“Joe?” faltered Judy. “Joe who?”
Only silence gave reply. Then the wire went completely dead. The speaker at the other end of the line had hung up.
Chapter 10
A MIDNIGHT DISTURBANCE
AS Judy hung up the telephone receiver, the light suddenly was switched on behind her. Startled, she whirled around with a smothered exclamation of alarm.
“I didn’t mean to frighten you, Judy.” It was Kathleen who stood in the doorway, a corduroy robe flung over her shoulders. “I heard someone moving around, and thought I’d check, that’s all. Is anything wrong?”
“The phone was ringing. I—I don’t know what to make of it.”
“Who was it that called, Judy?”
“That’s the point. I don’t know. Someone asked for Joe.”
“Joe? Joe who?”