"I'll just run and get it, if you'll excuse me."
Cora knew exactly what he intended to do. Quickly, as he came back
in his runabout, she ran down the piazza steps, and was in the
machine before either Walter or Jack realized what was taking place.
"Now I'll hear the letter without being interrupted!" exclaimed Ed
as he put on speed and escaped with the laughing girl, who waved the
missive above her head.
CHAPTER XVII
A RUNAWAY AUTO
When Cora finished reading Mary's letter to Ed, which did not take
long, she looked up at him and asked:
"Well, what do you think of it?"
"I--er--I think--would you mind very much if I didn't tell you what
I think of it?" he answered her in turn.
"No," she said slowly; "not if you don't care to. But I thought
perhaps--Jack says you know who took the money," she finished
hurriedly. She had wanted to get alone with Ed more to ask him this
than to read Mary's letter to him.
Ed started.
"Jack said that?" he asked, obviously to gain time.
"Yes."
"I didn't exactly say, that. I said I had my suspicions. He must
have misunderstood me."
"Very likely. Jack's rather impetuous. Then you don't know?"
"Not exactly."
"I'll not ask you whom you suspect," declared Cora, though it was
hard work not to, for she had her share of curiosity, and she felt,
in a measure, that suspicion for the robbery was upon her and her
friends.
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