Like many of the Nancy Drews, the Bungalow Mystery shows what Nancy is really like. It shows her desire to help those in need, and resourcefulness in hunting down criminals, more than her attorney father had. Nancy was justified in being suspicious of Laua Pendelton's supposed guardian, though Laura said that Jacob Aborn and Mrs. Pendleton, who had died recently, were schoolmates. When Laura ran away (and helped Nancy move a downed tree so they could get to River Heights), she told Nancy how mean Jacob Aborn had been. Nancy's investigation started NOT at the bungalow on Melrose Lake but at a deserted shack; she learned, after she had sneaked into Laura's legal residence, that Laura had come under control of a professional crook who called himself Stumpy-- a gangsterly name if ever there were one! When he went to sleep, she returned to the abandoned shack and found the REAL Jacob Aborn chained and half-starved! After more adventures she ran down Stumpy Dowd, who had POSED as Jacob Aborn
to steal Laura's inheritance, and brought happiness to Laura when she and Jacob Aborn were brought together. A delightful story, to be sure. |
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