"That is, we're going to get it," added her sister.

"Father has promised it to us;" supplemented Bess.

"Oh, isn't that splendid!" exclaimed Cora. "I'm so glad! This is a
surprise. Now we'll all be motor girls."

"Yes," added Belle; "and mother said we could go this afternoon and
select some motor things for ourselves at madam's. Isn't that just
too sweet of her?"

"Lovely!" cried Cora, giving the twins a little hug in turn.

"Here, quit that in public. Want to make a fellow jealous?"
demanded Jack.

"Oh--you--" began Belle with an arch look at Cora's brother.

"Now we're going to take a preliminary look at things with you,
Cora," said Bess. "I'm just dying to get a certain bonnet that I saw
in the window."

"Toot-toot! Farewell!" cried Jack, as he puffed in imitation of an
auto and turned up the street.

"Do you know," began Cora as soon as her brother was safely out of
sight, "speaking of that robbery, I have been thinking lately how
strange it was that Ida, Mary and Sid should have been talking so
seriously behind my car when I happened to look around and see them.