"I wish I could tell you about it—but I don't dare," she murmured.
With that she turned and ran into the house.
CHAPTER VII
An Awkward Situation
"Now just what did she mean by that remark?" Susan demanded of her chum as they saw Betty Davis disappear inside the cottage.
"I'm not a mind reader," Penny returned with a shrug. "The air seems to be filled with mysteries this evening."
She then told of her experience in shadowing the man whom she had believed to be Rap Molberg. Susan listened in amazement.
"You must have lost your senses, Penny Nichols! If you turn up missing some morning, it will be easy to guess the reason why!"
"Perhaps it was a foolish thing to do. But I thought if I could learn Rap Molberg's hideout it would be a big help to Dad. Investigators from the agency have been searching days for that man.