The Apple Bandit
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But when the basket—and all the apples in it— vanishes, Nancy knows she has to get to the core of this mystery. Can she figure out who the bad apple is, or is this festival on the verge of an apple emergency?
Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew books.
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The Apple Bandit - Carolyn Keene
Contents
Chapter 1: Apple Fun
Chapter 2: The Applesauce-Eating Contest
Chapter 3: Pony Paradise
Chapter 4: Another Mystery
Chapter 5: The Missing Apples
Chapter 6: Climbing for Clues
Chapter 7: A Hopeless Case?
Chapter 8: An Unexpected Answer
1
Apple Fun
Apples, apples, apples! I love apples!" Bess Marvin chanted.
Would you stop saying that?
George Fayne grumbled. By the time we get there, I’m not going to want to hear anything else about apples, ever!
Eight-year-old Nancy Drew grinned at her two best friends, who were also cousins. The three of them were sitting in the backseat of Mrs. Fayne’s car as it drove down a country road.
Uh-oh, George,
Nancy teased. "That’s bad news, since we’re going to the River Heights Kids Apple Festival!"
George’s mom smiled at the three girls in the rearview mirror. That’s right,
she said. And we’re almost there. Nancy, you’d better make sure Chip is on her leash before we get out of the car, okay?
Okay.
Nancy leaned down and patted her puppy, Chocolate Chip. She was lying on the car floor on top of Nancy’s feet.
Did you hear that, Chip?
Bess said. You have to stay on your leash. There will probably be lots of other dogs at the Apple Festival. Some of them might not be as friendly as you are.
When she heard Bess say her name, Chip let out a bark. She jumped onto Nancy’s lap, then bounced over to George’s.
Quit it.
George giggled, pushing the wriggling puppy onto Bess. Chip, your claws tickle!
Nancy reached over and clipped Chip’s leash to her collar. There,
she said. Now we’re ready to go.
Good,
Mrs. Fayne said. Because we’re here!
It was a bright, sunny Friday afternoon in autumn. Mrs. Fayne stopped the car in the parking lot of a pick-your-own fruit farm. In the summer people came from miles around to pick their own fresh berries, peaches, cherries, and other produce. In the autumn they came for the juicy apples and pears.
Now, don’t go crazy, Bess,
Mrs. Fayne joked. Make sure you leave enough apples for everybody else in town.
Fat chance!
George said with a laugh. When Bess is around, nobody else in the family ever gets to eat an apple.
Or apple pie,
Mrs. Fayne added.
Or applesauce,
Nancy joined in with a grin.
Bess giggled. Or apple cider, or apple turnovers, or apple brown betty . . .
Still laughing, they walked over to the ticket booth.
I’ll buy you girls each a weekend pass,
Mrs. Fayne said as she handed some money to the ticket taker. You still want to come back tomorrow, right?
Definitely!
Bess answered.
Nancy nodded. They knew they would only have a short time today before it got dark, but tomorrow they could have the whole day here.
diagramWe definitely need to come back tomorrow,
she said. Otherwise we’ll never have enough time to see everything.
Or taste everything,
Bess added.
Okay, then.
Mrs. Fayne handed each girl