The Secret of the Wooden Lady
“There were no signs of a struggle in the hall. The telephone was back in place and the big bowl of peonies beside it was undisturbed.
“Bess!” Nancy called. “Bess, where are you?” There was no answer.
“You two look around down here and I’ll go upstairs,” Mr. Simmons suggested.
Mr. Beaman was already going through the first floor, switching on lights.
“Somebody’s raised Cain up here,” Mr. Sim. mons called down in a moment.
Mr. Beaman hurried upstairs. Nancy, left alone in the hall, had an idea. S...he reasoned that someone had come up behind Bess as she stood at the telephone. He probably had knocked her out. If so, where could he have concealed her?
As Nancy looked about, she remembered the deep closet back of the stairway. Nancy opened the door and peered into the darkness.
“Bess!” she called. “Bess!”
There was a murmur from behind the coats. Nancy shoved them aside and bent down. Bess was lying on the floor.
“Bess, are you hurt?” Nancy exclaimed, kneeling beside her friend.MoreLess
“Bess!” Nancy called. “Bess, where are you?” There was no answer.
“You two look around down here and I’ll go upstairs,” Mr. Simmons suggested.
Mr. Beaman was already going through the first floor, switching on lights.
“Somebody’s raised Cain up here,” Mr. Sim. mons called down in a moment.
Mr. Beaman hurried upstairs. Nancy, left alone in the hall, had an idea. S...he reasoned that someone had come up behind Bess as she stood at the telephone. He probably had knocked her out. If so, where could he have concealed her?
As Nancy looked about, she remembered the deep closet back of the stairway. Nancy opened the door and peered into the darkness.
“Bess!” she called. “Bess!”
There was a murmur from behind the coats. Nancy shoved them aside and bent down. Bess was lying on the floor.
“Bess, are you hurt?” Nancy exclaimed, kneeling beside her friend.MoreLess
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