“You must take that road to the east, Amos. The other leads to——”
“No, no, you’re wrong about that,” Badger quickly called back over his shoulder.
“No, I’m not!”
“The west road leads to Canton.”
“You’re mistaken, Amos,” insisted Vic, in apparent excitement, as the car rapidly approached the junction. “We must take the east road. Mustn’t we, Claudia?”
Badger slowed down, as if in some uncertainty, then brought the car to a stop just at the junction.
“Well, I am not really sure,” cried his wife, doubtfully looking about—yet only to make sure that no other car was in sight in any direction. “It’s all right, Amos——”
Badger was already upon his feet, interrupting her.
“Nonsense!” he exclaimed, while Nick glanced up with a feeling of distrust. “If we take that road, Vic, it will——Oh, I beg your pardon, Mr. Carter!”
Apparently by accident, while gesticulating about the road, he had knocked Nick’s derby hat from his head.