Part 15 (2/2)
”Yes, I know, Jessie But you see”--and Dave lowered his voice--”I want to o with me It will then be the finest trip that ever anybody----”
Bang! It was a report like that froave a scream, and so did Laura and Mrs Basswood, while cries of wonder and alarside of the other automobile, and just at that instant the tire which Ben had said was cut blew out, sending a shower of dirt and stones in all directions Mr Basswood, as at the wheel, brought the car to a quick stop, and Mr Porter also halted
”Well, it went, just as I thought it rimly
”Too bad!” returned Luke ”I reckon it was my fault I should have let you put on that other shoe before we started”
”It's nobody's fault!” cried Mr Basswood, quickly ”Now then, boys, we'll see how soon we can get another shoe on”
Many handsthe tire a light one Fortunately the autoine, so that blowing up the tire by hand was unnecessary
”This is only a little exercise to get up an appetite for that lunch,”
reaily ”We want to do full justice to the stuff in the ha the matter with your appetite!” cried Phil, dryly
”Why Philip, my son, you know I never eat more than a bird!” retorted Dave, with a twinkle in his eye
”Huuess you must mean an ostrich,” retorted the shi+powner's son, and at this sally there was a general laugh in which even Dave joined
”Just eleven o'clock,” re his watch ”When do we stop for that lunch?”
”At twelve o'clock precisely,” answered Mrs Basswood ”That is, of course, if we happen to be in the right kind of a place We don't want to stop just anywhere”
”Might eat the lunch while ere running,” suggested Roger ”It would er”
”Wow! What a joke!” cried Phil
”Say, that puts me in mind of a story!” burst out Shadow ”A fellow nairl for a trip by train to another town, and on the way they went into the dining-car for lunch He said afterwards that it was the longest lunch he had ever eaten, and as the girl had ordered nearly everything on the bill of fare it was also the longest bill he had ever paid”
”A long bill but a short story, Shadow!” cried Luke
”I'd like to know one thing, Shadow,” observed Dave ”Was it William who paid the bill or was it Bill who had to put up several Williaracious, Dave! What are you talking about?” queried his sister, with a puzzled look on her face
”Oh, that's easy, Laura,” answered Roger ”William--Bill, Bill--William
Don't you see the joke?”
”Yes, of course! How thick I airl, quickly
Soon they were oncehill to ascend, the road winding in and out a the trees and around the rocks It was a hard pull, and several tiear and even to low
”O my, what a beautiful view!” cried Belle, when the top of the hill was gained And in her exciteht up in the automobile to look around her
”It certainly is beautiful,” returned Jessie ”One can see for miles and miles in every direction!”