The Mystery of the Masked Rider
“Bess came rushing up, a big grin on her face.
“How’s Colleen feeling?” Nancy asked, her earlier thoughts pushed aside for now.
“She regained consciousness on the way to the hospital,” Bess said. “They’re taking X rays, but Phil says the doctors don’t think she has any broken bones.”
“Whew. That’s good news. Things might have been worse.” Nancy’s voice was solemn as she rinsed Nightingale with the hose.
“I know that look you’ve got on your face,” Bess said. “You’ve figured something out. Are you... going to let me in on it?”
“Yup.” Nancy turned and pointed to the bucket. “First, hand me the scraper.”
Bess reached down and handed Nancy the long, scooped piece of metal used to whisk excess water off the horse’s coat.
“Well?” Bess prompted.
Nancy glanced around to make sure no one was listening. “All this time we’ve been protecting Nightingale because we thought she was the target.”
Bess nodded in agreement.
“But when you look back at all the things that happened to her, she never really got hurt.MoreLess
“How’s Colleen feeling?” Nancy asked, her earlier thoughts pushed aside for now.
“She regained consciousness on the way to the hospital,” Bess said. “They’re taking X rays, but Phil says the doctors don’t think she has any broken bones.”
“Whew. That’s good news. Things might have been worse.” Nancy’s voice was solemn as she rinsed Nightingale with the hose.
“I know that look you’ve got on your face,” Bess said. “You’ve figured something out. Are you... going to let me in on it?”
“Yup.” Nancy turned and pointed to the bucket. “First, hand me the scraper.”
Bess reached down and handed Nancy the long, scooped piece of metal used to whisk excess water off the horse’s coat.
“Well?” Bess prompted.
Nancy glanced around to make sure no one was listening. “All this time we’ve been protecting Nightingale because we thought she was the target.”
Bess nodded in agreement.
“But when you look back at all the things that happened to her, she never really got hurt.MoreLess
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