(#16) The Clue Of The Tapping Heels - Plot & Excerpts
George cried.Nancy herself had been terrified for a fraction of a second. In a desperate attempt to save herself, she clung tightly to the beam by one arm. Then, with great effort, she swung her right leg over the beam and gradually pulled herself to an upright position.“Bravo! Bravo!” cried several of the men below her and began to clap.“Yea! Yea!” shouted several relieved children.All this time Nancy had managed to hold onto the net. Now she unrolled it, and with a well-placed aim, finally snared the Persian. Its protests at being made a prisoner almost caused Nancy to lose her balance again.There were gasps of dismay from the watching crowd and a flash bulb went off. Nancy looked down. A photographer had snapped her picture!“Oh dear!” she thought. “This whole adventure has been such a mess.”The cat had quieted down and now Nancy inched her way backward, pulling the animal along. Slowly she shinned down the rafter to the crossbeam.“Bess! George! Will you catch the cat?”
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