Excerpt: ...the western horizon. "That's the city. 'Most sixty miles. Done it in two hours, up-hill more'n half the way, too." "That's very good time, isn't it?" said Jonathan politely. "Humph!" The philistine's disdain was marked. "We'll do better'n that goin' back. That is," he hinted, "if the dark don't catch us." It seemed best, on such sound considerations as a waiting dinner, to take the hint. The big car panted once more, moved slowly along the ridge, then dipped sharply as it took the down grade. They coasted, ...
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Excerpt: ...the western horizon. "That's the city. 'Most sixty miles. Done it in two hours, up-hill more'n half the way, too." "That's very good time, isn't it?" said Jonathan politely. "Humph!" The philistine's disdain was marked. "We'll do better'n that goin' back. That is," he hinted, "if the dark don't catch us." It seemed best, on such sound considerations as a waiting dinner, to take the hint. The big car panted once more, moved slowly along the ridge, then dipped sharply as it took the down grade. They coasted, gathering headway with each turn of the wheels. The girl, half turned, wistfully watched the mountains until the ridge rose to shut off the last crest from her sight. Then she settled back in the seat as though she were very tired. David saw and on an impulse leaned toward her. "Do you mean," he asked in a voice so low that the others could not hear, "that you lose faith in yourself?" "It's the same thing, I suppose. I lose courage sometimes. I get tired of trying to like to do things I never really can like." "I understand," he said gently. "Mr. Radbourne told me about you. Will you let me say, I am very sorry?" She started, as if she had forgotten herself, and flushed deeply in her contrition. "There! I'm perfectly nonsensical, letting myself be a cry-baby just when I'd intended- It isn't my habit at all. There's nothing really to be sorry for. If you give any work your best and put your heart into it, you'll get-," "A great deal of happiness out of it," David finished dryly. "Exactly! I recognize the formula. Also its author. I think you're just whistling to keep up your courage now." "But that isn't a bad thing at all to do. Why-" She turned to face him, with a little gasp for her daring. "Why don't you try it?" It was his turn to grow red. "You think I'd be more cheerful company?" "I think," she said, with a pretty gravity, "you make too much of being a-lame duck. And I think that isn't like you." "How do you know whether it's like me...
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