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I'll drive you home," volunteered the girl. "Just wait, and I'll have Barry bring the
roadster around."
"I thought we should always do the things that gentle-folk should do," said Bince,
grinning, after being seated safely in the car. They had turned out of the driveway
into Lincoln Parkway.
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What do you mean?" asked Elizabeth.
Is it perfectly proper for young ladies to drive around the streets of a big city
alone after dark?"
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But I'm not alone," she said.
You will be after you leave me at home."
Oh, well, I'm different."
And I'm glad that you are!" exclaimed Bince fervently. "I wouldn't love you if you
were like the ordinary run."
Bince lived at one of the down-town clubs, and after depositing him there and
parting with a decorous handclasp the girl turned her machine and headed north
for home. At Erie Street came a sudden loud hissing of escaping air.
"Darn!" exclaimed Miss Elizabeth Compton as she drew in beside the curb and
stopped. Although she knew perfectly well that one of the tires was punctured,
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