Part 5 (2/2)
”Oh, Betty, lead us to it,” added Mollie yearningly
”I don't knohether it's coirls threw aside dust rags and gingham aprons preparatory to a concerted rush upon the new acquisition ”That's why I didn't tell you about it sooner I was going to surprise you by taking you to it,” she added, as they set off at a walk that was almost a run for the pretty Nelson house; ”but when Mollie spoke about another car I just couldn't hold back any longer Oh dear, I hope it has co a little irrepressible skip in her delight ”You can run it, Betty, of course, and take Grace or Aage,” finished Betty wickedly
”Well you needn't be so conceited,” retorted Mollie, her nose in the air, while Betty looked innocent
”Wasn't that what you were going to say?” she inquired
However, there was no time for more conversation, for at that ht, and what should be going up the drive at that particular and ecstatic raceful, low-bodied racer itself!
With a shout the girls rushed forward They overtook the driver as he slowed to a stop, and fairly danced with iles, took off his hat, wiped his perspiring forehead, and slowly turned to smile at them
”This is where Mr Nelson lives, isn't it?” he asked ”Mr Todd askedthe car around--”
”Yes, yes, we know all about it,” interrupted Betty, then added with a smile, as the man looked surprised: ”I suppose you think I'm terribly impatient, but, you see, the car is mine, and I can't wait to try it out”
The irls noticed rather absent fellow, probably one of the young men from Mr Todd's office who had volunteered to run this errand for hi in a hurry,” he said heartily, eyeing the beautiful lines of the car with approval ”She sure is a great littleto Betty ”You see,” with evident embarrassment, ”I promised to deliver the car in person to Mr Nelson--”
”Here he is, so there ought to be no difficulty about that,” said a jovial voice, and they turned to find Mr Nelson hi toward them ”Good afternoon, Mr Jameson How do you like my new acquisition?
A beauty is it not?”
”I say so!” agreed the young fellow, and after a few eneral conversation, Mr Nelson led hiirls to themselves And that, as Mollie afterward re he could have done!”
Before they had turned the corner of the house, Betty had clairls follow
In their excitened to seat two people cannot by any stretch of i what an absurd picture they h
”Well, nohat are we going to do?” wailed Mollie ”We can't all go at once”
”Of course you can,” cried Betty busily exa a lever here, a button there, with loving fingers ”What,boards?”
”Betty, you don't mean--”
”Yes, I do,” firmly