“All right. We won’t make much, though, I guess.” “I’ll tell you how you might make some money,” observed Jimmy Brennan. “There’s a big picnic two weeks from to-day at Wyman’s Grove. Why not take folks out to that? It’s nearly two miles out there and you could easily get a quarter each way.” “We’d have to make at least two trips to make much,” objected Willard. “Still――――” “If we only took four people out and back we’d make two dollars,” interrupted Tom. “And if we make two dollars often enough we’ll be rich. Know anyone who’d like to go out there in the car, Jimmy?” “Sure! I’ll go, for one. And if you say you’ll make the trip I’ll tell the fellows about it. Lots of them would pay a quarter to ride in an automobile. Where’ll you start from? Better make it down-town somewhere, because there’ll be lots of folks going from the mills.” “I’ll have the car at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Oak Street,” said Tom. “Then I can go right out Oak Street to Cross and on to Main and save quite a distance. You tell folks I’ll be there, Jimmy. What time is the picnic?” “Oh, in the afternoon. Better get around about two, I guess.” “I have to meet the 2:06 train, so I’ll say two-fifteen. How about bringing them back? What time will they want to come home?” “Won’t many of them start home until after supper,” said Jimmy. “Say about seven.” “That’s fine. I’ll meet the 6:05 and then go right out to the grove. It oughtn’t to take more than fifteen minutes to get there, ought it?” “It’s only two miles. You can do it in ten without any trouble. I dare say you’ll be able to pick up three or four loads coming back. And here’s another thing, fellows. Ever think of hiring out your car in the evening or on Sundays?” “Hiring it out?” repeated Willard. “How do you mean, Jimmy?” “Why, taking folks out for rides. Advertise in the paper or put a sign in the windows down-town saying you’ll rent the car for so much an hour. I wouldn’t wonder if you’d catch some folks that way.” “We might do it evenings,” agreed Tom doubtfully, “but I don’t believe father would want me to do it on Sundays.” “That so? Well, stick to week-days, then. I just suggested it. I don’t know how it would work out. You might try it, though.” “Much obliged,” said Tom. “We――we’ll think it over. How much ought we to charge by the hour, Jimmy?” “Oh, I don’t know. In the cities they get five dollars, or they used to. You could charge two dollars, maybe, for a carful. That would leave you about a dollar and seventy-five cents, allowing for gasoline and wear on the car.” “I think that’s a bully idea,” said Willard. “Tell you what, Tom; I’ll just have to learn to run the thing. First thing we know we’ll be so busy you won’t be able to do it all. Besides, supposing you got sick or something! Then where’d we be?”