Part 6 (2/2)
”Oh my, no! I can tell all the safe and unsafe places” And she laughedyou hohtened at your absence”
”Oh, no, mother has absolute confidence in me,” replied Miss Robbins
”You see, alow”
”Built it?” echoed Cora
”Yes, indeed You ht and inspect it
Poverty , but it is a pace-setter”
Walter felt this was the very kind of a girl he had dreaht not be pretty, but when she tossed the bath robe out to him as he was virtually washed up at her door, tossed it out while she ran to get her oraps to join hiirl was a ”find” Then, when she spoke of going to the Berkshi+res, he was further convinced, and nohen she told of building a bungalohat an acquisition such a woalow--just you and your mother in this lonely place?” asked Cora, as they drew up to the territory that outlined a caround
”Well we never have been afraid,” replied Miss Robbins, ”as I aood with a revolver, but there seems to be so before breakfast, and mother remarked he was not at all a pleasant sort of custo like a si the bell--he crawled around the house”
”Mercy! Why didn't the boys chase him?”
”They did, but he was beyond chase when they arrived That's the one thing uncertain about boys--their presence when one wants them,” and Cora stepped out of the machine to allow Miss Robbins rooht in the ,” rehted from the machine
”And there's mother! Mother, come out a minute,” called Miss Robbins
”I want to----”
”Daughter!” exclaihtened to death What happened? Where's your boat?”
”Why! you frightened, mother? About me?”
”Well, I suppose I should not have been,” and the lady se of the auto laain!”
”He did! How long ago?”
”Just as you left I cannot iine why he should sneak around here at this hour He could not have wanted food”
There was no time for introductions The excitement of Mrs Robbins precluded any such formality All talked just as if they had been well acquainted
”We could tell the town officers,” suggested Walter ”It is not safe for women to be alone away up here”
”He wanted to hire a boat, Regina,” said the et one handy at the pier”
”Shall we hunt for you?” asked Jack ”We are professional burglar hunters--do it '”