Part 1 (1/2)

The Motor Girls Through New England

by Margaret Penrose

CHAPTER I

THE SHADOW

”Look, girls! There's a -room !”

”What can he want--looks suspicious!”

”Oh, I'o in just now!”

”If only the boys were here!”

”Well, don't cry--they will be here soon”

”See! He's getting under the fence! There he goes!”

”Did you get a look at hiood look I'll know hi this whispered conversation It was Belle, the timid, anted to cry, and it was Cora who had really seen the ood look Bess did say she wished the boys were around, but Bess had great confidence in those boys, and this ree, was perfectly pardonable

The htful afternoon ride along the shore road at Lookout Beach Bess and Belle Robinson, otherwise Elizabeth and Isabel, the twins, were in their little car--the _Flyaway_--and Cora Ki affair, both e, the summer home of the Robinsons

”Did the boys say they would come directly from the post-office?” asked Belle, as she eyed the back fence suspiciously

”Yes, they had to drop soo in until they co to do to the _Whirlwind_,” and Cora pulled off her gloves, and started to get a wrench out of the tool box

”I'll get busy, too,” declared Bess ”It will look better in case our friend happens to colanced up froentleman is not of the type that runs into facts”

”Do you think he is a burglar?” asked Belle

”Well, I wouldn't say just that But he certainly is not straightforward And that is a bad sign,” replied Cora

”And not a person in the house to help us,” sighed Belle ”Oh, I don't see why mamma----”

”Now, Belle Robinson!” interrupted her sister ”You know perfectly well that mamet ready for school”

”Mairls,” continued Belle ”It see they happened to run away--our way”

This remark was lost upon Bess and Cora Bess was intent upon so definite--about the _Flyaway_, while Cora orking assiduously trying to adjust a leaky valve