“I’m afraid not. It seems to me the police are just going around in circles. By this time the thief is probably safe in another state.”
“It’s too mean for anything,” Nancy went on. “I wish there was something I could do.”
Emily glanced up quickly as a thought occurred to her.
“Why can’t you help me?” she demanded tensely. “You’ve helped lots of other people!”
“I don’t want to interfere. The police—”
“Oh, the police!” Emily dismissed them with a wave of her hand. “You’re a wonder when it comes to solving a mystery! Will you help me?”
Nancy Drew hesitated and then nodded.
“I’ll do my best.”
“Oh, fine!” Emily’s relief was evident. “The jewels are as good as found this minute!”
Nancy Drew smiled at her friend’s returning good spirits, but as she walked down the path a few minutes later the smile faded from her face. She was eager to help Emily and pleased at an opportunity to “try her teeth” on a baffling mystery, but well she knew that she faced the most difficult task of her career.