“I do not know the first two, but they are probably part of Rhim Rao’s gang. I think we should ask our police to get in touch with the authorities in Nairobi and find out if the men have been picked up yet.
“Ramon and Sharma are friends of mine. They advised me some time ago not to put so much trust in Rhim Rao. Unfortunately I did not take their advice.”
As Bess finished her second cup of tea, she said, “Mr. Tagore, do you know that at one point in solving this mystery we all distrusted you? Please forgive us.”
George grinned. “We were even going to give back the necklaces you left for us.”
Mr. Tagore chuckled. “I don’t blame you one bit for mistrusting me. The disappearance of my gem was so strange it must have seemed to you like a fraud. Incidentally, sometime I should like to see the gem your friend Mr. Ramsey has produced. He must be an exceedingly fine chemist.” Mr. Tagore went on to say that the jewelry he had given the girls was small reward for all they had done. When they refused anything more, he said, “It would give me pleasure to entertain your whole Emerson safari at a very special dinner Indian style.”
“Thank you very much,” said Nancy.
A few minutes later Ned arrived with Tizam, who had brought along several wood carvings of the three gazelles standing together. After introductions he presented the first figurine to Mr. Tagore, then handed one to each of the young people.
“I have had the pleasure,” said the Indian, “of hearing your sister Madame Lilia Bulawaya sing. She has a remarkable voice.”
Tizam smiled and said through the efforts of Mr. Nickerson she had been located and had already communicated with him. “I am very happy about this and will see her as soon as her tour in the United States is over.”
Tizam turned to the young people. “The money she was raising through her concert tour to find me should go to Nancy Drew and her friends.”
Again the Americans refused any remuneration for their work and Bess said, “We’re just pleased to have had a part in solving the case.”
This remark made Nancy realize her work was finished. But not for long. Soon she would be starting to solve the challenging mystery of The Invisible Intruder.
“Mr. Tizam,” said Nancy, “wouldn’t you like to see the spider sapphire?”
“Indeed I would,” he replied.
When it was shown to him, he looked at it in astonishment. “It is an amazing gem.”
“I should say,” George spoke up, “that Nancy Drew has made this spider the most famous one that ever lived on this earth!”
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