“Nonsense!” the woman replied. “This trip did more for me and Trixie than you’ll ever know.”
Nancy was happy about this, but at once began to long for another mystery. To her delight she was to encounter The Clue in the
Jewel
Box soon.
That evening when she and Ned were on deck gazing at the moon, he said, “Nancy, how about taking your mind off mysteries for a while and thinking of me instead?”
Nancy laughed mischievously. She gave a mock salute and said, “Aye, aye, sir!”