She pulled me right into that big fine
car, so I sat on the seat with her, and we went sailing, and skating, and
flying along and all the boys guying me, but I didn't care! I like to ride
in her car! I never rode in a car like that before. She went a-whizzing
right to the office of the big man, where maybe I'll work; I guess I'll go
see him tomorrow, I got a hankering for knowing what I'm going to _do_,
and _where_ I'm going to be paid for it. Well she went spinning there, and
she said 'you wait a minute,' then she ran in and pretty soon out she came
with him. His name is Mr. Douglas Bruce, and I guess it would be a little
closer what _She'd_ think right if I'd use it. And hers he calls her by,
is Leslie. Ain't that pretty? When he says 'Leslie' sounds as if he kissed
the name as it came through. Honest it does!"
"I bet he says it just like you say 'Lily!'"
"I wonder now!" grinned Mickey. "Well he came out and what she had told
him, set him crazy too. They just talked a streak, but he shook hands with
me, and she said, 'You tell the driver where to go Mickey,' and I said,
'Go where, Miss?' and she said, 'To take you home,' and I said, 'You don't
need!' and she said, 'I'd like to!' and I saw she didn't care _what_ she
did, so I just sent him to the end of the car line and saved my nickel,
and then I come on here, and both of them----"
"What?" asked Peaches eagerly.
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