"I didn't bring her name into the case at all. At heart I doubt that the woman is bad—she is merely a natural born trouble maker. As far as I'm concerned she's free to go on living in this community. I imagine she has learned her lesson."
"There's no question that Michael will get the money, Dad?"
"Not the slightest. And he'll owe all his good fortune to you, Penny. Come to think of it, I owe you quite a bit myself."
"You?" asked Penny, smiling.
"Yes, you practically solved my case for me," declared the detective. "Not to mention digging up one of your own."
"I had good fun doing it," laughed Penny. Then her face fell. "I suppose now that all the mystery is solved we'll be going back home again."
"We'll certainly pack up and leave this place," answered Mr. Nichols. "But we're not starting for home."
"Then where are we going?" asked Penny in surprise.
"I don't know," replied Mr. Nichols, smiling broadly, "but it will be to some nice quiet place where I can have a vacation."
THE END