Over the Edge by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter

Nine

NANCY WAS WALKING AWAY from the main building, thinking about Gil and the offer to buy Club High Adventure, when Roger Coleman came back out the front door. Seeing Nancy, he waved and started talking.

“Well, Ms. Phillips wasn’t in her office. I asked at the front desk if they knew where I could find her. Nothing! Zip!”

“Sorry,” Nancy replied, adding a polite shrug. “I was only guessing.”

“At least you tried to help. The person at the front desk just wanted me to leave my name. Said she’d let Marva know I’d been asking for her.” He shook his head in disbelief. “Isn’t that incredible?” He suddenly grinned good-naturedly at his own situation. “Where’d they think I dropped in from? Someplace down the street after a quick taxi ride? It took me close to forty minutes to drive here from the airport, most of it on that impossible cliff road.”

“Forty minutes?” Nancy recalled the hour and a half drive she and her friends had made from Portland.

“Oh, not a commercial airport,” he replied, seeing her confusion. “A little private strip up north of here. The closest one that’ll accommodate a jet. I flew the Lear up from L.A.” His explanation didn’t even sound like bragging, Nancy thought. He said it the way anyone else would say he’d taken a bus.

Despite what Kirsten had told her about Coleman, Nancy found herself liking him. He was both easygoing and debonair.

“Was Marva expecting you, Mr.—uh—” Nancy didn’t want to let on she knew his name.

“Now I’m the one being thoughtless. I’m Roger Coleman.” He put out a capable-looking hand for her to shake.

“My name is Nancy Drew.” She wasn’t surprised by his firm grip. “Was Marva expecting you?” she repeated.

“I hope not.” Coleman grinned. “I don’t let people I’m doing business with know I’m coming. I like to pop in. Surprise ’em. I get better results that way.”

“I have to admit I’ve heard of you, Mr. Coleman,” Nancy said. “Now I think I understand how you earned your reputation.”

“Please, call me Roger,” he said in a warm tone. “Now, as for my reputation, I don’t apologize for my ability to make money. Nothing wrong with that. Just as long as it’s fair and profitable for everyone.”

Nancy laughed at his candor. “Good enough,” she agreed.

“And I’ve got to admit I know who you are, too. Just your name,” he added. “Gil told me Marva was asking a Nancy Drew to help her with those threats. I hope you can get this mess cleared up before I become the new owner.”

“From what I understand”—Nancy looked directly into his clear gray eyes—“Marva decided she’s not going to sell.”

“Oh, that was just her first answer. I never pay attention to first answers. At least not if it’s a no.” He looked around, as if appraising the club. “I’ve decided that I want to own this place. And I believe I have an offer she isn’t going to refuse—if I can find her to make my offer.”

Glancing over Coleman’s shoulder, Nancy said, “I think you’re about to have the chance.

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