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versary."
When the two young women walked into head-
quarters a little later, the desk sergeant said,
"You're in luck. Miss Drew!" He held up her
stolen purse. "A patrolman found it in a trash
(an. Nothing but the money and the pearl was
taken."
Nancy was thrilled. "I'm especially glad to have
roy driver's license and car registration back,"
she said, "and the credit cards. Please thank the
patrolman for me."
The following day Nancy related Mrs. Feni-
more's story to her closest friends, Bess Marvin
and George Fayne, who had dropped in. The two
girls were cousins and helped Nancy when she was
working on a mystery. Bess was blond and slightly
plump. She was less inclined toward adventure
than her spunky cousin, an attractive brunette,
who liked athletics and was proud of having a
boy's name.
Bess said soberly, "It's a shame about Joan and
Teddy. I'll help you all I can with them."
George was eager to pursue work on the mys-
tery. "What are we waiting for?" she asked. "Why
not go now and explore the castle?"
Cautiously Bess asked, "Will it be safe?"
"It won't be easy," Nancy warned her friends.
"I was told the undergrowth is like a jungle.
Maybe the best way to get there is by motorboat
up the Muskoka River."
Twenty minutes later the three girls rented
a small motorboat at Campbell's Landing. The
craft was old and the engine clattered and threw
oil, but it was the only boat available.
"Lucky we all know how to swim," Bess said
with some misgiving as they pulled away from the
dock. "I have a feeling this old tub leaks and may
sink before we go very far."
"We'll be all right if George keeps busy with
the bailer!" Nancy laughed, heading the craft up-
stream.
The river was wide near town, but the upper
reaches were narrow and twisted and turned at
such sharp angles that fast travel was out of the
question. At the wheel. Nancy kept an alert
watch for shoals. Water was slowly seeping in at
the bow.
"It's really pretty out here, but so wild." Bess
commented, her gaze wandering along the solid
line of trees fringing the shores.