"Keene, Carolyn - Nancy Drew 022 - The Clue in the Crumbling Wall" - читать интересную книгу автора (Keene Carolyn)

A surprise awaited Nancy when she reached
home. While she and Mrs. Gruen had been away,
the two rosebushes had been replanted in the
garden. They were only slightly wilted from hav-
ing been moved twice.
"Oh, I'm so glad Joan brought them back!"
Nancy declared. "I'm sure she wouldn't have
taken them if that Hooper boy hadn't urged her
to."
Nancy was pressing earth firmly about the
bushes when her father drove into the garage.
She stopped her work and ran to greet him. Mr.
Drew was a distinguished-looking man, tall and
handsome.
"I'm happy you're back from your trip," she
said.
"Hello, Nancy." He smiled. "How's the gar-
den?"
"Better today. The rosebushes that were taken
day before yesterday are home again."
The Drews went into the house together and
Nancy told him about the boat, the Fenimore
problems, and the mystery of Juliana's disap-
pearance.
"Dad, tell me all you can about Ira Heath and
his son Walter," she said. "Did you know them?"
"Only by reputation. For years they operated
a very successful pearl button factory. Then the
business went to pieces."
"I already know that part," Nancy said. "What
about Heath Castle? After Walter Heath died,
who took charge of the place?"
"Daniel Hector is the executor, I believe."
Nancy's mind flew to the unpleasant customer
in the curio dealer's shop.
"The lawyer?" she asked.
"Yes," Mr. Drew replied. "But I must say his
sharp practice of law never appealed to me."
"Do you think Mr. Hector did everything pos-
sible to find Juliana?" Nancy asked thoughtfully.
"I believe so."
"Did you know her?"
"I saw her perform many times, and admired
her dancing very much," Mr. Drew replied.
"Why she disappeared at the height of her
career has always puzzled me."
"Apparently she left no clues behind."
"The case was a strange one," her father said.
"I guess her fiance was pretty broken up over her
disappearance. I've always wondered if he might