“Please don’t turn me away from here,” she pleaded. “Just give me a chance and I’ll explain everything. Please, Mr. Deming! This time I promise to tell the truth!”
CHAPTER
21
MRS. BOTTS’ REVELATION
“Very well, tell your story,” Mr. Deming bade the housekeeper. “What do you know about Mr. Parker’s disappearance?”
“It was just like I said,” Mrs. Botts began in an aggrieved voice. “I was driving not far from the railroad station when I saw the auto accident.”
“You say you were driving?” Mr. Deming interposed. “In whose car, may I ask?”
“I used yours, Mr. Deming. I didn’t think you would care.”
“We’ll skip that. Go on with your story.”
“Well, I saw the accident. A coupe driven by a young man, crowded Mr. Parker’s car off the road.”
“Purposely?” asked Penny.
“I don’t know. Two men were in the car and they were speeding. I read part of the license number too. It was F-215 something.”