Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key

PENNY NICHOLS MYSTERY STORIES
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by “Joan Clark” (Mildred A. Wirt, 1905-2002)
By Joan Clark
The Goldsmith Publishing Company
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT 1936, BY THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING COMPANY
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
“Hurry, Susan! We have only ten minutes before the store closes!”
Penelope Nichols, the slender girl in blue, urged her companion into the revolving doors at the entrance of the Bresham Department Store. A vigorous push sent the barriers spinning at such a rate that other shoppers turned to stare at the two girls.
“You nearly took off my heels that time, Penny,” Susan Altman protested with a laugh as they emerged into the crowded store.
“Sorry, but we’ve no time to waste if I get that pair of white earrings. The clerks are starting to put things away already.”