“About nine o’clock probably.”
“Perhaps I’ll meet you there,” Penny said thoughtfully. “That is, if you don’t mind.”
“Glad to have you,” the reporter responded in a hearty voice.
The two cars soon started for the Riverview Orphans’ Home, arriving there without mishap. After unloading the boys entrusted to their care, Jerry and Penny then went to their respective residences.
“I’m glad you came at last,” Mrs. Weems remarked as the girl entered the house. “You’re to telephone Miss Anderson at the Riverview Orphans’ Home.”
“But I just left there,” Penny protested. “When did the call come?”
“About fifteen minutes ago.”
Wondering what could be amiss, Penny went to the telephone. In a moment she was in communication with Miss Anderson, who assisted the matron of the institution. The young woman’s voice betrayed agitation as she disclosed that following the night’s outing, an orphan had been discovered missing.
“Oh, goodness!” Penny exclaimed, aghast. “One of those six boys?”
Miss Anderson’s reply slightly reassured her.