“That’s so, but we have to do something. Any ideas?”
“Yes, I have one,” Penny answered soberly. “It may sound pretty crazy. Still, I really believe it would work!”
Hurriedly, she outlined what she had in mind. Jerry listened incredulously, but as the girl explained and elaborated certain details of her plan, his doubts began to clear away.
“It’s dangerous,” he protested. “And if your hunch about the pool is wrong, we will be in a fix.”
“Of course, but we’ll have to take a chance in order to save Atherwald.”
“If everything went exactly according to plan it might work!”
“Let’s try it, Jerry. Lift me up so I can attract Atherwald’s attention.”
The reporter did as she requested. Penny tapped lightly on the iron bars with her signet ring. She saw Grant Atherwald start and turn his head. Penny repeated the signal.
The man arose from the bed and stumbled toward the window.
“Who is it?” he whispered hoarsely.