the boys said, "no knocker."

So it happened as Daisy related. Clip did ask Jack to go with her
to fetch home the car. It also happened that they encountered Sid
Wilcox on the way. He seemed to be returning alone in his auto
from Cartown. Sid told Ida, Ida told Ray, Ray told Daisy and
Daisy told Maud.

Daisy and Maud were inseparable chums. They agreed on everything
- from admiration for Jack Kimball and Walter Pennington, to
dislike for Cecilia Thayer, and something akin to jealousy for the
Robinson girls. Cora was beyond criticism - they simply "regarded
her."

"And," spoke Daisy, as they turned into the green, "I do believe
that the boys played that trick on Paul. I thought when they
hurried so to get away that they were up to something."

"Queer joke," commented Maud.

"Didn't you think those strange men acted suspiciously?" asked
Daisy.

"How could they do otherwise when Cecilia acted as she did? I
never saw a girl so forward."

"I suppose she will have some boys tagging after us on our tour,
if her car is fixable," went on Daisy in sarcastic tones. "Likely
she will find some excuse for stopping at hotels, and such places.
Mother insisted I should not go to any public eating place unless