The Lost Locket by Carolyn Keene

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

That night Nancy lay awake trying to figure things out. It was fun being a detective. She had already crossed one suspect off her list!

But it was not fun having Bess and George fighting with each other. Nancy needed a new plan.

The next morning when she woke up, Nancy called Bess on the phone.

“Are you still mad at me?” Nancy asked.

“No,” Bess said. “I guess not.”

“Good,” Nancy said. “Meet me in the park by the big tree at two o’clock. I have some important news about your locket.”

“What is it?” Bess asked.

Nancy lowered her voice and tried to sound mysterious. “I’ll tell you when you get there,” she said.

Then she called George and said exactly the same thing.

Then she ate breakfast with her father.

“Daddy,” Nancy asked, “if Bess and George stop fighting, can we go to the movies this afternoon?”

“Sure,” her father said. “Don’t tell me they’re still angry with each other.”

“Yes,” Nancy said. “But maybe I can fix that. I have a plan.”

Nancy crossed her fingers for good luck. When it was almost two, she walked to the park.

When Nancy got there, George was waiting by the big tree. She had her hands on her hips.

“Why did you tell Bess to meet us here?” George asked.

Nancy looked around. Bess was not there.

“How do you know I called Bess?” Nancy asked.

“Because she came to the park exactly at two. But she left when she saw me,” George said. “You tried to trick us, Nancy. And what’s the big news about the locket?”

“There isn’t any news,” Nancy admitted. “I just wanted you and Bess to make up—so we could all go to the movies this afternoon.”

“That’s really dumb,” George said.

Nancy blushed. “Well, when are you and Bess going to make up?” Nancy asked.

“Never!” George said. “She tore up my soccer picture on purpose. I didn’t lose her locket on purpose.”

“I guess that’s true,” Nancy said. “But you’re being just as stubborn as she is.”

George frowned. “Hmmm. I’d hate to be as stubborn as Bess,” she said. Then George and Nancy both laughed.

“Let’s do something fun,” Nancy said. “Like look for more clues. I still want to find out who stole Bess’s locket.”

“Aren’t you ever going to stop being a detective?” George said.

“Nope!” Nancy said happily.

Nancy took out her notebook and looked at the suspect list. The same three people were left: Jenny March, Mike Minelli, and Ned Nickerson.

“I’ll bet a boy did it,” Nancy said.

“Why would a boy steal a locket?” George asked.

“Just to be mean,” Nancy said. “That yucky sandwich was a mean trick, wasn’t it?”

“Yes,” George agreed. “But I still don’t think a boy would steal a locket.”

“Why not?” Nancy asked. “And a boy is more likely to have a yucky sandwich in his lunch, isn’t he?”

“Maybe,” George said. “But if you think a boy stole it, why don’t you ask him?”

“Ask who?”

“Him,” George said.

Nancy looked up and saw what George was pointing at. There was a boy riding his bike on the path in the distance.

And he looked exactly like one of Nancy’s main suspects.

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