As she spoke, the car passed beyond a tall clump of azalea bushes bordering the property. Through its branches both girls saw a light which appeared to be motionless.
“It’s a lantern covered with a cloth to prevent a bright glow!” Louise discerned.
“And it’s close to the wishing well!” Penny added in a thrilled voice. “Lou, there’s something queer going on at this place. Let’s find out about it!”
“How?” Louise asked, forgetting that she had decided to have nothing more to do with her chum’s “ideas.”
“Let’s drive past the house and park up the road,” Penny proposed with a delighted chuckle. “Then we’ll steal back afoot and see what we can see!”
CHAPTER
10
BENEATH THE FLAGSTONES
Louise offered no serious objection to Penny’s proposal, for she too was curious to learn who might be prowling about the Marborough yard. Driving on down the road for a considerable distance, they parked the car just off the pavement and walked back to the estate. A high hedge bounded the front side of the Marborough property, but they were able to peer through the scanty foliage into the yard.
“It will be just our luck that the light has disappeared,” Penny muttered. “I don’t see it anywhere.”
“I do!” Louise whispered excitedly. “Look over there by the wishing well.”
In the darkness, both girls could see the faint glow of a covered lantern which had been deposited on the ground. A shadowy figure was bending over, examining some object on the ground.