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Penrose, Margaret

"The Motor Girls"

Fancy Adonis being serious!
"You also made good, Jack," he said after a pause. "I don't know
when I've seen a braver brave. Do you ever expect to get that stuff
off your face in time to go back to college?"
"I guess it will wear off. If it doesn't I'll use gasolene from the
auto tank, or take a steam bath at some lady beauty doctress's
establishment." He rubbed his countenance vigorously with his
handkerchief. "If it doesn't remove," he added, "I'll tell "em I've
got the jaundice."
"Did you see Sid this evening?" asked Ed.
"I thought I saw him, and then I wasn't sure. He wasn't invited.
Whom do you think he was?"
"I--well, I wouldn't be sure, either," answered Ed evasively. "I saw
so many chaps about his size and build that it was hard to
distinguish. Hastings was splendid, wasn't he? I like that fellow."
"So do I. He's perfectly square, and measures up all right. I
managed to get the order for the Robinson twins' auto for him."
"You did?"
"Yes. You know, he is going to represent the Whitehall automobile
concern from the first of the month, over in New City. Going to take
one of their cars across country, you know. He was mighty pleased to
get the order. It was Cora's idea, of course.


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