This often results in his saving her from a life-threatening situation, but in some, Nancy rescues him. Whenever he is around, Ned assists Nancy with her cases. Nancy uncovers a plot between Diane and her own male admirer to split up the couple so they can individually pursue Ned and Nancy romantically. This is one of the few stories that explores Nancy's emotions and feelings toward Ned he rescues her in the story climax, in a damsel in distress setting, in the scary old mansion's attic.
This subplot isn't based on a second crime, but instead involves a mystery as to why Ned has invited Diane Dight for a date to a college function, instead of Nancy, and hasn't been in touch with her. In the 1944 version of The Secret in the Old Attic elements of Gothic romance exist: Nancy, while exploring a spooky old house, is worried about Ned's recent behavior. However, in the paperback editions that followed (books 57 to 175), Ned is specifically described as Nancy's boyfriend. Throughout the revised yellow hardcovers (which include the first 56 books of the series), Ned is often described as Nancy's "special friend." The two frequently date, attending dances and the like, but commitment between them is never explicitly stated, although Ned is said to "date Nancy exclusively" in The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion. In The Clue in the Diary, Ned is at first mistaken for a car thief, but Nancy warms to him after he proves trustworthy later in the story.
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Ned first meets Nancy in The Clue in the Diary, the seventh volume in the original series however, the text of revisions in the first few volumes bear an apparent inconsistency, mentioning him as early as the fifth volume, The Secret of Shadow Ranch. Relationship with Nancy Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Nancy also describes him as 'the perfect boyfriend' or 'the best boy a gal could have' in the 1930s editions. Mapleton is near Nancy's fictional hometown of River Heights. When not in school, Ned lives with his parents James and Edith in the town of Mapleton. Ned frequently sells insurance during the summer, although he has also taken a variety of other jobs. His best friends include Buck Rodman (in the earliest, original stories), and, in revised stories and books after 1950, Burt Eddleton and Dave Evans, who are also students at Emerson. In some stories, he pursues outdoor interests including rowing and swimming, as well as scuba diving.
Aside from being a good student, Ned also plays for three of his school's varsity teams - basketball, baseball, and football. (When introduced in the 1932 storyline, Nancy was sixteen, but it could be assumed that Ned was not greatly older, but possibly three to four years). This makes him a year or two older than the eighteen-year-old Nancy in the current series. When Nancy first meets him, he is a sophomore at Emerson College. Ned is described as a handsome and athletic young man who stands six feet and two inches tall, with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
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