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Show CHAPTER XXII ^ ,, - 147 - : following By mid morning the Saturday, Tom placed the baskets of food and two large grocery cartons full of clothes into the trunk of the Studebaker. Dixie sat patiently on the steps not attempting to jump into the car. Somehow she sensed that this was a time she could not go along. While Tom settled down at the wheel, Penny and Vicky climbed into the back seat. "We should be home by early afternoon, Mad." said Tom as he looked at his wife. "Don't worry, we'll be very careful and I'll keep close watch on the girls. "I know, Tom. Don"t worry your head about me. I'll have dinner on the table by the time you get back." Answered Maddie. way As they drove out of the big gate- and down the road she silently kept watch until they were out of sight. No matter how she had concealed her feelings from them, within her heart there was a great deal of anxiety. But what could she do? This dilemma of the ghost of Gaven Housewas something that could ruin the very lives of all these wonderful people who oc-but cupied the house, she felt that she had done the right thing in encouraging Tom to take the girls to see Delgado. Whether it would do any good, she could not say. Then, surprisingly, she turned and looking toward the garden she said in a loud voice. "Claudine, my little darlin', be patient, somehow, somewhere we shall find Dirk for you. She. waited for a moment, half-expecting an answer, but there was no response. Then she gave a sigh of resignation and calling to Dixie they both went into the house. Vicky and Penny settled down In the deep leather cushioned seats and as usual each gazed out of her window: This time their direction was westerly and they did not go past the Avenue. Instead Tom took the long narrow, winding road that led to the ocean. Again, Penny thought that this must be the very way that Dirk traveled when he transported his illegal goods in days |