Part 15 (1/2)

Several nboard It told that the main road was closed, and that they ood, but et back to the reat while,” said Cora

”I hope so,” returned Bess ”This looks dreadfully lonely, doesn't it?”

”Don't think about it,” ca wilder each instant Yet the road itself was fairly smooth, so that it was not necessary to slacken the speed of the cars

”Sonite?”

”Not exactly,” replied Cora, ”but we don't want to get too hot It makes trouble”

She slackened just a bit to make sure that Hazel's anxiety had no foundation in fact, for, indeed, the big as to the utlare of the _Coed into a deep turn in a deeper lined wood Jack, in his _Get-There_, was after the first, and then the girls had difficulty even in getting a responding sound fro

”They are away ahead,” said Bess ”I thought they had seen enough of getting too far away froypsies on this lonely road?”

”I wonder if it is late or early for le party”

”Just happened so, I suppose,” said Hazel ”Surely people out here ave three sharp blasts on her horn, but no answer ca too far ahead

”I will have to accelerate----,” she called

She pressed down the pedal and bent over the wheel as if urging the ! Cora jaone!” she cried ”Exploded!”

Without the slightest warning a big tire overheated, had ripped clear off the front wheel, the inner tube exploded, and the car had alone into a ditch when Cora stopped it

Bess had seen the trouble, and was able to halt her car far enough away to avoid a collision

”Isn't that dreadful!” cried Cora, her face as white as the tie at her throat ”It ripped off just from speed!”

”Can't it be fixed?” asked Hazel, who noas out beside Cora

”Oh, of course! but how and when? I have another shoe, but to get it on, and the boys, as usual, out of sight!”

She had pulled off her gloves and was looking at the split tire It was marvelous that it should have come off so clean--simply peeled

”And it's five o'clock,” said Belle, with her usual unfortunate way of saying soht,” alested Belle ”Aren't they dreadful to get so far away?”