“But we saw her do it!”
“We only thought we did.”
“Maybe she wrote it in invisible ink.”
“Oh, Penny, you certainly have an imagination,” Louise sighed.
“I suppose I imagined about the package too?”
“No, she really did bury something in the sand.”
“Then what are we waiting for?” Penny demanded, leaping to her feet. “Let’s dig it up, and then maybe we’ll have the answer to a few of our questions.”
CHAPTER
14
VOICE FROM THE CAVE
From a distance Penny and Louise had marked well the spot where Mrs. Deline had buried the package. But as they approached the drift fence all of the dunes seemed strikingly similar in appearance. They could not agree as to the exact mound which contained the hidden package.
“It was buried in this one, I think,” Penny said, starting to dig. “Mrs. Deline certainly did a good job of covering her tracks.”