Part 5 (1/2)
”Oh, you nantly, ”but I don't want anything like it to happen again The brake would not work, and--”
”The train was just in front of us, and ere running right in it,” put in Isabel, her voice far from steady, and her face still very white
At this point Ed insisted upon telling the whole story, and he described the plight of the raphically that both Jack and Walter were compelled to adency, and that she had acted most wisely
”Good for you, sis!” exclaimed Jack, when the story Was finished
”I could not have done better myself”
”Such praise is praise indeed,” spoke Ed with a laugh
He went around back to look at the brake, and found what had caused the trouble A loose nut had fallen between the brake band and the wheel hub, and prevented the band fro The trouble was soon re order
”There--you are all ready for the road now,” remarked Ed
”Thank you--veryin her tones
Ed looked into her eyes rather longer than perhaps was necessary
”Coet in with us, Ed,” invited Jack ”Haven't seen you in an age Let's hear about the Detroit teaet in the car, I'lance at the ray polka-dots on his clothes, in the strong sunlight
”Nonsense!” cried Jack heartily ”Co Walter will drive for Cora, in case she is nervous It needs a strong wrist in this soft ground”
”Oh, yes! Do please steer for us,” begged the still tre Isabel ”I'd feel so ht laugh ”Is that the way you treatsaved your life?”
”But it was you-ho aliving her friend a little pinch on her now rosy cheek ”So you see it was your duty to save us”
”Well, I did it,” replied Cora, glad that she had co colors
Walter took Ed's place at the steering wheel of the Whirlwind, and the fisherman seated himself beside Jack Then Walter ran Cora's car out of the irls re ladies hadn't run you doouldn't have seen you the entire su behind the touring car
”Oh, indeed you would,” answered Ed ”I really intended looking you up in a day or two You see, I have been very busy What are you laughing at? Because I said I was busy? Well, I guess I have the busiest kind of business on hand Say, let h there was no need for it, as the other auto was so into finance”
”Finance?”
”Yes Stocks--bonds--and so on, you know Bank stocks Think of that, Jack, my boy!”
”Good for you! Three cheers for the bank stock!” exclaimed Jack in a half whisper ”In the new bank, I suppose?”
”The correct supposition,” answered Ed ”I have been invited to subscribe for sooing over to get it in a day or two I'm to pay partly in cash, and turn over to theotiable securities that I inherited from father, as a banker, you know