Billette suddenly appeared at the door, smiled at
Betty, grabbed Paul with one hand, Dodo with the other, while the
twins roared a protest.
Released, Mollie dropped her bag, sped round to the garage, and in a
moment more was backing the big car round to the road.
The girls had decided to about live in their khaki tramping suits on
this trip, merely packing in a good dress or two to wear on dress-up
occasions. In this way they had to take less luggage and could have
more space to "spread out" as Mollie said.
"Put your grip in here, Betty," Mollie suggested, as she slung her own
grip into the tonneau of the big machine. "There is more room, and
Mrs. Irving said she wouldn't mind in the least being entirely
surrounded by suitcases."
Betty laughed, did as she was bid, and a moment later they were off,
speeding down the road to Grace's house where they were to pick up the
other two girls and Mrs. Irving.
They found the three waiting for them, and it took scarcely any time
at all to add the extra grips to the growing pile in the tonneau of
Mollie's car.
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