Mystery of the Ivory Charm
“She opened the sheaf of documents and studied them eagerly.
“Don’t keep them a secret!” Bess protested. “Did you get the right papers?”
“I’m sure I did. Some of these appear to be written in an Indian language, but the rest are in English.”
“Is Rishi’s name mentioned?” George asked, peering over Nancy’s shoulder.
“I haven’t seen it yet,” she replied, then added quickly, “Yes, here it is!”
Nancy instantly grew serious. She spread out the English document so that her friends could read it, too.
“...I can’t make a thing of it,” Bess complained. “The writing is too cramped.”
“It says here that Rishi is the direct heir of a maharaja of an Indian province called—oh, dear, I can’t even start to pronounce the name of the place!”
“Don’t try,” George said. “Just give us the important details.”
“As a baby, Rishi was abducted from his parents.”
“Why was he taken away, and by whom?” George asked, trying to read the paper herself.
Nancy studied the writing for several minutes.MoreLess
“Don’t keep them a secret!” Bess protested. “Did you get the right papers?”
“I’m sure I did. Some of these appear to be written in an Indian language, but the rest are in English.”
“Is Rishi’s name mentioned?” George asked, peering over Nancy’s shoulder.
“I haven’t seen it yet,” she replied, then added quickly, “Yes, here it is!”
Nancy instantly grew serious. She spread out the English document so that her friends could read it, too.
“...I can’t make a thing of it,” Bess complained. “The writing is too cramped.”
“It says here that Rishi is the direct heir of a maharaja of an Indian province called—oh, dear, I can’t even start to pronounce the name of the place!”
“Don’t try,” George said. “Just give us the important details.”
“As a baby, Rishi was abducted from his parents.”
“Why was he taken away, and by whom?” George asked, trying to read the paper herself.
Nancy studied the writing for several minutes.MoreLess
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