For I am of a proud nature, to proud to
go to him and explain. If he was one to judge me by apearances
I was through. But I ached. Oh, how I ached!
The Theif did not go further that day, but returned to the
station. And I? I was not idle, beleive me. During the remainder
of the day, although a broken thing, I experamented to find
exactly how much gas it took to take the car from the station to
our house. As I could not go to the house I had to guess partly,
but I have a good mind for estimations, and I found that two
quarts would do it.
So he could come to the house or nearby, but he could not
get away with his ill-gotten gains. I therfore returned to my
home and ate a nursery supper, and Hannah came in and said:
"I'm about out of my mind, Miss Bab. There's trouble coming
to this Familey, and it keeps on going to dinners and
disregarding all hints."
"What sort of trouble?". I asked, in a flutering voice. For
if she knew and told I would not recieve the reward, or not
solely.
"I think you know," she rejoined, in a suspicous tone." And
that you should assist in such a thing, Miss Bab, is a great
Surprize to me.
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