Behind the Green Door

Behind the Green Door


Penny visits a ski resort and stumbles upon several mysteries. Unknown enemies are trying to force the resort to close, and during her investigations, Penny discovers a mysterious green door in the resort that leads to a room that can only be entered by invitation.

EXCERPT

While Penny's luggage was being weighed, two men entered the waiting room. One was a lean, sharp-faced individual suffering from a bad cold. The other, struck Penny as being vaguely familiar. He was a stout man, expensively dressed, and had a surly, condescending way of speaking to his companion.
"Who are those men?" Penny whispered to Louise. "Do you know them?"
Louise shook her head.
"That one fellow looks like someone I've seen," Penny went on thoughtfully. "Maybe I saw his picture in a newspaper, but I can't place him."
The two men went up to the desk and the portly one addressed the clerk curtly:
"You have our reservations for Pine Top?"
"Yes, sir. Just sign your name here." The clerk pushed forward paper and a pen.
Paying for the tickets from a large roll of greenbacks, the two men went over to the opposite side of the waiting room and sat down. Penny glanced anxiously at the clock. It was twenty minutes past ten.
A uniformed messenger boy entered the room, letting in a blast of cold air as he opened the door. He went over to the desk and the clerk pointed out the two girls.
"Now what?" said Penny in a low voice. "Maybe my trip is called off!"