Part 10 (2/2)
”Now, Jacky,” and Ed sently ”Didn't Liza tell your fortune once, and say that you were going to o back on a thing like that”
”Did it strike you, boys, that this htened by?” asked Cora
”That's so,” agreed Ed ”I'll bet he had his eye on soalow--not Miss Robbins, of course”
”Well, it seeh
”I'h with it”
”I hope you are,” said Ed, and so in his manner caused Cora to remember that reh with it by a great deal--as we shall soon see
CHAPTER IX
THE START
”Dearelse would happen to prevent us fro off,” said Bess, as she and Belle, with Cora, actually started out to get the autos ready for the tour to the Berkshi+res ”And to think that Miss Robbins can go with us!”
”I'm sure she will be a lot better than a nervous person like dear mao, but she does not enjoy our kind of ”
”It does seeo,” added Cora
”I like her; she is the ideal type of business woman”
”Is she?” asked Belle, in such an innocent way that the other two girls laughed outright
”Oh, I suppose I ought to know,” and Belle pouted; ”but ays think Cora knows so much better--and more”
”Which is another fact I have bu to have the jolliest of good times,”
remarked Bess, as they started down the road ”I never care what route we take Isn't it fine that the boys attended to all that arrest and police business for us?”
”Very fine,” agreed Cora, ”but I like to haveto take the eport and Waterbury You ht like to know that much”
”There are the boys, and there is Miss Robbins! My, doesn't she look smart!” suddenly exclaireed, as they saw the party approaching, Miss Robbins ”done up” in a tan suit, with the exact shade in a s in the cars It is so ht before,” reht before; I did!” her sister re the hot-water bottle?” asked Cora ”If Belle gets a headache, you will surely need it”
This was not a joke, neither was it intended for sarcas of reliable remedies was one of the real disco and et a cold, and she has to have ht cold creah ”That is usually the i in her medicine chest”