“Say, did somebody leave you money?” Janet shouted.
He stopped the bus and opened the door. “Want a ride to the village? Ain’t she a beauty?” he asked next when the girls had accepted his invitation with alacrity and tumbled into the vehicle. “The new Dean’s responsible. Course,” he added condescendingly, “she ain’t as good as old Lizzie but she’s sure spiffy!”
Janet and Carol chortled with glee.
“Spiffy is exactly the word!” Carol declared.
At the foot of the hill he let them out and went on his way.
“Miracle number two,” Carol laughed. “Remember how fond of his old bus he was?”
“Now he is even more proud of this one,” Madge agreed.
“Lead me to the drug store,” Janet said firmly.
“What are we going to do this summer?” Valerie asked over her chocolate soda.
“Let’s go camping,” Madge proposed. “We can have a lot of adventures that way.”