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"Norah must throw out this tree to-day," said Ruth Giant. "It has stood here nearly a month. The hemlock is falling all over the carpet." "Even the pop-corn is falling," laughed Robert. "I am going to draw a picture of the tree and color it with my new paints." "And I will read another chapter in my book before papa comes back with the auto."
Between pacifyin' the Commodore and frettin' over what couldn't possibly happen, I was half dead of the fidgets. Stay and cheer me up, there's a good feller. I'd just about reached the stage where I had the girl and boy stove to flinders under that pesky auto. I'd even begun to figger on notifyin' the undertaker. Tell me I'm an old fool and then talk about somethin' else.
Our economic program has helped to produce the lowest core inflation rate and the lowest interest rates in 20 years, and because those interest rates are down, business investment and equipment is growing at seven times the rate of the previous four years. Auto sales are way up, home sales at a record high.
"We we can't budge it!" panted Tom. "It it's caught somewhere," added Ned. "Oh, if Koku were only here!" There was a sound behind the lads. A voice exclaimed: "Master want shovel, so Eradicate say here it is!" They turned and saw a big, powerful man, with a simple, child-like face, standing calmly looking at the burning auto. "Koku!" cried Tom. "Quick! Never mind the shovel!
On inquiry they found that by taking an infrequently used highway, they could save several miles. It was over an unoccupied part of country, rather wild and desolate, but they did not mind that. They were whizzing along, talking of Tom's chances for winning the race when, after climbing a slight grade, the auto came to a sudden stop on the summit. "What's the matter?" asked Mr. Sharp.
"Well, if she's brave enough to risk it, I am!" said Grace positively. "Shall we go, girls?" "Wait a bit and see what happens," suggested Mollie. But nothing seemed to be going to happen. On up the river went the auto ice boat at ever-increasing speed. "Dare we take it out ourselves?" asked Grace. "I don't see why not," replied Mollie.
Some of the folks paddlin' home from the festival saw the auto go by and heard the crowd inside singin' and laughin' and hollerin'. Nobody's goin' to sing a night like that unless they've got cargo enough below decks to make 'em forget the wet outside.
For the giant it was but child's play to carry the heavy boxes of powder, and soon he had them all removed from the truck. Then, with the danger thus narrowly averted, they all, including the expressman, turned in and began throwing sand on the fire, which now had a good hold on the body of the auto.
"And not a little on her brother Paul?" and Bess laughed in her teasing way. "Now Cora, Paul Hastings is acknowledged to be the most useful boy in all the Chelton set. He can fix an auto, fix an electric bell, fix an alarm clock " "And no doubt could overhaul a motor boat," finished Cora, as she turned the Petrel toward land. "Well, this is Far Island, and I am sure the boys headed this way.
Suddenly Cora, who was in the lead, grabbed the emergency brake and quickly shut off the power. "What's that?" she asked. "Something straight ahead. Don't you see it, Hazel?" Hazel stood up and peered into the gathering darkness. "Yes; it looks like an auto. Perhaps some one got disabled, and had to leave the machine," she replied. "Perhaps," returned Cora, going along carefully.
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