The Motor Girls on Waters Blue or The Strange Cruise of the Tartar

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poor

whose plain, black dress showed the dust and travel stains of the highways abo

It is merely a faint. Poor girl! She seemed very weak while she was talking to me. I was just going to ask her to sit do

ntured Bess, a little awed

se Island-where papa is going-and she spoke of h

her," suggested Cora, who, like her mother, w

coolness, had stooped over a

it remain low and the circulation will become normal, after the has had a little stimulant. I

us of the aromatic spirits of ammonia, and she tried to speak. She se

, soothingly. "Don't bother your poor head abo

-" she prote

t of the lace seller-a hand not at all roughened by heavy work. Indeed, if she had made some of the dainty lace s

be-" Again her voice trailed off into that mere fain

ds, my dear child, and until you are able to leave them, you must do as we say. A little more of that ammonia, Cora, and then have Janet bring in some warm bouillon-

ped Bess.

ard for their daily bread, yet have even greater pride than those who might, if they wished, eat from golden di

t on around her. Even when the second spoonful of ammonia had tri

anet, as she came in with some

ad her arm under the girl's neck. A dusky flush in the olive cheeks

d not show much life, and, after a close look at her immobile counte

to bed, and have Dr. Blake look

him!" exclaimed Cora. "We must go to the

aid her mother, gently. "I think we

efined. She is really-clean!" and Cora said the word with a true delight in its meaning.

ce," murmured Belle, who was fair,

ready," Janet as

all family had a habit of distinguishing

a little rest and food is all she needs. Sh

orn and dusty sho

asked Cora, referring to the one man of al

anage," said her moth

ifted the girl, that they realized wha

ces of a woman's troubles," whispered Belle, as Cora and Mrs. Kim

her father and Sea Horse Island in the way she di

one, if an Italian organ grinder stopped in front of the

ever came to snapping, for she was so well "padded," both in mariners and by nature,

wn presently

ists on her staying in bed. She really seems a very decent sort of a person-the girl, I

nything of hers

ing was starving. She can't make much of a living selling lace, though some of it is very beauti

e in and seem so worked-up over the me

er-she was on the verge of telling us, when she fainted. But, gi

in our car,"

bring back some of his luggage. And perhaps some of the boys b

position to offer them your hospitality. Oh, Bess! And I thou

express her, at least pretended, indignation. "Come on, Belle," she cried.

" said Cora, contritely. But

car, and the twins in their new one, both heading for the railroad station, though the trai

ill stay on for a few

ho was

probably want to see how Jac

it to

minds me. I wonde

r it was she herself who "looked-out," to the extent of steering to one side, and so sharply that Belle gasped. And, even at that, the dog was str

trying to bite a hole

a show of i

the sound of the dog's yelps, poured out a volume of vituperation at th

ding places to commiserate with their fellow, and

lle, "that the poorer the people

re we ta

y loves compan

uggested

rected the other,

her car to await the on-coming of her chums. "D

s," answered Bess, as sh

ng at the station, before a whistle was he

, as she jumped from her

a few minutes later, the express sounded its blast, and, amid a whir

g Cora's shoulder, and directing he

d him!" added Belle. "Why

" laughed Cora, a bit hysterically. "Oh, J

Harry Ward!"

her hair. For Harry, whom Belle had met during the summer, had paid

ra read the story of his illness, slight though it was. "It was awfully good of y

ter. "I say, fellows, are there any cinders on my n

armly, as she shook hands. "Oh! Don't you dare-not on this platform!" she cried, as Jack

soon," offered Jack, with something of his

rry-all of you-don't

was little of mirth in the sound. "Harry, the girls-the girls-Harry.

t. Poor Jack was

s the matter?" asked Cora. "

o have made an effort for the double literature. Thought I'd save a term on it. But that

s too bad," said Co

st my nerve, and what I have left is frayed to a frazzle. I've ju

to look that way

ow?" as

e about the prett

Walter, crowding up

oys, I saw

ce seller," said

later," Co