So suddenly that Penny was thrown sideways, the photographer swerved the car to the curb. He swung the door open.
“What are you going to do?” Penny demanded.
The photographer did not take time to reply. Already he was out of the car, running toward the hedge.
CHAPTER
9
JERRY ENTERS THE CASE
As Salt ran toward him, the man who crouched behind the bushes began to move stealthily away. From the car Penny could not see his face which was screened by dense foliage.
“Salt, he’s getting away!” she shouted.
Salt climbed over the fence. His clothing got snagged and by the time he had freed himself and struggled through a tangle of vines and bushes, the man he pursued had completely disappeared.
“Which way did he go, Penny?” he called.
“I lost sight of him after he ducked into a clump of shrubbery,” she replied regretfully. “It’s useless to try to find him now.”
Salt came back to the car, and starting the engine, drove on.