Part 11 (1/2)
”Not if they keep as far apart as they are noas the answer, for Jack had gotten back into his own car, and was looking on Ida, too, seeirls
”Well, I guess that will hold,” remarked Walter as he put the last knot in the rope
”Here co of an auto was heard and a uess we're all here hello, Ed!”
”hello, yourself,” replied Ed ”Well, what's up now? Soan Jack, on the point of saying so uncomplimentary about Sid, but Cora interrupted him
”We had a race, and this is how I--that is, on it,” she said with a laugh
Ed stepped out of his car and walked to where Sid's silent machine stood
”Radiator, eh?” he questioned ”A bad break”
”That's what Cora collided with me--but it was partly my fault,”
added Sid quickly for jack's benefit
”And look at s down, like a dog's broken leg Isn't it a shauess we'll have to tear it off, so we can run”
”Letit back into place”
”I never thought of that,”--re in his tool-box, and presently drew out soo without a bit of cord, a knife and soencies as these,” he said with a laugh ”I never knohen I may be shi+pwrecked on a desert island”
Ed skillfully sprung the guard back, and as one of the rivets was torn out, he lashed the protector into place It was only a temporary repair, but it would protect the occupants of the car from a shower of dust or uess that will answer The road ahead is pretty uess I caught so was in readiness for a start, and was surprised to find Mary in close conversation with Ida Both girls and Sid were in a group an the other side of the Whirlwind
And another thing Cora noticed was that the faces of both Ida and Mary were unusually flushed
”That's rather odd--that Mary and Ida should get so chummy,”
murmured Cora ”Sid must have introduced them to each other:”
Aher, she quickly turned away and walked over to where Ed was locking up his toolbox She placed her hand on the seat of his soing into business,” Cora heard Ida say
”Well, not exactly business,” replied Ed ”I' to have some interest in the bank at New City”
”Oh, yes I heard about it”
”Say, Ed, have you all that--” began Jack, and then he stopped quickly He had been on the point of asking Ed if he had with hiotiable securities, but he quickly reflected that such a question was not a proper one to ask on a public road