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need some fun.”
    Still smiling, Nancy said, “You like Ira, don’t you?”
    â€œI guess you don’t have to be a detective to see that,” Susan replied with a grin.
    â€œSo you want to go out with them Wednesday night?” Nancy asked her friend.
    â€œI’d love it. Will you come?”
    â€œI’m not sure how Ned would feel.”
    â€œIt’s not a real date,” Susan said. “Just thinkthat you’re my chaperon. Ned would have to understand that.”
    Nancy laughed as she cautiously rolled onto her back. “Okay, okay. You’ve convinced me. I’ll join you.”
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    â€œDid Rina drive her own car to the beach that day?” Nancy asked Susan the next morning as they sat on the floor sorting through Rina’s possessions and putting them in boxes.
    â€œYes. It was found on the highway near the beach. I drove down with Debbie and we brought it back here.
    â€œIt might be nice if we packed everything before tonight,” Susan suggested. “Mrs. Charles said that she and her son would be here early tomorrow to pick up the car, along with Rina’s other stuff.”
    â€œYes,” Nancy agreed. “The less they have to do, the better. This can’t be easy for them.”
    Susan shook her head as she folded clothes. Nancy was packing Rina’s books and looking through her papers for any kind of a clue.
    â€œWhat’s this name?” Nancy asked. “Rina’s doodled it over and over in the margin of her notebook.”
    â€œIt looks like Peterson to me,” Susan answered, examining the page.
    â€œBut it’s in two different handwritings,” Nancy explained. “Someone in her class could have written the name down for her, and thenRina could have copied it. See, the second handwriting matches the rest of the notes. Do you know who Peterson is?”
    â€œNo idea,” Susan answered.
    Nancy made a mental note of the name and continued looking through Rina’s things but found nothing except the usual notebooks and class materials.
    â€œYou know,” Susan said, “I was hesitant to join this sorority.”
    â€œWhy?” Nancy asked.
    â€œI don’t like it when some people are chosen and others are left out.”
    â€œWhat made you change your mind?” Nancy asked, putting a pile of books into a carton.
    â€œWell, Delta Phi has the highest academic standing on campus. They really do emphasize good grades in this sorority,” Susan explained.
    â€œIt seems as though they also emphasize good looks,” Nancy said.
    â€œI guess,” Susan said, and smiled. Although Susan wore no makeup and had her hair cut in a short and easy style, she was still a beauty. Her light blue eyes and black hair were striking. “I think that’s why Rina was feeling so low. She felt neither pretty enough nor smart enough to be a Delta Phi.”
    â€œShe looks very attractive here,” Nancy said, examining a photo of Rina sitting on the porch of the sorority house.
    Folding a sweater, Susan walked around andlooked over Nancy’s shoulder. “Rina wore thick glasses and was self-conscious about them. She always took them off for pictures. She had terrible astigmatism that contact lenses couldn’t correct. Her glasses really did change her appearance. But I bet you won’t find one picture of her with her glasses on.”
    â€œBut wait,” Nancy said. “Didn’t I just see them here?” She walked to Rina’s dresser and spotted the glasses, then she asked, “How many pairs did she own?”
    â€œTwo. She always kept an old pair in her top desk drawer,” Susan answered. “Why?”
    Swinging around, Nancy opened the desk, and there, in a gold case, was the extra pair.
    â€œI assume she couldn’t drive without them?” Nancy asked.
    â€œOf course not—she had terrible vision. Why all the