The Crooked Banister
“Gingerly they turned it over.
“I don’t see anything suspicious,” George remarked.
Nancy took out her magnifying glass and went over every inch of both sides of the serpent picture. “Neither do I,” she said finally. “But I wonder if we should take off the back. What do you think, Dad?”
“I think we should leave the piece as it is,” he replied. “It would be wiser to solve this mystery in some safer way.”
Mr. Drew added that he must return to River Heights directly after lunch. He glanced at his wa...tch. “We’ll have to go now.”
Nancy locked the front door and pocketed the key. Les Morton the guard was just returning and apologized for being away longer than he had expected. He helped Nancy and the others carry the saplings back to the woods. Then the group climbed into Mr. Drew’s car.
On the way to the hospital Thomas Banister expressed concern that there was still no definite clue to his brother’s whereabouts. “The police have an alarm out in every state.”MoreLess
“I don’t see anything suspicious,” George remarked.
Nancy took out her magnifying glass and went over every inch of both sides of the serpent picture. “Neither do I,” she said finally. “But I wonder if we should take off the back. What do you think, Dad?”
“I think we should leave the piece as it is,” he replied. “It would be wiser to solve this mystery in some safer way.”
Mr. Drew added that he must return to River Heights directly after lunch. He glanced at his wa...tch. “We’ll have to go now.”
Nancy locked the front door and pocketed the key. Les Morton the guard was just returning and apologized for being away longer than he had expected. He helped Nancy and the others carry the saplings back to the woods. Then the group climbed into Mr. Drew’s car.
On the way to the hospital Thomas Banister expressed concern that there was still no definite clue to his brother’s whereabouts. “The police have an alarm out in every state.”MoreLess
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