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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel Hints

How do I find a record of the sale of a carousel horse to Joy's mom?

  • 1 of 5: Have you searched the office for this record?
  • 2 of 5: In the top-right drawer of the filing cabinet, you find an old stenography note confirming the sale of one of the carousel horses.  The name of the horse is obliterated, but is still visible written in shorthand.  Maybe you can use your detective skills to determine the name of the horse.
  • 3 of 5: Here is a screen shot of the name of the horse, written in shorthand:
  • 4 of 5: If you could just read shorthand, or knew someone who did, you would have the name of Joy's favorite horse.
  • 5 of 5: After you are able to translate the stenography note, you know the name of Joy's favorite carousel horse.  It was: "Glory."