“That will do very nicely.”
Penny paid for the paper and carrying it over to a chair, quickly looked at the dateline.
“It’s today’s issue, all right,” she told herself grimly. “This proves what I suspected. Ralph Fergus has been buying up all the papers—a little trick to annoy Mrs. Downey and get her in bad with her guests!”
CHAPTER
12
THE GREEN CARD
“Do you always talk to yourself?” inquired an amused voice from behind Penny.
Glancing up from the newspaper, the girl saw Maxine Miller standing beside her chair. For an instant she failed to recognize the actress, so elegant did the woman appear in a sealskin coat and matching hat. The outfit was so new that the fur had lost none of its glaze, an observation which caused Penny to wonder if Miss Miller had misled her regarding the state of her finances.
“Good evening, Miss Miller,” she smiled. “I didn’t know you for a moment.”
“How do you like it?” inquired the actress, turning slowly about.
“Your new fur coat? It’s very beautiful. And you’re looking well, too. You didn’t by chance get that role from David Balantine?”
Miss Miller’s painted lips drew into a pout. “No, he left the hotel this morning.”