"Oh, yes, indeed. A great many women in Kendon have had suits made from this particular pattern. It is very reasonably priced too—only thirty-nine cents a yard."
"Could you give me a list of the persons who have bought material from this bolt?" Penny questioned eagerly.
The storekeeper regarded her rather blankly for the request was a strange one.
"Well, no, I'm afraid I can't," he replied. "Half the women in town buy yard goods from me. But I'm sure you can't go wrong in making this selection."
"I'll take a quarter of a yard," Penny told him.
"Only a quarter of a yard?"
"Yes, that will do for a sample. I may want more later on."
The storekeeper cut off the material and wrapped it up. Penny and Susan left the store with their purchases.
"I'm going straight back to the cottage and compare this cloth with the wick of the toy lantern!" Penny exclaimed when they were beyond the storekeeper's hearing.
"It's a pity so many persons bought the material," Susan commented. "Otherwise it might be possible to trace the buyers."