudly.

“Watson, you’re a genius,” Nancy smiled.

“Well,” Midge said, with unusual modesty, “not really. I was lucky.” Then she glanced in the mirror. “Oh, oh. It looks like we’re going to need a lot more luck. Here they come!” Behind them she could see the other car closing in fast.

“What now?” Midge asked worriedly.

Nancy furrowed her brow, then her eyes lit up. “Quick, Watson, look in the rear seat. Do you see that small bag? It’s got some of my detective equipment in it. Empty it out, please.”

Midge vaulted into the back seat and did as instructed.

“Okay,” said Nancy, “now stuff the bag with anything you can find. I have an old sweater somewhere and maybe a plastic bag with some trash in it.”

Without questioning, Midge did as asked and then climbed back in front with the bag. The pursuing car was almost upon them. It attempted to pass but Nancy skillfully moved to the left and blocked it. Then it swerved back and tried to pass on the right, but again, Nancy prevented this.

By now darkness was falling fast. At last they reached a lighted area where a row of industrial buildings loomed up on the left. Nancy dangled the bag out the open window of the car and then, as they were passing under a street light, she threw it in between two buildings.

Behind them they heard the squeal of brakes. Nancy watched in the mirror as the pursuing car swerved to the left and made a violent U-turn.

“They fell for it,” the girl detective laughed.

“Wow,” said Midge. “I’m not the genius, Nancy. You are!”

“Elementary, my dear Watson,” Nancy mimicked the great detective Holmes. “I had to take a chance they’d fall for the decoy and check it out. Right now they must be pretty furious.”

The girls arrived in New Brighton with no further trouble. On the way to the motel, however, they stopped at a garage and had a new fuse put in the car.

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