He sat down at the circular desk and reached for the telegraph key. After tapping out a swift, brief message, he closed the circuit.
“Get that?” he grinned at Penny.
She shook her head ruefully. “I learned the Morse code and that’s about all,” she confessed. “I used to practice on a homemade outfit Dad fixed up for me.”
“Quite a gal!” Quigley said admiringly. “What can’t you do?”
This was Penny’s opportunity and she seized it. “Quite a number of things,” she answered. “For one, I can’t solve a certain mystery that plagues me.”
Joe Quigley finished making out the way bill. His eyes danced as he handed Penny her receipt.
“So you admit that you’ve met your Waterloo in our Galloping Ghost?”
“I admit nothing,” Penny retorted. “You could help me if you would!”
“How?”
“I’m sure you know the person who has been causing the Burmasters so much trouble.”