“Peter is coming as quickly as he can drive here!” the librarian told the group tensely. “He says we must hold Mrs. Gabriel whatever happens. He is certain—”
“Mrs. Gabriel has her flashlight turned on now!” Connie reported from the window. “She’s examining something she has dug up!”
“It’s not a tulip bulb either,” added Rosemary.
“Let’s go down there right now!” Vevi urged, again starting for the door.
“No, Vevi!” Miss Gordon checked her once more. “It would only frighten her away. We must wait for the police.”
“They’ll never come,” complained Sunny. “It’s been ages now.”
“Only a minute or two,” corrected Miss Mohr. “Patience.”
“The police will come,” added the Brownie Scout leader.
She was right too. In less than ten minutes, the girls heard the high pitched, whining whistle of a siren.
“There they come!” cried Vevi. “I’m going down there now!”