"That's so," agreed Ed. "I'll bet he had his eye on something around the bungalow—not Miss Robbins, of course."
"Well, it seems better that he is now safe," said Cora, with a sigh.
"I'm glad I am through with it."
"I hope you are," said Ed, and something in his manner caused Cora to remember that remark. "I hope you are!"
But Cora was not through with it by a great deal—as we shall soon see.
CHAPTER IX
THE START
"Dear me! I did think something else would happen to prevent us from getting off," said Bess, as she and Belle, with Cora, actually started out to get the autos ready for the tour to the Berkshires. "And to think that Miss Robbins can go with us!"
"I'm sure she will be a lot better than a nervous person like dear mamma," said Belle. "Not but what we would love to have mamma go, but she does not enjoy our kind of motoring."
"It does seem fortunate that Miss Robbins wanted to go," added Cora.
"I like her; she is the ideal type of business woman."
"Is she?" asked Belle, in such an innocent way that the other two girls laughed outright.