Despite her own cleverness, the young woman gave a slight gasp of
astonishment over this swift arrangement.
"Decidedly, my young captain is not wholly, a fool," she told herself.
"When I seek to snub him, he puts it past my power. However, it may
be that this young engineer will be better suited to my purpose. I will
study him."
"Toot! toot!" The Farnum auto, getting away first, went past them,
sounding its whistle while Mr. Farnum and Eph lifted their hats.
"Our gallant friend, the captain, must feel out of conceit with me,"
laughed Mlle. Nadiboff to Hal. "He prefers the chauffeur's company to
mine. So we must console ourselves."
Though he had not been able to hear any of the conversation, M. Lemaire,
looking out from behind the lace curtains of a parlor window, had seen
what had happened.
"Sara is doing better this morning," he muttered to himself. "Though
why should she take two of the young men with her? Ah, I see that she
has the engineer at her side, while young Benson rides on the front
seat. Clever little woman! She is going to make the young captain
jealous! Well enough does she know how to do that!"
Not quite so well pleased was the young woman herself, as the drive
proceeded. Though she did all in her power to charm Hal, and though she
did succeed in interesting him, she could not draw the boy out into much
conversation.
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