“And if one does, even the central operator can’t see it,” spoke Bess. “Oh, you boys have given us a big scare!”
“Scare? How?” demanded Jack, with a look at his sister. “We couldn’t help getting on the wrong road.”
“Perhaps not, Jack,” said Mrs. Fordam, gently. “But Cora was quite worried, and has been telephoning to police stations all along the route to see if she could get any word about you and Ed.”
“Did you?” asked Ed, quickly.
“There was one report of an auto accident,” spoke Cora, “and I was so frightened, Jack, until I heard that it was a big car, and then I knew it couldn’t be yours. But did it all happen as you’ve told?”
“Exactly,” exclaimed Jack.
“Girl and all?” Walter wanted to know.
“The girl most of all,” answered Ed. “How about it, Jack old man?”
“I’m with you. She—”
“Stop!” commanded Cora. “We don’t want you to incriminate yourselves any more than you have to. Besides it’s getting late, and we must get some rest to be ready for an early start to-morrow morning.