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Title: Penny Nichols Finds a Clue

Author: Joan Clark

Release Date: August 8, 2010 [EBook #33381]

Language: English

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Penny Nichols

Finds a Clue

_By_

JOAN CLARK

The Goldsmith Publishing Company

CHICAGO

COPYRIGHT MCMXXXVI BY

THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING COMPANY

MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. A WARNING
II. INSIDE THE TRUNK
III. AN IMPULSIVE ACT
IV. THE MOLBERG GANG
V. PENNY TURNS SLEUTH
VI. SUSAN'S MISFORTUNE
VII. AN AWKWARD SITUATION
VIII. A REVEALING CLUE
IX. A TRAP
X. THE VANISHING CAR
XI. A THREAT
XII. KIDNAPPED
XIII. THE RAID
XIV. BRUNNER'S EXPLANATION
XV. INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE
XVI. A VALUABLE PHOTOGRAPH
XVII. UNDER THE CANVAS
XVIII. AT THE OLD SAWMILL
XIX. TRAPPED
XX. PENNY'S TRIUMPH

Penny Nichols Finds a Clue

CHAPTER I

A Warning

Penny Nichols flung open the office door of the Nichols Detective
Agency, descending upon a dignified, gray-haired man who was busy at
his desk.

"Dad," she announced, "I've come to report a mysterious disappearance!"

Christopher Nichols dropped the correspondence upon which he was
working and regarded his daughter for a moment, his gray eyes flashing
an indulgent welcome.

"What sort of disappearance?" he inquired cautiously.

Penny laughed as she opened her purse, disclosing an empty coin
container.

"It seems to be my allowance again. Yesterday I had two dollars. Now
the old pocketbook is as bare as Mother Hubbard's cupboard!"

Mr. Nichols' chief interest in life centered about his charming young
daughter and he found it hard at times to keep from pampering her. It
was especially difficult at this very moment as Penny stood there, her
blue eyes twinkling mischievously, h