“What were you saying?” Rosanna inquired.
Penny had not realized that she was speaking aloud.
“Only thinking,” she responded. “We’ll go in and talk with Mrs. Leeds.”
“But we can’t get in for she has locked all the doors. Our luggage is sitting out on the porch.”
“Very considerate of her I must say,” Penny grinned. “But we can get in all right.” She produced the key which she had found in Max Laponi’s room.
“Weren’t you smart to keep it!” Rosanna cried.
“That remains to be seen. But come on, let’s beard Mrs. Leeds in her den.”
Penny boldly walked up to the front door. It was locked as Rosanna had said, so inserting her key she opened it.
As the girls entered, they heard Alicia calling shrilly to her mother and an instant later Mrs. Leeds came storming into the hall.
“What is the meaning of this outrage?” she demanded furiously.