Observing the green card in Penny’s hand he reached out and jerked it from her.
“I wasn’t doing any harm,” she said, trying to act injured. “My father didn’t send me to Pine Top. I came for the skiing.”
Secretly, Penny was angry at Maxwell’s reference to the Riverview Star as being a “yellow” sheet, which in newspaper jargon meant that it was a sensation-seeking newspaper.
“And what are you doing in this part of the hotel?”
“I only wanted to see the Green Room,” Penny replied. “I thought I would have my breakfast here.”
Harvey Maxwell and the doorman exchanged a quick glance which was not lost upon the girl.
“Where did you get your ticket?” the hotel man demanded but in a less harsh voice.
“I picked it up outside the hotel.”
Penny spoke truthfully and her words carried conviction. Harvey Maxwell seemed satisfied that she had not been investigating the wing for any special purpose. However, he took her by an elbow and steered her down the corridor to the elevator.
“If you’re the smart little girl I think you are, a hint will be sufficient,” he said. “I don’t want any member of the Parker family on my premises. So stay away. Get me?”