Hoofbeats on the Turnpike

By MILDRED A. WIRT
Author of MILDRED A. WIRT MYSTERY STORIES TRAILER STORIES FOR GIRLS
Illustrated
CUPPLES AND LEON COMPANY Publishers NEW YORK
PENNY PARKER MYSTERY STORIES
Large 12 mo. Cloth Illustrated
TALE OF THE WITCH DOLL THE VANISHING HOUSEBOAT DANGER AT THE DRAWBRIDGE BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER THE SECRET PACT THE CLOCK STRIKES THIRTEEN THE WISHING WELL SABOTEURS ON THE RIVER GHOST BEYOND THE GATE HOOFBEATS ON THE TURNPIKE VOICE FROM THE CAVE GUILT OF THE BRASS THIEVES SIGNAL IN THE DARK WHISPERING WALLS SWAMP ISLAND THE CRY AT MIDNIGHT
COPYRIGHT, 1944, BY CUPPLES AND LEON CO.
Hoofbeats on the Turnpike
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
A girl in crumpled linen slacks skidded to a fast stop on the polished floor of the Star business office. With a flourish, she pushed a slip of paper through the bars of the treasurer’s cage. She grinned beguilingly at the man who was totaling a long column of figures.
“Top o’ the morning, Mr. Peters,” she chirped. “How about cashing a little check for me?”