“The ring might provide an entry,” Mr. Parker admitted thoughtfully. “I’ll tell you, why don’t you telephone long distance?”
“And if I’m able to make an appointment, may I help Jerry cover the story?”
“All right,” agreed Mr. Parker. “If Sylvia Kippenberg talks with you we’ll be able to use anything she says.”
“I’m the same as on my way to the estate now, Dad.”
With a triumphant laugh, Penny left the breakfast table and hastened to the telephone.
“Long distance,” she said into the transmitter. “The Kippenberg estate at Corbin, please.”
She hovered anxiously near the telephone while she waited for the connection to be made. Ten minutes elapsed before the bell jingled several times. Eagerly, she jerked down the receiver. She could hear a faint, far-away voice saying, “hello.”
“May I speak with Sylvia Kippenberg?” Penny requested.
“Who is this, please?”
“Miss Parker at Riverview.”