Part 35 (1/2)
He handed her one little green booklet She glanced over it and h which she had to pass in order to get at anted Then she paused ”Oh, yes, there's a place on the Woodland Branch railroad called Hemlock Grove Of course, that must be around the corner froreed that it must be Then to take the trip--they would not wait for three days Mr Rand said that would be absurd, but when the boys should return to the hotel, which would be that afternoon, they would all start out in their cars They would make a double hunt--for Cora and for Leland
”It is a long trip,” said Mr Rand, ”but I will take the big car, and Benson--couldn't do it without Benson--and ill be able to ride or to walk alth and breadth of the county”
Fro ladies were all excite ready for the trip
”I just feel now that so will happen,” declared the optiirls and four boys, besides the best land, to wit, my daddy, cannot find them, then, indeed, they are lost”
”Oh, I, too, feel so anxious,” sighed Bess ”I think the run will do our nerves good, if nothing else”
”And I feel exactly as if I were starting out to ive----”
”We all would,” interrupted Hazel
”But to think that Leland should put us to trouble just nohen our hands and hearts are so full,” wailed Dr Robbins
”Well, asbetter in pairs,” said Hazel, without knowing exactly what she meant
Jack entered the corridor His handsome, dark face was tanned to a deep brown, and he looked different Had he news?
”Where is Mr Rand?” he asked
”Just calling to the garage,” said Belle, a note of question in her answer
”Well, girls, we have found soloves!”
”Oh, where?” It was a chorus
”On the road to Sharon I found one--Ed the other”
He took froloves They were not very much soiled, and had evidently only lain in the road a short tiht of the ball, when she disappeared,” said Belle, looking at them carefully
”Then ill take that road and search every inch of it,” declared Bess, also inspecting the gloves ”The dear old things!” and she actually pressed thee froloves have never been out of doors a week,” said Jack seriously ”They have been carried there--placed there--just to throw us off the track We will start out in the opposite direction”
”To-night?”
”As soon as you girls can get equipped We must find Cora now or----”
”We will find her,” cried Bess ”I knoill Oh, just let us get on the road! I think the cars will scent the trail! I feel as if I were si out to meet her by appointirls felt anything but certain So many hopes had arisen and been dashed down! so many clews had been followed, only to be abandoned! so es had been sent in vain!
But with such hope as they could muster up the party in four automobiles started out frouest was interested in the case, and as the ood luck that afted after them