“It seems to me we should call in the police.”
Penny shook her head. “Not yet. But I do intend to wire my father. I’m going to ask him to learn all he can about Laponi. It may turn out that the man has a prison record.”
“You suspect that because you found the revolver in his room?”
“Well, honest citizens don’t carry weapons without permits.”
“You’re thinking of doing it,” Rosanna challenged.
Penny laughed. “This is an extra special emergency. But I have another reason for believing that Laponi is a crook. I suspect he has a stolen ring in his possession.”
She then told of finding the diamond ring under the dresser scarf.
“All diamonds look somewhat alike,” she acknowledged, “but I’m sure I’ve seen that ring before.”
“Where?”
“In Bresham’s Department Store. I think it’s the same ring that was stolen the afternoon I met you there.”