Sea of Suspicion by Carolyn Keene

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

Chapter

Nine

THE LAST THING Nancy wanted was a confrontation with Dorning. Her eyes darted quickly about, and she spied the only possible avenue of escape—a narrow door on the far side of the cabin. It looked like a closet of some kind.

As Dorning entered the cabin, Nancy stole through the smaller door and found herself in a cramped storage room. She froze for a moment, scarcely daring to breathe as Dorning moved about in the room outside.

After what seemed an eternity, Nancy heard Dorning leave the cabin. Now she had to find a way out. She didn’t dare escape the way she’d come in because Dorning was probably still on board.

Nancy felt a draft from somewhere overhead and looked up to find a hatch in the ceiling. Nancy hoped it led directly up onto the deck. Taking a deep breath, she carefully slid back the bolt and lifted herself onto the deck.

“Hey, you!” a man yelled from the dock.

Without pausing to check him out, Nancy made it to the edge of the deck in three quick strides. With a quick hop she dove smoothly over the side. There was barely a ripple as she knifed cleanly into the water.

Nancy swam underwater until her lungs were ready to burst. She knew she had to put as much distance as possible between herself and the Sea Scorpion before coming up for air.

She broke the surface just beyond the last dock. The first thing she saw was Ned’s worried face.

He helped her out of the water and wrapped his sweater around her while she told him what had happened.

“Do you think you were recognized?” he asked.

“I’m not sure,” Nancy said, shivering slightly. “But Dorning knows someone broke into his ship.”

Ned hugged her to him. “You could have gotten hurt, Drew,” he said in her ear. “How could you take such a risk?”

“It was worth it, Ned. I found something on board that makes Talia a major suspect.”

“Let’s get you warm and dry, then you can tell me all about it,” Ned said protectively.

Nancy and Ned put up the top of the convertible and drove back to the inn, where they found George and Bess sitting on the front porch swing.

Bess’s blue eyes widened when she caught sight of Nancy. “What happened to you?” she cried. “You’re soaked!”

“I’m fine, really,” Nancy replied. She kissed Ned good night and quickly told her friends about her close call on the Sea Scorpion as they went up to their room so she could change. “But before Leif Dorning almost caught me, I found a picture of him and Talia. I’m pretty sure they’re dating.”

“I can’t believe she cares about that guy,” Bess said, wrinkling her nose with distaste.

“That would give her a big reason to wreck Sean’s treasure hunt,” George said angrily.

“You’re right, George.” Nancy nodded as she dried her hair with a towel. “I already knew from Talia’s letter that she blames Sean for her brother’s death. Now it turns out she’s dating his number-one rival. I think I should tell Sean about it right away.

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