CHAPTER XXV
FALSELY ACCUSED
The Motor Girls caught the gypsy girl as she was about to fall and seated her in a chair.
“You poor, poor thing!” exclaimed Cora.
“Out in this pouring rain!” ejaculated Belle.
“And drenched to the skin!” added Bess.
The newcomer presented a pitiable appearance. Her gaudy apparel was torn and bedraggled, her wet hair clung about her face, and she was gasping with exhaustion.
“I had to come!” she panted. “I was afraid!”
Cora had formed her plans with quick decision.
“We must keep this to ourselves for to-night, girls,” she said in a low voice. “She’d be miserable and embarrassed if the boys should come down. We’ll tell them all about it to-morrow. The first thing to do is to get her up in our rooms and give her some dry clothes. Then we’ll get her something to eat and drink and put her to bed. She can tell us her story later.”
“Oh, you are so good!” exclaimed the gypsy girl, covering her face with her hands.