Guilt of the Brass Thieves
Y'S
friendly and tried to provide entertainment. However, he was away much of the time, supervis
own that the girl intended to enter the competition regardless of her disgrace at t
"Sally never took anything from the factory.
isn't sh
ut he doesn't want to go over the manager's head. The brass was
ss was p
ally wasn't a very good factory worker and the personne
I call it unfair. Did the t
worse t
Sally had nothin
d. The brass is being taken by
justice I think Sally should be cleared. I
comfortably. "Father wrote her a letter, inviting he
didn't get
alk to her, she threatened to heave a can of varnish in my face! Furthermore, s
grinned Penny. "The cont
er father to the mainland to mail letters and make a few purchases Mrs. Gandiss had requested.
y at the rear of the plant and stood staring at a tiny junk
observed aloud. And then an ins
inquired
several times, but I never noticed it there befor
k, amused look. "It was un
Penny suddenly became suspiciou
o had emerged from the alley. Joe seemed to debate for a
. Parker. "Our bait
Penny demanded in exasperati
to help him solve the mystery of
t know you had begun t
. However, we're trying o
ything to do wit
s opened yesterday
well. A prominent detective in Riverview, he had wo
him here and installed him as the owner of the junk store across the street. His
be pilfering metals to seek t
idea. It m
eeper Joe went in there not three minute
ing to pretty fa
atekeeper Clayton, I'm sure he's mi
y investigated. He seems too stupid a fellow to have en
ad, let's drift over to the junk s
rt if anything of consequence develops. In the
oward the junk shop, they walked on to the riverfront. The motorboat they had expected to meet them had not yet a
rned. Sally Barker, in blue overalls rolled to the knees, was paint
lue paint stained her cheek. She had sanded the bottom of t
e race tomorrow?" Penny inq
way I want it," Sally said, dipping her
all ready for
itated, then added. "But I may
enter
her brush, and tightly closed the paint and varnis
rning that he had changed his mind. I haven't asked a
uld be crazy for the chance-" Penny began. Then
I mean," said
factory
d travele
didn't
y replied honestly. "Anyway, everyone lear
her too,
Queen. Pop always taught me to speak my mind, never to be afraid, and above all to be ho
" she said, reverting to the previous subject,
ed soberly. "But I can't race alone. The
an exper
dle ropes and carry out orders. Also, not lose his head in an emergen
to be
ght the drift of Penny's conversation, and a look of amazed delight came upo
xpert, but I do know a little about sailboats. We have
kled pink t
it's s
Gandiss family? Yo
itted. "But they are all good sports. I
ischarged from
t is so large he scarcely knows what goes on in some de
alize
a letter asking you to come
wledged reluctantly. "I wa
uldn't blame
iss very much. In fact, I like him so well I
to clear y
wn the legs of her overalls. "The person who put that bra
my kno
e," Sally said bitterly. "I'll never work in the factory on that
thefts," Penny declared. "I know that to be a fact.
paint which had lodged beneath h
e a clue!"
lly smiled
e what
ntil I'm sure that I'm on the rig
nything to do w
him," she dismissed the subject. "My information concerns
, turning to leave. "Are you really serious
cour
et me at the yacht club dock at six in the morning f
there wit
" Sally added with a grin. "We may