“The wreck? I know. Some people are almost sure to have been killed.”
“But the twins?”
“Where are they?”
“I don’t know. They were in the car with me when the shock came. They were telling me about—all about you. They got away while I was freeing myself from the seats. Went to find you and their ponies. Oh, Johnny, we must find them quick!”
“Yes,” Johnny answered, “but watch out for the black cat, the leopard. He’s a man-eater from the jungle.”
“Oh!” she exclaimed. “And I saw him not a minute ago. He’s loose from his cage. He was crouching in the corner of the wreck. I caught the gleam of his eyes.”
“Where?”
“Back there.”
Johnny started forward.
“Johnny, you won’t go?”