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10/7/2016 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Secret</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Clock</strong><br />
Nancy paused on <strong>the</strong> stairs and turned to face her fa<strong>the</strong>r. "What do you mean?"<br />
"Well, <strong>the</strong>re's talk about town that Richard Topham has been losing heavily in <strong>the</strong> stock market this past<br />
month. He has been getting credit at a number <strong>of</strong> places on <strong>the</strong> strength <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inheritance, and I suspect he is<br />
depending on Crowley's money to pull him through a tight spot. He's making every effort to speed up <strong>the</strong><br />
settlement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> estate."<br />
"<strong>The</strong>n we'd better hurry," said Nancy, resuming <strong>the</strong> climb.<br />
"Don't build your hopes too high," Mr. Drew advised her wisely. "<strong>The</strong>re may be a slip, you know."<br />
"How?"<br />
"We may fail to find <strong>the</strong> will in <strong>the</strong> safedeposit box."<br />
"Oh, I can't believe it, Dad. <strong>The</strong> notebook says it's <strong>the</strong>re!"<br />
"<strong>The</strong>n," <strong>the</strong> lawyer continued, "<strong>the</strong>re is a chance that Josiah Crowley didn't dispose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fortune as <strong>the</strong><br />
Turners and <strong>the</strong> Hoovers and o<strong>the</strong>rs expected he would."<br />
"But he promised all those people"<br />
"I know, Nancy. But <strong>the</strong>re's just <strong>the</strong> possibility that <strong>the</strong> notation in <strong>the</strong> notebook was wishful thinking and Mr.<br />
Crowley never got around to making <strong>the</strong> new will."<br />
"You can discourage me all you want to, Dad, "but I'm not going to stop hoping!" Nancy said. "Oh, I can<br />
scarcely wait for morning to come!"<br />
Her fa<strong>the</strong>r laughed. "You're an incurable optimist! Now put Josiah Crowley out <strong>of</strong> your mind and get a good<br />
night's sleep."<br />
At <strong>the</strong> door <strong>of</strong> her bedroom Nancy hesitated, <strong>the</strong>n turned back toward <strong>the</strong> stairs.<br />
"What's up?" Mr. Drew asked.<br />
Without answering Nancy ran down to <strong>the</strong> living room, picked up <strong>the</strong> notebook which lay on <strong>the</strong> table, and<br />
hurried back up <strong>the</strong> carpeted steps.<br />
"After all I've gone through to get my hands on this," she told her fa<strong>the</strong>r, "I'm not going to take any chances!"<br />
Nancy laughed. "Tonight I'll sleep with it under my pillow!"<br />
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