Judge to his astonishment when he saw that the other car held a
number of Columbia people, among the rest Minnie Cuthbert and her
father. He only had a quick glimpse of them as the two machines
passed; but it was enough to show him a look of sheer astonishment
on the face of the girl, which told that she must have recognized
him.

"Hello! Frank!" came a voice booming after them, as the other car
slowed down suddenly; and he believed that it must be Mr. Cuthbert
who called, possibly influenced by Minnie.

"Silence! not a word, do you hear?" exclaimed Jim, emphasizing his
words with a further display of significant pushes with that hard
object.

"And keep her going, kid, keep her going right along," added the
other man, grimly.

"Are they turning around, Bart?" demanded the stout party,
savagely.

"Naw. Nothing doing this time. There they start up again, and
headin' the other way. It's all right, pard, all right sure."

"Lucky for them it is," grunted Jim; though he sighed in relief
because the peril had passed; "them fellers seemed to know you,
son?"

"Yes, they are Columbia people," replied Frank, shortly, for he
had experienced a bitter disappointment when he realized that this