Dangerous Plays by Carolyn Keene

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

Clued Out

What’s that, Nancy?” Augusta asked innocently. “Did the kitchen staff leave something on your plate?”

I stared at her. She couldn’t have planted this note, could she? She’d been sitting with us the whole time. My mind clicked back to Augusta’s behavior since we arrived at Fortnum & Mason. Come to think of it, she had made a trip to the ladies’ room before we sat down. I figured she wanted to freshen up after her fainting spell. But could she have given the note to the waiter and asked him to place it under the scone?

I handed the note to Bess and Augusta, who were sitting next to each other. “Who put this under your scone, Nancy?” Bess asked as she scanned the message.

Augusta seemed just as surprised as Bess. “Weird!” she exclaimed. “Is someone after you or something, Nancy?”

I studied her face, which mixed surprise, confusion, and amusement, as if she thought the note might be a silly trick. Guilt was nowhere to be seen. Maybe she was just a really good actress. Being in the theater, she’d have lots of opportunities to observe skilled actors, wouldn’t she?

I glanced back at the note. “It says I need to be at this store at the end of the day. Augusta, do you know what time the sun sets here?” I couldn’t remember anything from the day before. It was one big blur after Dad went missing.

Augusta frowned. “Sunset would be between eight and nine p.m., I believe. I can’t tell you exactly, Nancy, but in May the sun won’t set for a while because we’re so far north. Winter is another story, though. Then the sun sets in the middle of the afternoon.”

“So if we get to the store between eight and nine, that should do it?” Bess asked.

“I’d say so,” Augusta said. “What a thoroughly odd note. Do you girls have any idea what it could possibly be about?”

“No,” I said. “But I’m curious to find out more about this store.”

“Well, be careful,” Augusta warned. “You have almost three hours to change your mind about going there. I hope you don’t go. It sounds dangerous.”

I checked my watch. A wave of cold, like ice water, washed through me. It was nearly five o’clock and no really good clues on Dad had come our way since he disappeared. He’d been missing for almost a whole day! He could be anywhere, in any situation. Though probably a bad one since kidnapped people usually don’t get the red-carpet treatment. Maybe the police would have good news by now. I longed to call them, but I didn’t want Augusta to know more about me than I could help. Despite her show of innocence, she was still a suspect.

Where could Dad be? My anxiety about him was blasting through me like an air conditioner, chilling my thoughts. But I had to think straight for Dad’s sake. Wherever he was, he depended on me. Still, keeping a grip on my emotions was incredibly hard. I mean, I had no idea if he was even okay.

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