(#44) The Clue In The Crossword Cipher - Plot & Excerpts
George asked Nancy.“The plaque! It’s gone!”A look of utter dismay spread across Carla’s face. She said something in Spanish, then added in English, “What will we do? Now we can never solve the mystery! Oh, that monkey is what you say—a jinx.”The next moment she flung herself on a bed and began to weep. Bess threw her arms around the girl and tried to comfort her.“We’re all terribly sorry,” she said. “But I’d like to bet Nancy will find the plaque.”“I’m certainly going to try,” Nancy replied. “The first thing I shall do is go down to the desk and report the theft to the manager.”The clerk on duty took her into the manager’s office where a pleasant-looking man, Senor Diaz, was in charge at the moment. Quickly Nancy told her story.“I am very sorry to hear this,” the man said. “The plaque sounds most unusual. It seems like a strange thing for anyone to steal. What would be the motive for such a theft?”“I don’t know,” Nancy answered, “but the plaque has been in the Ponce family for hundreds of years and they will be greatly upset to learn it has been stolen.”“Miss Ponce is with you, is she not?”
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