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The speeding automobile careened down the bank.
“Danger at the Drawbridge” ([See Page 157])
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE [1 AN ASSIGNMENT FOR PENNY] 1 [2 REPORTERS NOT WANTED] 9 [3 GIFT TO THE BRIDE] 19 [4 BEHIND THE BUSHES] 28 [5 THE MISSING BRIDEGROOM] 35 [6 A RING OF WHITE GOLD] 45 [7 THE FORBIDDEN POOL] 54 [8 PARENTAL PROTEST] 63 [9 A SOCIETY BAZAAR] 72 [10 A THROWN STONE] 79 [11 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] 88 [12 FISHERMAN’S LUCK] 96 [13 TWO MEN AND A BOAT] 105 [14 THE STONE TOWER] 113 [15 A CAMEO PIN] 122 [16 GATHERING CLUES] 129 [17 A SEARCH FOR JERRY] 140 [18 OVER THE DRAWBRIDGE] 149 [19 A DARING RESCUE] 158 [20 AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW] 164 [21 THE WHITE CRUISER] 171 [22 TRAPPED IN THE CABIN] 177 [23 AT THE HIDE-OUT] 184 [24 SECRET OF THE LILY POOL] 192 [25 VICTORY FOR PENNY] 203
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1
AN ASSIGNMENT FOR PENNY
Penny Parker, leaning indolently against the edge of the kitchen table, watched Mrs. Weems stem strawberries into a bright green bowl.
“Tempting bait for Dad’s jaded appetite,” she remarked, helping herself to the largest berry in the dish. “If he can’t eat them, I can.”
“I do wish you’d leave those berries alone,” the housekeeper protested in an exasperated tone. “They haven’t been washed yet.”
“Oh, I don’t mind a few germs,” laughed Penny. “I just toss them off like a duck shedding water. Shall I take the breakfast tray up to Dad?”