Part 9 (2/2)

”I knew, of course, that you could run it o My fingers appeared to be glued to the wheel”

”I certainly could not have done better,” adht help you Look at Ida, though! She is going like grim death”

”If she doesn't encounter another farht,” said Cora ”But I wonder why I don't go faster Oh, no wonder I'ear Here it goes Noatch me pass them”

She advanced the lever, and the car shot forward It was going at a greatly increased speed, and easily passed Bess and Jack

”Here's where we leave you,” called Cora

”It's about ti with you

”Third gear,” answered Cora ”Forgot I had it” Her voice floated back on the wind

With a asolene and advanced the spark She was ale, which was only a few rods ahead

”Careful,” cautioned Walter to the fair driver beside hi soht,” declared Cora

”I'm sure we'll win,” exclaimed Mary

The Whirlas now close to Sid's car He heard it co wheel fro over to reach it

”Foul!” shouted Walter ”That's not allowed!”

”Never mind!” panted Cora ”I'm not afraid to let him steer I can beat hiry, and showed it in his face

”Stop, sis,” he called to Cora ”The race is yours Don't pass hiasped Bess, beside Jack ”He's steering right in front of her to cut her off He won't turn out”

Then, as if realizing that the race would be counted lost to them for Sid's violation of the rules, Ida tried to displace the hands of her, companion from the wheel

”Let me steer!” she exclairily ”I' from side to side because of the erratic le between Sid and Ida to gain possession of the wooden circlet

”Let me take it! I want to beat her!” spoke Ida in a tense whisper, and Sid, with a queer look at her, nodded

He released his grip of the wheel, and again Ida took it in a firh onally across the road, right in front of the Whirlwind

”Oh!” screamed Cora, in spite of herself, and Bess and Mary added their frightened cries Cora swung the wheel as far to the right as it would go There was a grinding sound as she threw on the eency brake, and the powerful clutch of it held the rear wheels in so fir the road

”Sid,” cried Ida, ”they'll collide with us! Do so! Do it quick!”