"You think there'll be no danger?"
"Not the least. I'm sure you'd not be afraid, Miss Herron."
"I am afraid," she replied, tartly, "of nothing that man can devise.
Be so good as to lend me your arm, Mr. Fraser."
He charmed her by his deferential escort across the platform; he protected the rustling silk of her skirt from any possible fleck of dirt as she mounted to her place; he was solicitous, as a gentleman should be, concerning the dust cloth, and deft as a footman in arranging it.
Clearly, as Miss Herron perceived, the boy appreciated the honor she was doing him, and so far earned her approval. Nor were his manners wholly uncouth.
Archie drew on his gauntlets and settled himself, hands on tiller and throttle.
"Are you quite ready?" He could not hide his smile. A sweet hour was to follow.
"I am waiting," she answered.
"Go, then."
The ponderous machine leaped forward as if released from a spring, gathering power and speed each half second. Miss Herron laid her hand on the driver's arm.
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