Penny stopped for a red light. As it changed to green she replied:
“Don’t you recall a series of stories Jerry wrote in our paper nearly a year ago? They exposed shortages which developed at the Third Federal Loan Bank. Jerry dug up a lot of evidence, and the result was, thefts were pinned on Danny Deevers. He was convicted and sent to the penitentiary for twenty years.”
“Oh, yes, now I remember.”
“At the time of his conviction, Deevers threatened if ever he went free, he would get even with Jerry.”
“And now he’s on the loose!”
“Not only that, but heading for Riverview, according to the police.”
“You don’t think he’d dare try to carry out his threat?”
Penny frowned and swerved to avoid hitting a cat which scuttled across the highway.
“Who knows, Lou? The police evidently are hot on Deevers’ trail, but if they don’t get him, he may try to seek revenge. It’s odd he turns up today—and those men talking in the swamp—”
Louise’s eyes opened wide. “Penny, you don’t think Danny Deevers could have taken refuge in the swamp!”