Nancy Drew 45: The Spider Sapphire Mystery by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew 45: The Spider Sapphire Mystery by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Girls & Women, Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1967-12-01T05:07:03+00:00


CHAPTER XII

surprise Meeting

“THEN there is a good chance that the guide Tizam is alive,” said Nancy. She was excited at the thought of how happy Madame Lilia Bulawaya would be if Nancy succeeded in locating him.

“I hope he is alive,” Munger replied. “He’s a very nice man and I understand talented. I did not find out what it is he does. Acting as a guide was just a sideline.”

When tea was over and the young guests were saying good-by to their hostess, she asked where they were going next.

“To the Mount Kenya Safari Club early tomor. row morning,” Nancy told her.

“That is a beautiful spot,” Mrs. Munger remarked. “With magnificent snow-capped Mount Kenya in the distance and the grounds—Well, you’ll see for yourself.”

The Safari Club and the surrounding country were as beautiful as Mrs. Munger had said. The extensive grounds were attractively laid out, with beautiful gardens and inviting play areas. At the foot of a grassy slope was a series of ponds. One was a swimming pool for guests; the other ponds were homes for various kinds of birds. Crested cranes stalked about the lawns. Swans, both white and rare black ones, swam serenely among water lilies on one of the ponds.

“It’s heavenly here!” Bess remarked. She was admiring the view from the girls’ first-floor bedroom window.

The room was large and had three beds in it. Living-room furniture, attractive drapes, and a fireplace at one end gave the place a cozy atmosphere.

There was a knock on the door and a smiling black boy entered, his arms full of logs. With a pleasant “Good morning,” he knelt down and built a fire. Because of a slight chill in the air, the girls were delighted to have the fire. The boy bowed and went out.

“Since we’re going to be here a little while,” Bess spoke up, “I’m going to hang up my dresses. They really can stand an airing.”

The girls hung up their suits and dresses. They left the rest of their clothes and jewelry in the suitcases.

“It would be fun to have our breakfast in front of this fire,” George remarked, “but we promised to meet the boys, so we’d better go.”

“Actually this is our second breakfast,” Nancy reminded the others. “But I must admit I can use it after that drive up here.”

As usual, Bess said, “I’m starved!”

While the girls were walking through the attractive club to the dining room, Bess remarked, “This looks like a safe place for us to be. No villains, baboons, or anything else to bother us. We can just have fun and forget all the mysteries.”

Nancy made no comment, but she thought that surely her enemies knew the Emerson itinerary. It was doubtful they would leave her and her friends alone.

“I just hope I’ll see them first,” Nancy said to herself.

The breakfast hour was jolly and at the end Nancy suggested that they all put on bathing suits and go to the swimming pool.

“Great idea,” Burt agreed.

“And I can do some sun-tanning,” said George.

Bess warned her cousin to be careful of the strong African sun.



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