CHAPTER
5
THE MAN IN GRAY
Deciding that the matter should be brought to Mr. Kohl’s attention, Penny looked quickly into the crowded theatre lobby. The banker and his wife no longer were to be seen.
Turning once more, the girl saw that the young man in gray had also disappeared.
“Now where did he go?” thought Penny. “He must have slipped into the alley. I wish I knew who he was and why he wrote down that car license number.”
Curious to learn what had become of the man, she walked to the entrance of the alley. At its far end she could barely distinguish a shadowy figure which soon merged into the black of the starless night.
Penny was lost in thought when someone touched her arm. Whirling, she found herself facing Louise Sidell.
“Oh, hello, Lou,” she laughed. “You startled me.”
“Sorry to have kept you waiting,” apologized Louise. “I missed my bus. May I ask what you find of such interest in this alley?”
“I was looking for a man. He’s disappeared now.”
Penny told Louise what she had observed, mentioning that in her opinion the man might be a car thief.