Chapter 12
THE evening papers were full of the shooting of Patrolman Petrovich and the continued search for Hope Martin. It appeared that the earth had opened and swallowed the escape car. Some additional details concerning the actual shooting had come to light.
Though undoubtedly taken off guard by the raiders, Petrovich was held entirely blameless. He had used all ordinary precautions. The unbuttoned flap of his holster showed that he had tried for his gun when attacked. He was cited as a brave and intelligent officer.
There was no public mention of McCord’s suspension. Nor was there any suggestion that Faith and Charity were implicated.
The feature writers had gone to considerable trouble to sketch in the backgrounds of the triplets who didn’t want to be triplets. Obviously, any sto
