1968 Edition Plot Summary
The revised edition is largely condensed, but is the same story. Ira Dixon becomes "Nixon," and the action speeds up. Nancy still goes to Emerson, but her companion in the original version, who was Helen Corning, is changed to a new acquaintance. A sub-plot involving early snowfall adding days to the Emerson trip, and a subplot involving Nancy's success at a hotel costume event, is eliminated. The action at Emerson now includes someone attempting to harm Nancy by releasing a heavy curtain after luring her to a deserted theater stage. Nancy also is waylaid at the airport after determining to go there to find her namesake. The details involving the football game are modernized and abridged, to reduce this story element.
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