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"Now!" he said as he put the car to its best speed and switched on its headlights again "Noe can beat theuess, if they come back this hich I don't think they will"

The car dashed over the ground and the three sat silent while they passed into the woods and over the place where they had first ain, and her teeth beginning to chatter fro and turned toward her: "You've been wonderful!" he said flashing a war his voice a little and turning his head toward the back seat "I don't believe any other toh a scene like that and kept absolutely still You were great!" There was that in his voice that lifted Ruth's heartShe wanted toher throat so that she could not speak It was the exciteet control of her eht of the Pike at last, and Cauess we can hold our oith anyone, now," he said settling back in his seat, but relaxing none of his vigilance toward the car which sped along the highway like a winged thing "But it's time I heard how you ca the intervals when I've had any chance at all to think about it"

"Oh, I just called up your mother to know if it would help you any to be taken to your train," said Ruth quickly, "and she mentioned that she orried lest you would ested that we try to catch you and take you on to Wilo I do hope this delay hasn't spoiled it all How long does it take to go from Baltimore to camp I've taken the Baltimore trip myself in five hours It's only quarter past six yet, do you think we can o all the way to Baltimore!" he exclaiht alone after I go to camp? You see, it isn't as if I could stay and come back with you"