caught sight of Harry and said something to the gentleman beside her. He, too, turned, and in a moment they were all looking. Harry colored and drew back around the corner. Dick, however, held his ground.
“Got anything to eat in there?” asked the man in front.
“Yes,” Dick answered. “Crackers, cheese, canned things, raisins, dried apricots—”
There was a burst of laughter from the car.
“Let’s get out and see what we can find,” said one of the ladies. In a moment the store was invaded. They bought crackers, cheese, canned peaches, potted ham, and sardines, and did it so merrily that Harry and Dick had to laugh with them. The party bore their purchases back to the car, Dick assisting, and immediately began their luncheon or, as one of the ladies laughingly called it, “afternoon tea.”
“But we haven’t paid for it” she said suddenly. “How much do we owe you?”
“Let me see,” said Dick, “there was a pound of crackers—”
“Never mind,” said one of the men, taking a bill from his purse. “Here’s five dollars. I
