"Well, I guess Paul was more harmed mentally than he was physically," said Bess. "He told me the men used him very gently. It was the papers in the bag they were after."
"I think Clip gave us the greatest surprise of all," went on Cora. "The idea of a girl keeping it secret as long as she did, that she was all ready to graduate as a trained nurse! No wonder she knew how to treat Wren. I feel that she is far above us now."
"Shall I lose my honorary membership in the Motor Girls' Club?" asked
Clip as she slipped her arm around Cora and pretended to feel her pulse.
"Well, I guess not! The motor girls are proud of you!" cried Bess.
"Of course," added Belle.
Cora said nothing, but the manner in which she put her arm around the waist of Clip was answer enough.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Motor Girls on a Tour, by Margaret Penrose