“I heard a knock on the front door,” Mrs. Weems admitted. “Fenestra answered it, and when he came back into the kitchen he was in a dreadful temper.”
“The letter upset him?”
“I didn’t know he had received one.”
“Yes, Anchor Joe left it on the doorstep. It may have been a threatening note. I’d give a lot to know.”
“Fenestra has been very nervous since I came here,” Mrs. Weems contributed. “If he hears any unusual sound in the yard he immediately becomes alert.”
“As if he were afraid for his life?”
“Yes, he does act that way. I doubt if he’ll stay here much longer. His clothes are all packed in suitcases.”
“That is important information,” declared Penny. “Oh, dear, if only we knew why he’s being threatened, and why he intends to leave! I believe I’ll go upstairs and inspect his room.”
“You’ll learn nothing there,” responded Mrs. Weems. “Fenestra is a careful man. He leaves no papers lying about.”
“It will do no harm to look.”