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a peach of a ride?" "Only about six miles more to Clintonia," shouted Frank Brandon, from the front seat which he shared with Dr. Dale. Most of that six miles consisted of new concrete state road as smooth and level as a billiard table. Up and up crept the speedometer needle, and the big car seemed to be fairly flying. Fences and trees flashed past them, and the smooth road seemed like a river flowing toward them. The boys were intoxicated with the wild thrill and exhilaration of speed, and laughed and shouted and pounded each other on the back. For several miles the speedometer needle never receded, and not until the roofs and church steeples of Clintonia were visible in the distance did Dr. Dale slacken pace and bring the big machine down to a sedate twenty-five miles an hour. "Well, how did you like that?" he inquired, turning around for a moment to glance at the excited boys. "Was that fast enough to please you?" "It was great!" declared Bob. "This car can certainly step along when you want it to." "We'll be at my house in less than ten minutes. I hope you all feel as though you could eat a little something." "Eat!" exclaimed Jimmy, in heartfelt tones. "Why, I'm so hungry I've been tempted to start in and eat the upholstery once or twice." "Please don't," laughed Dr. Dale. "It's too expensive, besides being indigestible. Control yourself for a few minutes, and I'll promise you something much better than leather to eat." "All right, then, I'll do the best I can," promised Jimmy, with a grin. "We have to pass Antonio's shoe repairing store before we get to Doctor Dale's house, and if you like, I'll get out and buy you a nice big chunk of sole leather, Jimmy," suggested Joe. "If you really want something along that line, it seems a shame not to let you have it." "Thanks all the same, but I wouldn't like to put you to all that trouble," said Jimmy, with elaborate politeness. Joe was about to protest that he would not mind the trouble in the least, but before he had time to the car drew up in front of Dr. Dale's house. Mrs. Dale was waiting for them on the front porch. "I was beginning to get worried over you," she said. "But I suppose you found it quite a long trip, didn't you?" "I can't say that it seemed very long to us," replied Mr. Brandon, smiling. "When you're in a car, you don't seem to think of the time much." "Yes, I've noticed that myself," she admitted. "But you've arrived in
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