I suppose they are done by this time. Won't you girls come with me?"
"Yes," added Jack, "and speaking of hundred dollar bills, what do
you suppose that bank teller did? He--"
"Jack, dear," spoke Cora softly, and her brother subsided.
"Do come," she urged the twins: "It will be such fun to see me try
on my motor togs."
"Wait until we tell you something!" burst out Belle. "We have--"
"A surprise for you," interrupted Bess.
"A brand-new--" started in Belle.
"Motor car," finished Bess triumphantly.
"That is, we're going to get it," added her sister.
"Father has promised it to us;" supplemented Bess.
"Oh, isn't that splendid!" exclaimed Cora. "I'm so glad! This is a
surprise. Now we'll all be motor girls."
"Yes," added Belle; "and mother said we could go this afternoon and
select some motor things for ourselves at madam's. Isn't that just
too sweet of her?"
"Lovely!" cried Cora, giving the twins a little hug in turn.
"Here, quit that in public. Want to make a fellow jealous?"
demanded Jack.
"Oh--you--" began Belle with an arch look at Cora's brother.
"Now we're going to take a preliminary look at things with you,
Cora," said Bess. "I'm just dying to get a certain bonnet that I saw
in the window.
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