He ran slowly at first to test the new tire.
"All O.K.," he announced presently, and then they went spinning along as before.

But the "edge" had been taken off the ride, and they did not seem as free-hearted and full of fun as they had been before the mishap.
It was after ten o'clock when the seminary was reached, and the girls found one of the under teachers waiting for them.
"Young ladies, you were told to be in at ten," said the teacher severely.

"It is now half after." "We had an accident," answered Dora, and told what it was.
"You must not stay away later than the time originally allowed," said the teacher severely.

"Remember that after this, please," and then she dismissed the girls.
When the boys got to the garage where the automobile belonged they told the man in charge about the chauffeur and of what had happened on the road.

The garage manager could hardly believe the story about the broken glass.
"You'll have to pay for that tire," he said coldly.