CHAPTER
20
TWELVE STEPS DOWN
The news did not astonish Penny for she had anticipated it. She said quietly:
“Lorinda, surely now you’ll call in the police? The Zudi drum must be a very valuable trophy.”
“It is. Yes, I suppose the only thing to do is notify police headquarters.”
Lorinda went to a telephone, but although she tried many times, she was unable to contact the operator. “The line must be down,” she reported. “The wire sounds dead.”
“Then we’re isolated here until after the storm. Lorinda, why don’t you question Celeste and Antón?”
“It would be useless.”
“Let me do it.”
“Go ahead, but they’ll not tell you anything,” Lorinda said despairingly. “Antón and Celeste have been interested in the Zudi drum ever since they came here, but I’ve never known them to steal.”
“Did they know the safe combination?”