Consequently they
were not altogether sure of the sequence of events themselves.
But as that does not so much matter as does the ultimate effect, I will
set down the various happenings in such order as will best indicate to
the reader the proceedings.
Naturally the attention of Mr. Blackford, and the girls, was first drawn
to Mr. Bailey, the farmer, who was shaking his fist at the man selling
tooth powder on the platform. His announcement that this was the man he
sought was sufficiently dramatic.
Then came Carrie's startled cry. Betty and Mollie turned around to look
at her.
"Are you sure he is the man who called himself your guardian?" asked
Mollie. "Don't make any mistake."
"I am not making a mistake," murmured Carrie, still holding herself
behind Amy and Grace. "He is that horrid man! Oh, don't let him see me!"
"What, have you a case ag'in him, too?" asked Mr. Bailey.
"She thinks so," explained Mr. Blackford. "We've got to act quickly
here. Go up a little closer, Mollie."
A lane was opened for the auto, amid the crowd. The faker stopped in the
midst of the "patter" concerning his wonderful powder, which "would make
the teeth like unto the milky pearls of the Orient."
The man on the platform turned pale, and then a sort of sickly green
color spread over his face. He had caught sight of the farmer standing
in the auto.
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