Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer
by MARGARET PENROSE
Author of the highly successful "Dorothy Dale Series" 12mo.
Illustrated. Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid.
Since the enormous success or our "Motor Boys Series," by ClarenceYoung, we have been asked to get out a similar series for girls. No oneis better equipped to furnish these tales than Mrs. Penrose, who,besides being an able writer, is an expert automobilist.
The big maroon car glided along in such perfect rhythm that CoraKimball, the fair driver of the Whirlwind, heard scarcely a sound ofits mechanical workings. To her the car went noiselessly—theperfection of its motion was akin to the very music of silence.
Hazel Hastings was simply sumptuous in the tonneau—she had spreadevery available frill and flounce, but there was still plenty ofunoccupied space on the luxuriously cushioned "throne."
It seemed a pity to passers-by that two girls should ride alone on thatsplendid morning in the handsome machine—so many of those afoot wouldhave been glad of a chance to occupy the empty seats.
Directly following the Whirlwind came another car—the little silverFlyaway. In this also were two girls, the Robinson twins, Elizabethand Isabel, otherwise Belle and Bess. Chelton folks were becomingaccustomed to the sight of these girls in their cars, and a run of themotor girls was now looked upon as a daily occurrence. Bess Robinsonguided her car with unmistakable skill—Cora Kimball was considered anexpert driver.
Sputtering and chugging close to the Flyaway came a second runabout.In this were a girl and a boy, or, more properly speaking, a young ladyand a young gentleman. As they neared the motor girls Bess called backto Belle:
"There come Sid and Ida. I thought they were not on speaking terms