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and walked off with him.
    Continuing their walk back to the sorority house, the two friends looked at each other. Susan put her hands about two feet apart and said, “This big, I swear!” They both burst into laughter.
    â€œDo you think your black linen jacket would fit me?” Susan asked Nancy as they walked up the stairs to their room.
    â€œMaybe. Why don’t you try it on?”
    â€œWere you going to wear it tonight?” Susan asked as she put the key in the door.
    â€œNo, you’re welcome to borrow it,” Nancy said, smiling. Susan, never one to pay muchattention to her clothes, was clearly excited about her date that night.
    And Nancy had to admit to herself that after all the things that had happened the past couple of days, a pleasant evening out would be great.
    Susan unlocked the door of their room and gasped. Then Nancy saw the dart that was piercing her pillow!
    It was identical, except for the blue and yellow stripes, to the one that had jabbed her shoulder. This one was holding a piece of folded paper in place. Another message, Nancy knew.
    You are trying very hard to find out what is none of your business. The last person who slept here knew too much. If you’re smart, and I think you are, you’ll give up now.

Chapter

Ten
    T HEY ’ RE TERRORIZING YOU, ” Susan said, outraged.
    â€œThey’re not succeeding,” Nancy answered angrily, and tucked the blue- and yellow-striped dart into her suitcase, along with its mate.
    â€œWell, I’m afraid they are with me, Nancy,” Susan confessed, sitting on her bed and looking at the floor. “I’m very scared that something will happen to you.” Looking up at Nancy, Susan said, “Please tell me your plans.”
    Nancy sat down across from Susan. “Tonight I plan to go out and have fun. That’s my first plan. Tomorrow, I’m going to find out all I can about dart throwing and cheating on this campus. Iwasn’t able to get an appointment with the accountant, Linda Peterson, until Friday. But I do want to see what I can learn by looking at the financial records.”
    â€œPeterson? The name in the notebook?”
    Nancy nodded.
    â€œHow did you find out who it was?” Susan asked.
    â€œFran Kelly generously told me.”
    Susan walked over to her closet and began choosing clothes for her date. “What role do you think Fran Kelly has in all this?” she asked.
    â€œI don’t know,” Nancy admitted. “But she sure acts like she’s got it in for me, so I need to watch her closely.”
    â€œShe’s so jealous,” Susan said. “She could just be acting that way because she sees what an attractive and neat person you are.”
    â€œOr because she has something to hide,” Nancy added. “Was there anything at all that you can possibly recall that Rina may have referred to about the cheating scheme?” she asked Susan.
    â€œI spent all last night trying to think of that, and I have absolutely no memory of Rina giving me even a hint. If she was in on that, she was very closemouthed.” Choosing a yellow sundress to wear under Nancy’s jacket, Susan said, “Rina could keep a secret better than Kathy.”
    â€œAnyone could,” Nancy said. “Unless Kathy was exaggerating the way they cheat like she did the story about the dart.
    â€œI think,” Nancy mused, “I’ll have to learn more about this cheating ring before we know if that’s related to Rina’s murder.”
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    â€œThe chilis rellenos are great here,” Ira said with a smile. “If you like them hot.”
    Nancy looked up from the menu in front of her and out the window to the waterfront. It was another clear, star-filled night in San Diego, and the ocean looked as if the stars were dancing on it wherever the lights from the Mexican restaurant reflected on its gentle ripples. A couple was strolling