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