Books with author Margaret Penrose

“Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball! You nearly ran over a chicken that time.” “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side. Such a dear little boy—or was it a girl? I never can tell when they’re so young.” “Two misses are as good as two miles,” misquoted the bronzed girl at the wheel of the automobile, as she straightened the car on the long, shaded road, where the trees met in a green archway overhead, and where the golden shadows flitted in the dust like so many little chickens running to cover, away from the fat-tired wheels. “Why are you in such a hurry, Cora?” asked Bess Robinson, as she tucked back a straying lock of brown hair. “It’s too perfect a day to do anything in a hurry—even run a car.”

THE SHADOW "Look, girls! There's a man!" "Where?" "Just creeping under the dining-room window!" "What can he want—looks suspicious!" "Oh, I'm afraid to go in!" "Hush! We won't go in just now!" "If only the boys were here!" "Well, don't cry—they will be here soon." "See! He's getting under the fence! There he goes!" "Did you get a look at him?" "Yes, a good look. I'll know him next time." Bess, Belle and Cora were holding this whispered conversation. It was Belle, the timid, who wanted to cry, and it was Cora who had really seen the man—got the good look. Bess did say she wished the boys were around, but Bess had great confidence in those boys, and this remark, when a man was actually sneaking around Clover Cottage, was perfectly pardonable. The motor girls had just returned from a delightful afternoon ride along the shore road at Lookout Beach. Bess and Belle Robinson, otherwise Elizabeth and Isabel, the twins, were in their little car—the Flyaway—and Cora Kimball was driving her fine, four-cylinder touring affair, both machines having just pulled up in front of Clover Cottage, the summer home of the Robinsons. "Did the boys say they would come directly from the post-office?" asked Belle, as she eyed the back fence suspiciously.

The big maroon car glided along in such perfect rhythm that Cora Kimball, the fair driver of the Whirlwind, heard scarcely a sound of its mechanical workings. To her the car went noiselessly—the perfection of its motion was akin to the very music of silence. Hazel Hastings was simply sumptuous in the tonneau—she had spread every available frill and flounce, but there was still plenty of unoccupied space on the luxuriously cushioned "throne." It seemed a pity to passers-by that two girls should ride alone on that splendid morning in the handsome machine—so many of those afoot would have been glad of a chance to occupy the empty seats. Directly following the Whirlwind came another car—the little silver Flyaway. In this also were two girls, the Robinson twins, Elizabeth and Isabel, otherwise Belle and Bess. Chelton folks were becoming accustomed to the sight of these girls in their cars, and a run of the motor girls was now looked upon as a daily occurrence. Bess Robinson guided her car with unmistakable skill—Cora Kimball was considered an expert driver.

“Say, girls, isn’t this the best thing ever?” Cora Kimball, the girl whose hand was on the wheel of the motor car as it sped swiftly along a sun-flecked country road, put the words in the form of a question, but they were really an exclamation drawn from her by sheer delight in living. She was gloriously indifferent as to an answer, but the answer came just the same from the two pretty girls who occupied the seat behind her.

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Margaret Penrose was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. This name was used for books like Dorothy Dale (1908), Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School (1908), Dorothy Dale's Great Secret (1909), Dorothy Dale and Her Chums (1909), Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays (1910), The Motor Girls (1910), The Motor Girls on a Tour (1910), Dorothy Dale's Camping Days (1911), The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach (1911), The Motor Girls Through New England (1911), The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake (1912), Dorothy Dale's School Rivals (1912), Dorothy Dale in the City (1913), The Motor Girls on the Coast (1913), Dorothy Dale's Promise (1914), The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay (1914), Dorothy Dale in the West (1915), The Motor Girls on Waters Blue (1915), Dorothy Dale's Strange Discovery (1916), The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise (1916), and Dorothy Dale's Engagement (1917).

The Campfire Girls of Roselawn - Or, a Strange Message from the Air is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Margaret Penrose is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Margaret Penrose then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Margaret Penrose was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. This name was used for books like Dorothy Dale (1908), Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School (1908), Dorothy Dale's Great Secret (1909), Dorothy Dale and Her Chums (1909), Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays (1910), The Motor Girls (1910), The Motor Girls on a Tour (1910), Dorothy Dale's Camping Days (1911), The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach (1911), The Motor Girls Through New England (1911), The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake (1912), Dorothy Dale's School Rivals (1912), Dorothy Dale in the City (1913), The Motor Girls on the Coast (1913), Dorothy Dale's Promise (1914), The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay (1914), Dorothy Dale in the West (1915), The Motor Girls on Waters Blue (1915), Dorothy Dale's Strange Discovery (1916), The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise (1916), and Dorothy Dale's Engagement (1917).