Part 7 (1/2)
”Certainly Why not? Henry Porter is going to loan ht, but it's a lot of money to carry with you alone--twenty thousand dollars”
”And to hear you talk I et over to New City with it safe and sound I hardly think I need a bodyguard”
”Huht”
”Your sister seeed along
”Oh, yes, sis is just wild about it She learned to runfor one of her own We a aiting for her seventeenth birthday to give it to her--mother and I--”
”Oh, I suppose you paid for part of it,” rearage for her It's a fine, up-to-date car, and now that sis has it she's as happy as a kitten lapping up sweet cream”
”And she's as plucky as--ue a car better than she did the day the brake wouldn't work and they nearly ran into the train I declare, when I saw her dive through that gap in the fence and steer towardI was al but look on”
”And sis thawed you out with a ht, even if I am her brother”
”She certainly is a star, if Ito leave you I've got to stop at the post-office People have gotten into the habit lately, and ame bills about the first of the ht let a fellow have a vacation froet mine, too And this month they're rather heavier than usual, as it's Cora's birthday”
”There's Sid,” suddenly re down the road to where Sidney Wilcox was couess he gets his bills, too”
”Likely,” admitted Ed ”He seems to have one now, and it doesn't appear to please hi a sheet of paper as he walked along He turned back and looked up the road
”Who's he looking for?”' asked Jack
”Give it up No, I don't, either There she is It's Ida Giles”
Sidney waited for the girl to come up to him Then he put the sheet of paper in his pocket, and the talked along together until they came abreast of Ed and Jack Sid nodded, which salutation was returned by the two fisherht or ht not have been taken for a bow Then the two passed on
”My, but they're rushi+ng it pretty fast!” commented Jack
”Oh, Sid owns a nice little car--built for two,” spoke Ed ”That et in a lot of runs”
Jack turned to look at the girl She was rather becoham sailor suit Her red hair seeht Her co in that indifferent way co much decided about them save their dislike for hard facts
Ed and Jack had now reached the beginning of the sidewalk leading into town They noticed a torn envelope lying on the flags It was, as they could see, addressed to Sidney Wilcox, and in one corner was the imprint of an auto firm, which made the style of car that Sid drove The fishermen smiled at each other, but made no remark
Perhaps the envelope had contained a bill