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It was not until late that evening that Nancy Drew was given an opportunity to tell her father what she had learned at Dockville, for he was detained at the office on a special case and did not come home for dinner.
“Well, Nancy,” he said, as he entered the house shortly after ten o’clock, “sorry to be so late, but I think I have some news for you tonight.”
Nancy was eager to tell her own story, but she decided to let that wait.
“Something about the mystery?” she inquired hopefully.
“Yes. I learned a few facts which may throw a new light on the affair.”
“I hope the tip is bona fide this time,” Nancy sighed. “I’ve been trailing false clues so long I’m getting tired of the sport. What did you learn?”
“Well, I promised to find out what I could about Viola Granger. I looked it up at the court house and found that I was correct about her prison record.”
“But of course that doesn’t prove that she was the one who took the jewelry.”
“No. But she was at the inn at the time of the robbery, and Mrs. Willoughby and her friend mentioned the peculiar way she scrutinized them as they entered the dining room. That all looks suspicious. Then I learned another thing.”
“What was that?”