The action was not lost upon Belle, though Cora,
puzzling over Ida's manner, had not seen it.
"Come on, get in, girls," called Walter from his seat in the touring
car. "No use standing there in the sun."
"You've got to tow me," ordered Sid in a peremptory manner.
"Got to?" repeated Walter, with a curious inflection.
"Hush!" whispered Cora. "Let's do it, Walter. Jack is so angry at
him that I'm afraid something will happen."
"Very well. Just as you say," replied Walter gallantly.
Jack turned away in disgust. He was evidently trying hard to keep
his temper under control.
"That he and Ida should deliberately endanger the lives of several
people, to say nothing of their own risk, seems past belief," Jack
murmured to Walter. "I've a good mind to teach him a much-deserved
lesson. We ought to leave him to walk home."
"Oh, I do dislike rows!" exclaimed Cora, and she whispered in Jack's
ear: "Don't bother with him, Bud. He isn't worth it."
"You're right about that," was the response, and the lad looked
affectionately at his sister. She had gotten over the momentary
fright, and there was now a pretty flush on her face. "I'll overlook
it this time, sis," went on Jack. "Perhaps he'll get his lesson
later--without me having to give it to him.
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