Murder on Ice by Keene Carolyn

Author:Keene, Carolyn [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Childrens, Young Adult, Mystery, Romance, Age Range 1 Younger Audience
ISBN: 9780671687298
Amazon: 0671687298
Goodreads: 48775
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 1986-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Eleven

THE JEEP CATAPULTED toward the granite face of the cliff. As it shot ahead, Nancy yanked at the steering wheel with both hands. But her arms weren’t quite strong enough.

Then Ned’s hands closed over Nancy’s with such strength that they crushed her fingers. Together, in unspoken agreement, they forced the Jeep to do her bidding, but they came so close to the cliff that the side of the vehicle scraped against the granite with an ear-piercing shriek.

The Jeep sped up the hill, slowing almost imperceptibly. Then it screeched up onto the fallen tree trunk, recoiled, tipped over, and came to rest on its left side at the edge of the road.

Nancy became aware of Ned’s voice almost sobbing out her name. She was trapped inside the overturned vehicle, but Ned had somehow pulled himself loose. He was kneeling over her, brushing back her hair.

Nancy struggled to get her hand free. She locked it tightly with his. For several seconds they stayed like that, motionless, Nancy inside the Jeep, Ned outside. Then Ned spoke hoarsely. “If you hadn’t tried that, we both would have been killed—”

“Let’s not think about it. Please.” Nancy shut her eyes.

Ned’s fingers tightened on hers, but he spoke with deliberate calm. “We can’t stay here. It’s a bad curve. If a car comes around it fast, we could be in trouble again. How badly are you hurt?”

Nancy fought back an insane impulse to giggle. “It seems to me I’ve been through this before, after the rope tow broke,” she murmured. She flexed her arms and legs, one at a time. “I’m all right. I’ll probably be a mass of bruises tomorrow, but I landed on snow and nothing’s broken.”

“Then hold my hands and see if you can wriggle out.” Ned braced himself against the fallen tree trunk.

Carefully, cautiously, Nancy twisted one way, then the other. It was like trying to get a cork out of a bottle. Slowly and painfully, she emerged. When she was finally free, she and Ned fell into each other’s arms.

“I’m afraid we’ll have to walk to shelter,” Ned said finally. “It’s starting to grow dark, and the storm’s getting worse. We can’t stay on this road!” He thought for a second. “We must have come more than halfway. Our best bet is to head for Webb Cove.”

“You can’t walk on that ankle—”

“If you’re going to suggest that I let you go alone,” Ned interrupted, “don’t bother. Don’t even think it! If I thought I was going to be able to ski today, surely I can take a short walk.” Ned retrieved his crutches from where they had fallen in the road and he and Nancy, both still dazed, started slowly toward the lodge.

All at once Nancy began to laugh. Ned looked at her in alarm. “What are you giggling about? Are you sure you didn’t break something in that beautiful head of yours?”

Nancy shook her head. “I was just thinking—if Luke looked murderous before, think what his face will be like when

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