After they were on the downward stretch, both girls assured her that they believed the danger was over. “They’ll never catch us now unless we have engine or tire trouble.”
A few minutes later, on glancing back, Peggy exclaimed triumphantly, “They’ve about stopped! They’ve stopped now! On that highest curve. One of them’s getting out now. Maybe they have a flat.”
“Here’s hoping they have two flats,” smiled Florence.
“Why not wish for three, for good measure?” added Jo Ann.
“Say, aren’t you thankful Miss Prudence isn’t along?” Peggy asked suddenly.
Both girls smiled, and Peggy went on, “She’d have had heart failure or something by this time.”
“No, she wouldn’t,” declared Jo Ann. “She’d have rallied to the cause and encouraged me on, as you two did. When it comes to the test, she’s strong for action and plenty of it.”
A few minutes later Florence announced that it would not be long till they would reach the city. “Do you think we’d better change, Jo, and let me take the wheel?”
Jo Ann shook her head. “I don’t want to stop even long enough for that.”
“Oh, no, don’t change,” begged Peggy, immediately disturbed at the idea of stopping.