Nancy Clue Mysteries 2 - The Case of the Good-for-Nothing Girlfriend by Mabel Maney
Authors: Mabel Maney
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she explained.
"You know best. After all, you're the nurse," Harold agreed. "Goodnight, miss, and thank you, once again, for all your help," Harold said.
Once back in the room, Cherry took care to lock the door before slipping into bed next to Nancy. Velma had the key and could let herself and Lauren in. Goodness knows how many people could walk into their cabin by accident!
"I could be directing people towards their rooms all night," Cherry thought sleepily. She had to giggle at the thought. In the course of her career, she had been many things. A Cruise Nurse on a ship bound for the high seas, a Department-Store Nurse called in to handle the fainting spells at a big girdle sale, even a Dude-Ranch Nurse for a summer. But she had never been a tour guide, or a Cabin Nurse, for that matter, although she would most certainly throw on her uniform and come running whenever and wherever a call for help reached her ears!
Her thoughts drifted toward the friendly couple staying next door. At first she hadn't thought they were very nice and had been put off by their cheap, garish clothing. But they had turned out to be lovely people. "To think I accused them of being those awful people in that dusty brown Impala who passed us by," Cherry admonished herself. "It just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover." It struck Cherry as funny that they had run into each other two times in one day. "By now we're practically old friends!" she chuckled to herself.
"Mother was right. You do meet the nicest people when you travel," she thought as she snuggled up to Nancy and planted a little kiss on her soft neck. Nancy didn't respond, so Cherry closed her eyes, and a few minutes later, she, too, was sound asleep. So sound asleep, in fact, that she didn't hear the urgent whispering going on outside her door, or the rattling of the knob, or the angry cries followed by retreating footfalls.
All Cherry, knew as she drifted through layers of sleep was that she was in her beloved home state with her true love by her side. What more could a girl ask for?
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CHAPTER 11
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"Adieu, Idaho"
"Good-bye, majestic mountains! Good-bye, raging rivers! Good-bye, lush, green forests!" Cherry cried as she drove their newly repaired convertible across the Idaho state line and into the rugged state of Wyoming. She felt a little teary as she left behind her beloved Idaho. Who knew when she would be back to partake of its natural splendors?
Cherry turned her mind to the trip ahead. According to her calculations, and barring any complications, it would take them ten hours to cross Wyoming, upon which time they would be halfway through their trip. "Then there's only Nebraska and Iowa, and, before you know it, we'll be in River Depths!" She shivered with excitement when she thought of the picturesque ten hours ahead!
"Girls, did you know that today we'll be traveling through some of the finest scenery in the country?" Cherry chirped cheerfully. She checked her sturdy nurse's watch. It was just after eight a.m. They had been on the road for about an hour.
"In another four hours, we'll be crossing the Rocky Mountains, one of the world's main mountain systems. That will be the perfect time for us to stop and have a nourishing lunch and stretch our legs while viewing some of the most spectacular scenery in all of America! Aren't you excited, Midge?"
Midge, who was curled up on the passenger side of the front seat with her eyes closed, just smiled.
"We'll miss the Grand Tetons," Cherry continued, "We're too far south, and we shouldn't really take the time to go out of our way. It's really a shame, though, don't you think? I've always wanted to see them, haven't you?"
Midge groaned, which Cherry took as a yes. Who in her right mind, if given the opportunity, wouldn't want to see such a sight?
Cherry made a mental note to send her mother a picture postcard showing the spectacular scenery from this strange and enchanting land. Funny, when she had called
"You know best. After all, you're the nurse," Harold agreed. "Goodnight, miss, and thank you, once again, for all your help," Harold said.
Once back in the room, Cherry took care to lock the door before slipping into bed next to Nancy. Velma had the key and could let herself and Lauren in. Goodness knows how many people could walk into their cabin by accident!
"I could be directing people towards their rooms all night," Cherry thought sleepily. She had to giggle at the thought. In the course of her career, she had been many things. A Cruise Nurse on a ship bound for the high seas, a Department-Store Nurse called in to handle the fainting spells at a big girdle sale, even a Dude-Ranch Nurse for a summer. But she had never been a tour guide, or a Cabin Nurse, for that matter, although she would most certainly throw on her uniform and come running whenever and wherever a call for help reached her ears!
Her thoughts drifted toward the friendly couple staying next door. At first she hadn't thought they were very nice and had been put off by their cheap, garish clothing. But they had turned out to be lovely people. "To think I accused them of being those awful people in that dusty brown Impala who passed us by," Cherry admonished herself. "It just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover." It struck Cherry as funny that they had run into each other two times in one day. "By now we're practically old friends!" she chuckled to herself.
"Mother was right. You do meet the nicest people when you travel," she thought as she snuggled up to Nancy and planted a little kiss on her soft neck. Nancy didn't respond, so Cherry closed her eyes, and a few minutes later, she, too, was sound asleep. So sound asleep, in fact, that she didn't hear the urgent whispering going on outside her door, or the rattling of the knob, or the angry cries followed by retreating footfalls.
All Cherry, knew as she drifted through layers of sleep was that she was in her beloved home state with her true love by her side. What more could a girl ask for?
----
CHAPTER 11
----
"Adieu, Idaho"
"Good-bye, majestic mountains! Good-bye, raging rivers! Good-bye, lush, green forests!" Cherry cried as she drove their newly repaired convertible across the Idaho state line and into the rugged state of Wyoming. She felt a little teary as she left behind her beloved Idaho. Who knew when she would be back to partake of its natural splendors?
Cherry turned her mind to the trip ahead. According to her calculations, and barring any complications, it would take them ten hours to cross Wyoming, upon which time they would be halfway through their trip. "Then there's only Nebraska and Iowa, and, before you know it, we'll be in River Depths!" She shivered with excitement when she thought of the picturesque ten hours ahead!
"Girls, did you know that today we'll be traveling through some of the finest scenery in the country?" Cherry chirped cheerfully. She checked her sturdy nurse's watch. It was just after eight a.m. They had been on the road for about an hour.
"In another four hours, we'll be crossing the Rocky Mountains, one of the world's main mountain systems. That will be the perfect time for us to stop and have a nourishing lunch and stretch our legs while viewing some of the most spectacular scenery in all of America! Aren't you excited, Midge?"
Midge, who was curled up on the passenger side of the front seat with her eyes closed, just smiled.
"We'll miss the Grand Tetons," Cherry continued, "We're too far south, and we shouldn't really take the time to go out of our way. It's really a shame, though, don't you think? I've always wanted to see them, haven't you?"
Midge groaned, which Cherry took as a yes. Who in her right mind, if given the opportunity, wouldn't want to see such a sight?
Cherry made a mental note to send her mother a picture postcard showing the spectacular scenery from this strange and enchanting land. Funny, when she had called
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