The Secret of the Swiss Chalet by Keene Carolyn

Author:Keene, Carolyn [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Childrens, Young Adult, Mystery, Age Range 1 Younger Audience, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780448090870
Amazon: 0448090872
Goodreads: 600503
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Published: 1958-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Ten

WITHOUT CONSCIOUS THOUGHT, Nancy hurled herself at Franz and Monique. She caught them low and shoved them out of the way.

A split second later the boulder crashed past them, missing them by inches. Nancy actually felt the ground lurch beneath her feet. Another shower of dirt and rocks rained down from the ledge, and a bird screamed from somewhere up in the sky. Then all was quiet again.

“Wow.” Nancy sat up and pushed the hair out of her eyes. “That was too close.”

Monique gaped at the boulder now blocking their path. “That rock must be six feet across,” she breathed. “How could an accident like this happen? These trails are very well maintained.”

“Maybe it wasn’t an accident,” Franz said, glancing nervously about him. “I bet someone pushed that boulder and meant to hit me with it!”

At that exact moment Mick came racing back down the trail. “I just saw a man on the ledge above you!” he gasped. “Then I heard—Are you all right?” he asked, pale with shock.

“Barely,” Nancy replied. “What did the man you saw look like?”

“He was a big chap. Blond hair,” Mick said. “Anyway, he took one look at me and took off.”

“Oh, no,” Monique whispered. “It was Bart! He really is trying to kill you, Franz. It’s time I put a stop to this,” she added. “I’m going to call my parents to tell them what’s going on.”

“I wouldn’t do that just yet,” Nancy said quickly. “It would only give Bart a chance to back off and cover his tracks.”

“If he doesn’t know we suspect him,” Mick added, “we can catch him in the act—”

“And he’ll go to jail,” Nancy finished.

“But that means Franz will be a—what do you call it?—a decoy,” Monique protested.

“I don’t mind,” Franz said staunchly. “Not if it helps us catch Bart.”

Monique finally agreed to wait a few more days before speaking to her parents.

“Now, we should head over to our first rendezvous point and tell the others what’s been going on.”

“Fine,” Franz agreed. He took a step up the trail, then paused to glance at Nancy curiously. “Why don’t you tell Monique and me why you’re here? We didn’t expect to find you on the mountain with us, you know.”

“Well, when you stood up Bess and George and me at that café yesterday morning, we got curious—

“Oh, my, I totally forgot our meeting when Monique called and suggested we get away. I am sorry,” Franz said apologetically.

As the four of them inched around the boulder and made their way to the first rendezvous point, Nancy and Mick explained further why they had come after Franz. Before long, they reached Bess, George, and Erich. The three of them were delighted to see Franz safe and sound—and horrified when they heard how narrowly they all had escaped being killed.

“I told you this mountain wasn’t safe. Let’s get out of here!” Bess cried. “I think we should take the first train back to Geneva.”

“Wait a minute.” Now that he was out of danger,

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