“Nevertheless, Penny has ideas at times,” Jerry paid her tribute. “Shoot!”
Talking like a whirlwind, Penny delved deeply into the subject of Mrs. Deline. She repeated how the widow had buried a package in the sand, but it was not until the episode of the cabin was described that Jerry really seemed interested.
“Penny, at first I didn’t take your Mrs. Deline talk very seriously,” he admitted. “Perhaps you have something after all!”
“I’m sure of it, Jerry!”
“Have you reported to the park rangers?”
“Dad may have seen them, I’m not sure. We left camp in a big rush.”
“Then I’ll take care of that, Penny. We’ll have the park searched again and try to find that fellow!”
“Then you do believe he’s the escaped flier!” Penny exclaimed.
“Probably not,” was Jerry’s discouraging reply. “Nevertheless, we can’t afford to overlook any possibility.”
“What about the package in the sand?”