“W-w-what was that?” asked Pee-wee.
“Only one of the wheels came off,” said Hervey. “Long as we don’t get hurt, we should worry if the whole thing comes apart.”
I guess the buggy didn’t want to go without its wheel, for it headed towards a ditch, and each time the other wheels went around, it knocked us all over. Laugh, I thought I’d die.
“Gosh, if it would only stop,” said one of the boys, “I’d like to get my breath again. This is great, but every time I get it, another jolt t-t-takes it aw-w-way again.”
With a final bang, we hit the side of the hill, and went sprawling for the last time, gee, I was sorry.
While we were lying there, undecided whether to get up or not, Pee-wee saved the day.
“D-d-do you hear that?” fairly screamed Pee-wee. “Do you know what that is? If you don’t, I do, and I’m going to answer it——”
It was the mess call, even if it took Pee-wee to hear it first, we heard it now, and once more we dropped everything, for important things come first. And as usual, Hervey started it again.
“Come on, fall in line,” he said, and “Follow Your Leader.”