"Oh, my!" exclaimed Cora. "You did size him up. I only noticed
that he was a joint short on his right-hand thumb."

"That, my dear, is termed a professional thumb-mark. We will know
him if we meet him in the dark," said Clip.

Cora laughed. She felt, however, more serious than she cared to
have the others know. "Well, let's be off this time," she said.
"We will hardly make town before dark now."




CHAPTER VIII

JACK AND CLIP


"A deliberate trick of Cecilia's," murmured Daisy.

"She pretends to be so off-hand," answered Maud. "I have always
noticed that that sort of girl is the greatest schemer."

"To leave her car out on the road, and then boldly ask Jack
Kimball to go with her to fetch it. Who ever heard of such a
thing? I wonder Cora tolerates her."

"Cora is what some people call `easy,' " said Daisy with uncertain
meaning. "She takes her chances in choosing friends."