Part 11 (1/2)
”I did,” ad through the changes in the hills I cannot stand a stinging face”
Mrs Robinson had taken a notion that her tere outgrowing their twinshi+p, consequently their outfits for the mountain trip had been made exactly alike in material and effect The result was, the boys purposelyBelle what made her so thin, for instance, when they knew perfectly well that she was always thin, and that it was Bess who had to own to being stout
The twins' costureen caps Cora wore mole-color cloth, with a toque tothe co of the others, who had stopped at the post office,eyes turned in their direction
”They have a lot of leefully, as Jack waved letters and cards to her ”I hope it is nothing we don't want just now”
”As long as the gypsyunpleasant,” said Bess, ”but I did feel a lot better when I heard that they took hihed ”You seeenius Bess, all gypsies are supposed to steal”
”hello!”
”Here we are!”
”Everybody and everything!”
”No, Wallie forgot his new handkerchief--the one with the pretty rose in the corner”
”And Jacky forgot his rope We won't be able to haul hian Miss Robbins, ”et hurt you don't get----”
”The nose-bleed,” Ed finished more practically than eloquently
Miss Robbins was to travel in Cora's car, with Cora and Hazel Hastings
The boys had tried to alter this plan, they declaring one boy, at least, should go in the big car, but Cora argued that the _Whirlwind_ was distinctly a girl's auto, and only girls should travel in it This put Jack in his own runabout and Walter and Ed in the _Coirls, of course, were not to be separated, as the _Flyaway_ seemed to know all about the twins, and the twins knew all about the _Flyaway_
The weather was uncertain, and the fog horn at the point lighthouse had blown all night, so that the girls were naturally apprehensive Only Cora's car was canopied, so that should it rain they would be obliged to stop and wait for clear weather
Nevertheless it was a very jolly party that noaited at the garage for the machines to be run out The boys went inside and attended to the very last of the preparations, while Cora, too, insisted upon looking over heroff
”You'll have a fine trip,” reh the Berkshi+res one of the best there is Fine roads and nice people along the way”
”Well, we need both,” answered Miss Robbins ”I don't know so much about roads, but people--ays need theet into the cars, and, as usual, the _Whirlwind_ led Next ca men
”What a fine chauffeur Miss Cora is?” remarked Miss Robbins to Hazel
”Yes, but you ayly ”We o by first naina,” added Miss Robbins ”I hope the young ie”
”They're very apt to,” commented Hazel
Cora had thrown in the third speed, and was now bending over her wheel in realout on the country roads, where all expected toCora's lead, and the boys, of course, gave the speeding signal on their horns
”My!” exclaily, as the landscape flashed by
”Can't we go,” added Hazel exultingly