"Everything okay, sir?" the station attendant asked, emerging from the office and addressing the truck driver.
"Yes, what do I owe?"
Penny started as she heard the voice. It was strangely familiar. If only she could see the driver's face!
"Three-forty-two," the attendant informed the trucker, in response to his question.
The driver gave him a bill and waited for his change. For the first time he turned toward Penny. She hastily averted her face, yet looked over her shoulder an instant later to view his.
"It's Jerry Barrows!" she recognized. "Now I understand in what capacity he was employed by Brunner!"
The attendant had returned with the driver's change and likewise her own. He noticed that she had removed the radiator cap from the roadster.
"Need water?" he questioned pleasantly.
"Please," Penny said, very low.
At the sound of her voice, Jerry Barrows turned, but he saw nothing more than Penny's back. Apparently satisfied that he had never seen the girl before, he climbed into his truck.