“Will you ride home with me?” Penny invited. “Leaping Lena would be highly honored.”
“It’s a mighty sight more comfortable on the bus,” her father replied. “But then, I can stand a jolting.”
As they went out through the main room he paused to speak with DeWitt, leaving an order that he was to be called at his home as soon as Jerry Livingston returned.
Mr. Parker raised his eyebrows as he saw where Penny had left the car.
“Haven’t I told you that the trucks need this space to load and unload?” he asked patiently. “There is a ten cent parking lot across the street.”
“But Dad, I haven’t ten cents to spare. The truth is, I spent almost every bit of my allowance today over at Corbin.”
“NO!” said Mr. Parker firmly. “NO!”
“No what?”
“Not a penny will you get ahead of time.”
“You misjudge me, Dad. I had no intention of even mentioning such a painful subject.”