“Well, you’ll get one there,” Linda promised, “if you help us get in.”
Chapter XII
Trickery
When Linda left Amy with Mrs. Fishberry at the old house, the latter slowly led the way towards the road. But as soon as the autogiro vanished from sight she stood still, and gazed straight at the girl.
“You still don’t remember me, Helen?” she asked.
The girl shook her head.
“No, I don’t, Mrs. Fishberry.”
“Call me Aunt Elsie, please— But you claim to remember the house?”
“Yes—sort of. But you said I lived in Montana,” she replied, in confusion.
“You lived here with your grandfather for a while,” Mrs. Fishberry explained, “after your father and mother died. They were killed in an automobile accident when you were a baby—” So far this was the truth. But what the woman went on to add was a lie which she told at Ed Tower’s request.—“After your grandfather died, I took you to Montana to live with me. Your uncle Ed is your only living relative. He and your father were brothers.”
“And their name was Tower?” asked Helen.