“I will,” exclaimed Norton, quickly. “You fellows can make some excuse. I’ll let Walter drive my car, and Bess can ride with him.”
“All right,” assented Jack. “It’s a go,” and they proceeded to carry out their little joke, over the outcome of which Walter and Jack, at least, had some anxiety.
CHAPTER XI
THE GIRLS RETALIATE
“But why should we change our plans?” asked Cora, when, a little later, the boys had brought their own cars up in front of the hotels and had gone back for those of the girls. “I don’t see why Bess should ride with Walter.”
“No, but I see it,” said Walter, quickly. “I want to talk to her, and—”
“Oh, that’s a different story,” admitted Cora, with a smile. “But what will Norton do?”
“I’d like to drive the Flyaway, if I might,” put in the latter. “There’s a bad stretch of road ahead, and perhaps Belle may not be equal to it.”
“Don’t you dare intimate there’s danger ahead,” cried Belle.
“Not exactly danger,” returned Norton, with a wink at the other boys, “but the road is rough. If Cora wants to I guess Ed could drive her car for her, too.”