CHAPTER IX

NANCY INVESTIGATES “Since I talked with Mrs. Willoughby last evening, I’ve decided that I can’t take her case after all.” Carson Drew pushed back his empty coffee cup as he addressed his daughter who sat opposite him at the breakfast table. “You can’t take it? Why not?” “I forgot all about a case I have coming up this week. I’ll be in court and shan’t have time to think of anything else. I must ask Mrs. Willoughby to turn the matter over to another lawyer.” Nancy frowned, for this did not suit her plans at all. “Wh…