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The Mystery of Elizabeth Drew
Part 4
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Nancy found Fenton sitting in the waiting room with Frank and Joe. She cleared her throat and the three men looked up. "Nan," Joe said, "Any change?"
She shook her head. "No, still the same," she replied. "Um, Mr.
Hardy, there's something I need to ask you about and I want you to be honest with me."
"What is it, Nancy?" he asked.
"Was my mother murdered?" Fenton stared at her. He didn't know what to say to her. However, the look on his face gave it all away. "I just had the most vivid dream..."
Frank walked over to her. "Nan?"
"She died, right in front of me, Frank. My Dad never told me. I
forgot, but he never told me. Why?"
"He was trying to protect you. He knew how much it would affect you if you remembered."
Nancy looked him in the eyes. "You knew, didn't you?" Frank nodded solemnly. Nancy shoved him away. "I thought you were my friend! How could you keep something like that from me?"
Before Frank could say another word, Nancy ran out of the waiting room. "Boys, you'd better go after her. I can only guess what she's planning on doing."
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Nancy stopped in front of her car to catch her breath. This was
ridiculous. She didn't need to be acting like a child. Frank, Joe, and
their father never told her because it wasn't their place to. It was
her father who should have told her...
Her father.
A tear escaped from her eye. She didn't normally cry. It wasn't in
her nature, but the past few days had been hard for Nancy. She missed her mother, now more than ever.
A sudden thought occurred to her. "Hannah!"
"Don't worry about Hannah, Nancy. Aunt Gertrude went to River Heights to pick her up," Joe said.
Nancy nodded. "How is it that no one has ever breathed a word about this? I mean, I've been in newspapers, I've been interviewed, but I've never heard anything about this."
"Apparently our dads and Chief McGinnis were responsible for that. They didn't bribe anyone, but they were able to convince them that it was too traumatic an event for you," Frank explained.
"Yeah," Nancy muttered, kicking on of her tires, "I guess." She looked up at Frank and Joe. "I'm sorry, guys. I didn't mean to yell at you like that."
Frank took her hand. "It's all right. We understand."
Nancy smiled. "Now, who's with me?"
"What are you talking about, Nan?" Joe asked.
"We're going to find Jackson Williams."
The Mystery of Elizabeth Drew
Part 4
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Nancy found Fenton sitting in the waiting room with Frank and Joe. She cleared her throat and the three men looked up. "Nan," Joe said, "Any change?"
She shook her head. "No, still the same," she replied. "Um, Mr.
Hardy, there's something I need to ask you about and I want you to be honest with me."
"What is it, Nancy?" he asked.
"Was my mother murdered?" Fenton stared at her. He didn't know what to say to her. However, the look on his face gave it all away. "I just had the most vivid dream..."
Frank walked over to her. "Nan?"
"She died, right in front of me, Frank. My Dad never told me. I
forgot, but he never told me. Why?"
"He was trying to protect you. He knew how much it would affect you if you remembered."
Nancy looked him in the eyes. "You knew, didn't you?" Frank nodded solemnly. Nancy shoved him away. "I thought you were my friend! How could you keep something like that from me?"
Before Frank could say another word, Nancy ran out of the waiting room. "Boys, you'd better go after her. I can only guess what she's planning on doing."
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Nancy stopped in front of her car to catch her breath. This was
ridiculous. She didn't need to be acting like a child. Frank, Joe, and
their father never told her because it wasn't their place to. It was
her father who should have told her...
Her father.
A tear escaped from her eye. She didn't normally cry. It wasn't in
her nature, but the past few days had been hard for Nancy. She missed her mother, now more than ever.
A sudden thought occurred to her. "Hannah!"
"Don't worry about Hannah, Nancy. Aunt Gertrude went to River Heights to pick her up," Joe said.
Nancy nodded. "How is it that no one has ever breathed a word about this? I mean, I've been in newspapers, I've been interviewed, but I've never heard anything about this."
"Apparently our dads and Chief McGinnis were responsible for that. They didn't bribe anyone, but they were able to convince them that it was too traumatic an event for you," Frank explained.
"Yeah," Nancy muttered, kicking on of her tires, "I guess." She looked up at Frank and Joe. "I'm sorry, guys. I didn't mean to yell at you like that."
Frank took her hand. "It's all right. We understand."
Nancy smiled. "Now, who's with me?"
"What are you talking about, Nan?" Joe asked.
"We're going to find Jackson Williams."