As I told you, there stood in front of the garage a valuable new car
belonging to the Blends. Their chauffeur was about to take it out
for a run. If Jack's car, started by Lem, had smashed into it I
would have been blamed, for I ran the car out of the garage, for
their chauffeur. Then I would have lost my position here, and
probably would not get that new one in New City, for the garage
people would have blacklisted me."
"Oh, mercy!" gasped Belle. "Wouldn't that have been dreadful!"
"Bad for me," admitted Paul with a smile. "But I'm sorry Jack was
hurt."
"Thank goodness it's no worse!" exclaimed Cora. "But, Mr. Hastings,
whom do you think paid Lem to do such a mean thing?"
"I'd rather not say," answered the young garage manager. "But I
shall keep my ears and eyes open, and if I find out what I suspect
to be true--well, there'll be trouble for somebody."
He spoke with flashing eyes, and Cora looked at him admiringly.
"Well, since we know how your brother is, I think we'll be going,
Cora," said Bess, and she and her sister took their departure,
followed by Paul and Ed.
"I wonder why Lem Gildy did that?" asked Cora of herself as she went
to her room that night. "Who is urging him on? Did he want to injure
Jack, as well as make trouble for Paul? Well, I'll have to give up
thinking of it now," she finished, "but, like Paul--I suppose I
ought to say Mr.
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