“Maybe she and her brother are pulling a fast one on you.”
“I might think so, only this was my own idea,” Penny answered. “Bill, did that man mention when his friend Wessler intended to go fishing?”
“No, he didn’t.”
“He might intend to use the boat tonight, and then again, perhaps not for several days. Say, Bill, how would you like to do your country a great service?”
“I’m aiming to enlist when I get through High School.”
“This would be immediate service. Why not stay here and watch until Sara comes? It shouldn’t be long.”
“And what if those men should show up?”
“Just keep watch and see what they do. Of course, if they try to get away in the motorboat, you’ll have to capture them.”
“Oh, sure,” Bill said sarcastically. “With my bare hands?”
“We won’t leave you here long,” Penny promised. “Louise and I haven’t had a bite of food all day—”