Part 37 (1/2)
Several days passed, and Ida did not co to her In the ain the beautiful fete given by Cora, though the finding of the bonds and the story of the ring was kept within a small, select circle Ed Foster took the bonds to the bank and received for theotiated The rest, he said, would be held for hiet the rest of my twenty thousand dollars back soon,” he said ”At least, nearly all the cash”
Mrs Kimball went to the city to prepare for her trip to Bermuda, and it was a few days later, when soan to feel a sense of loneliness stealing over her Her mother seldom went away from home
”Oh, dear!” she exclai to be interested in a book ”I wish so--”
Out on the driveway a triumphant ”honk-honk!” drew her attention
”I hope that's--” she began, but she did not finish, for she saw the Robinson twins in a shi+ning, new car, Bess at the wheel, as though she had been running one forcostumes
”Come on!” cried Bess as Cora leaned out of the”Get your car and we'll take a spin! Isn't ours a beauty?”
”Oh, isn't it!” cried Cora delightedly ”But I thought it wasn't to co you, Cora, dear,” answered Belle ”But you see--”
”And you can run it all alone?” interrupted Cora
”Yes, all by our lonelies,” answered Bess ”You see, anted to surprise you, so we didn't tell you exactly when it was cos, of course--we got hi a quiet road, where we never met any one who knew us And father is not a bit ti out alone since Paul--I ,” broke in Cora with a laugh
”Well, since Paul showed us how to run it Papa has taken a great notion to Paul,” finished Bess with the suspicion of a blush
”How about the daughter?” asked Cora gaily ”Of course, she would never take a notion to the sa man her father happened to favor”
”Oh, you horrid creature!” exclaiirl aze at a crowned monarch”
”Oh, certainly,” conceded Cora ”So you are really going out for a spin? I'll get ready and we'll go together: I was just wondering what I could do until dinner-time Jack is out with some friends, and I was just plain lonesome”
”Put on your new costume,” directed Belle ”We want people to look at us Isn't it perfectly splendid to have a regular set of cars?”
”Yes We ought to get up an auto show,” agreed Cora as she hastened off to make ready for her ride
They selected a quiet road In spite of the shadows of the trees it was hot The swift motion of the cars, however, relieved the humidity of the atmosphere in a measure
”Which way?” asked Cora as they caested Bess ”We haven't been out Woodbine way all suuess I'll let you set the pace,” answered Cora as she held her car back and allowed Bess to take the lead, which the fair aracefully and with no little skill
They attracted so in their new outfits and their new cars, And with their bright faces showing their happiness
Many stopped to look and admire and could not but s
”'Far fro down the quiet river road ”But do be careful, Bess,” she urged ”I know you understand as ht to have a life preserver on when anymyself--is at the helhed and replied lightly She had perfect confidence in her ability to guide the Flyaway, as they had christened the new car
”Isn't it close?” called Cora as she tried to steer out of the way of a stone and failed, thereby receiving quite a jolt ”I'et back--a thunder shower, likely It's sultry”
”Oh, I hope we don't have a storetof spoiling our new auto suits”