Penny’s gaze swept the room. A chair lay overturned on the floor. The bed, still bearing the imprint of a man’s body, was empty.
“Why, where’s Joe?” murmured Penny. “His clothing is gone, too!”
Mr. Moyer strode to the open window.
“You think he left that way?” Penny questioned. “He must have heard us talking!”
The government man nodded as he stepped through the opening to the ground.
“He heard us all right. There’s no question now that he’s the man I am after! And I’ll get him, too!”
Briefly examining the ground beneath the window, Mr. Moyer turned and walked swiftly toward the river.
CHAPTER
15
INFORMATION FROM TILLIE
Penny lost no time in telling Mrs. Weems that Anchor Joe had disappeared.
“Well, of all things!” exclaimed the housekeeper as she saw the deserted bedroom. “He was here a half hour ago. I know because I came in while he was sleeping.”