THE SCARLET CAR 

 

 BY 

 RICHARD HARDING DAVIS 

 

 TO NED STONE 

 

 CONTENTS 

 THE JAIL-BREAKERS THE TRESPASSERS THE KIDNAPPERS 

 

 

 THE SCARLET CAR 

 

 I 

 THE JAIL-BREAKERS 

 

 For a long time it had been arranged they all should go to the Harvard and Yale game in Winthrop's car. It was perfectly well understood. Even Peabody, who pictured himself and Miss Forbes in the back of the car, with her brother and Winthrop in front, condescended to approve. It was necessary to invite Peabody because it was his great good fortune to be engaged to Miss Forbes. Her brother Sam had been invited, not only because he could act as chaperon for his sister, but because since they were at St. Paul's, Winthrop and he, either as participants or spectators, had never missed going together to the Yale-Harvard game. And Beatrice 

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