The E-Mail Mystery (Nancy Drew Book 144) by Keene Carolyn

Author:Keene, Carolyn [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2013-01-29T05:00:00+00:00

9

The Vanishing File

“This is serious,” Nancy whispered. Had someone discovered her snooping and tried to cover his or her tracks? She went through the directories again to make sure she hadn’t missed the file. It was nowhere to be found. Clearly, someone had erased it from the hard drive, hoping to destroy the evidence.

Oh, no, Nancy thought. Bess had said a computer expert would need the original file to find out who sent it, and whether it was sent from inside the office or accessed from outside.

Nancy started to shuffle through the box of floppy disks she used to copy the files from the hard drive. Had she made a backup of the log file when she was copying files yesterday?

Nancy looked at the pile of disks in front of her and groaned. They were only labeled with the case names, not the individual files she had copied. One by one, she began feeding them into the disk drive, calling up the directories, and reading them slowly. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing . . .

“Yes!” Nancy said aloud. “I’ve got it.” Fortunately, when she printed out the list to show to Bess, she had made a backup copy of it on a floppy. Now she made a second backup to be sure she wouldn’t lose it.

But who erased the original file from the hard drive? she asked herself. And why? Someone must have figured out that I’m onto them. Now I’m sure it’s someone in the office . . . unless someone could erase a file over the phone lines, too. I’ve got to check with Bess and hope she’s found us an on-line expert!

• • •

At the end of the day Nancy explained to her father that she would be staying late. “Bess is going to show me some things about the Internet,” she said. “Not business, just personal stuff. I hope that’s okay.”

“Of course, that’s fine. It’s after office hours anyway,” her father said, putting on his coat. “We pay a monthly fee for our Internet link, so it doesn’t matter how much we use it.”

“Is anybody else working late tonight?” Nancy asked.

“I don’t think so,” her father replied. “Blaine and I both have early court dates tomorrow. You and Bess will have to lock up. And be cautious, Nancy. I’ve read a few articles about the Internet. I don’t want a virus to get into our computer, or have some weirdo track you girls down.”

“Thanks for your concern, Dad,” Nancy said. “But don’t worry. Bess told me all about how to be careful on-line.” Nancy smiled. “Besides, I wouldn’t give anyone our home address or telephone number, anyway—on-line or off-line.”

Nancy decided not to tell him about her phone calls to the clients who had settled. He was too tired, and he was concerned about his court appearance the next day.

Nancy walked her father out to the elevator. The car arrived and the door opened to reveal Bess. Mr. Drew gave Bess a quick hug hello. “Have fun, you two,” he said, entering the car and pressing the button to go down.

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