"Maybe he's going to get a new one," ventured Cora.
"I don't see how he can," replied Belie. "I heard father say he was
dreadfully in debt. His folks had some dealings with father, I
believe, about advancing him some money that is to come to him when
he is a certain age, but it won't be for some time yet. They had to
have some to pay his debts."
"You ought not to repeat that, Belle," cautioned Bess. "You know
father would be displeased if he knew you had spoken of his private
affairs."
"Well, I'm sure it will go no further--with Cora," retorted Belle.
"I wouldn't mention it to any one else."
"Of course, I'll not repeat it," promised Cora. "But what do you
think .about Mary leaving so suddenly?"
"I don't know what to think," replied Bess. "It looks odd. to say
the least. What reason would she have for leaving town so-well,
mysteriously, to put it mildly?"
"Of course, it may be a mere coincidence," went on Cora, "but in
connection with her talk with Ida and Sid--well, I have often
noticed that matters conspire to `look strange' whenever there is a
chance of making complications."
CHAPTER XII
A RACE AGAINST TIME
It was a few days after the visit to Madam Julia that Cora was out
alone in the Whirlwind.
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