Part 16 (2/2)

”I'll go!” cried one lad as he caught sight of the Robinson twins

”No, I saw 'em first!” exclaimed another

”You did not! It's my turn to ride in a decent car,” said the third

”Now, just for that you will all three get in Cora's car, and I'll take the Misses Robinson in with hter at this, and Jack introduced his mandolin club friends to Cora and the twins

”Seriously, though, sis, you'll have to take one or two of 'eo in the big car I want to talk to You to have”

Diddick and Parks gladly er car, while Youmans tried to look as if he liked to relanced across at the pretty twins and Cora

”Hold on a minute,” exclaimed Walter as he noticed that one of the rear tires of the touring car was flat ”We can't go on like this, Cora That left tire will have to be puoodmischievously

”We'll all help,” volunteered Parks ”Cohted Walter stepped to the tool-box to get out the pu-jack As he was about to take them out he started back excitedly

”Hurt yourself?” asked Cora, as looking over the side of the car

Walter shook his head His face was strangely white as he spoke in a husky voice:

”The wallet! Ed Foster's wallet in the tool box--here--see!”

He held the pocketbook up to view

”Where--where did you get it?” gasped Cora

”In--in--your--tool--box!”

”What?”

The girl's voice was shrill, and there was a tremor in her tones

Cora fairly leaped out beside hi at the brown leather wallet the wallet that had contained the twenty thousand dollars

”How on earth--” she began

She reached out her hand for the pocketbook Walter gave it to her

She raised up the flap, and uttered but a single word:

”Eround Cora's face turned strangely white, and she began swaying, as does a tree that a woodsh