The Quest of the Missing Map
“Bess had reported the balky lock on the car door.
“I’ll have to get it fixed,” Nancy said, then smiled. “Don’t worry, Bess. There surely aren’t any thieves in this lovely place.”
Bess reached for a second helping of potato salad. “Isn’t it wonderful! We’ve found the map and it may lead to buried treasure!”
“Providing Mrs. Chatham doesn’t change her mind about financing the trip,” George reminded her cousin. “What do you think, Nancy? Will she go through with it?”
“Oh, Mrs. Chatham is very enthu...siastic. If we succeed in piecing the map together, she promised to ask both of you, and also Burt and Dave if you like,” Nancy added with a twinkle in her eyes. “And Ned, Ellen, and Bill Tomlin.”
“Terrinc!” Bess exclaimed gleefully. “Four couples. What a houseparty!”
“Four couples and Trixie,” said Nancy.
It was growing late, so after Bess had consumed the last sandwich, the girls gathered up the picnic debris and returned to the car.
“I’d like to look at that map again,”MoreLess
“I’ll have to get it fixed,” Nancy said, then smiled. “Don’t worry, Bess. There surely aren’t any thieves in this lovely place.”
Bess reached for a second helping of potato salad. “Isn’t it wonderful! We’ve found the map and it may lead to buried treasure!”
“Providing Mrs. Chatham doesn’t change her mind about financing the trip,” George reminded her cousin. “What do you think, Nancy? Will she go through with it?”
“Oh, Mrs. Chatham is very enthu...siastic. If we succeed in piecing the map together, she promised to ask both of you, and also Burt and Dave if you like,” Nancy added with a twinkle in her eyes. “And Ned, Ellen, and Bill Tomlin.”
“Terrinc!” Bess exclaimed gleefully. “Four couples. What a houseparty!”
“Four couples and Trixie,” said Nancy.
It was growing late, so after Bess had consumed the last sandwich, the girls gathered up the picnic debris and returned to the car.
“I’d like to look at that map again,”MoreLess
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