“But that wasn’t all of it, mister,” said one of the girls. “Those young ladies came up here and got into the automobile and rode away.”
“Got into the automobile and rode away!” burst out Dave and Roger simultaneously.
“Yes, sir.”
“I saw them, too!” said the smallest of the girls, who had thus far spoken but little. “They didn’t get in very easy though!”
“They didn’t get in easy?” queried our hero. “What do you mean?”
“Why the driver of the automobile and the man who was inside got out and had to shove them both in. I thought they was fooling, but they was awful rough about it.”
“Did the girls scream, or anything like that?” asked Roger.
“I don’t know. I wasn’t near enough to hear.”
“And then, when the girls were in the auto, what did the others do?”
“Oh, they drove away just as fast as they could. They drove so fast that they nearly ran over old Mr. Merrick.”