“We considered the clock entirely out of place in our modern home,” Mrs. Topham continued; “so we sent it up to our bungalow on Moon Lake.”
Unwittingly, Mrs. Topham had given Nancy the information which she sought. The purpose of her visit accomplished, the girl politely thanked the Tophams for the purchase of the charity tickets and quickly took her leave.
As she walked down the path to the street she chuckled softly to herself.
“The Tophams may be old schemers, but this time they weren’t so clever! Unless I am mistaken those tickets will prove the most expensive ones they ever bought! Before they get through it may cost them the Crowley fortune!”