With that he darted through the open door and was lost in the night.
CHAPTER III
An Impulsive Act
"I don't know why I let him escape," Penny said self-accusingly as she closed the garage doors. "I simply did it on the impulse of the moment."
"One couldn't help liking the boy," Susan declared optimistically. "Do you suppose he'll keep his promise and come to see your father?"
"If he doesn't I'll know I made a silly mistake. I hope they can't put me in jail for permitting criminals to escape!"
"You might look very well in stripes," Susan teased. "They would never become me because I'm too plump."
Penny was in no mood to respond to the attempted banter.
"I wonder what Dad will say when he learns about it," she mused uncomfortably.