“You did?” Penny became jubilant. “Where is he now?”
“I can’t tell you that. Mr. Parker asked me to take him to Mercy Hospital. I let him off at the entrance to the grounds. That’s the last I saw of him.”
“My father entered the hospital?”
“I don’t know. I didn’t remain to watch.”
The story was disappointing. If true, Mr. Parker’s disappearance remained as mysterious as ever. Penny was silent a moment and then she asked the woman why she had fled from the cemetery.
“Because I saw a police car parked behind the bushes,” the other answered defiantly. “And those detectives chased me, too! I only intended to be helpful and maybe win a reward. Now I want nothing to do with the case. I’ve told you everything I know.”
The woman unlocked the gate and started to enter the grounds.
“You’re not Mrs. Deming?” Penny asked quickly.
“Who I am is my own business.”
“I suppose the ghost is your own affair too!”