Chief heard the hilarity, and were soon out of
the house, and although the boys and Sutoto tried to push the machine
behind the garage, they were too late for the Professor's quick eye.

He laughed when he saw the commotion. "It is all right; if I were not so
old, I would get one myself."

"That's just the time you need it," said Harry. "By the way," he
continued, "I will bring it around to your place this afternoon."

"Bring what?" asked the Professor.

"Your car; of course." And Sutoto and the boys laughed at the
Professor's discomfiture.

"I thought there was some job about to be put up on me. I wondered why
Blakely tried to keep me out of the warehouse yesterday."

But while this merry scene was taking place, five new machines were
coming along B Street, with Blakely in the first one, and a competent
chauffeur in each of the others.

"The first is yours, Harry, and the next one, with the red body is
yours, George," said Blakely. "I thought we should surprise you."

"Why, there is John, too!" exclaimed Sutoto.

"Yes; he is in his car; he was greatly surprised. But the Professor's
car is a neat one; don't you think so?"

The boys had no ears for any one or for anything. Each was a forty-horse
power roadster, while the Professor's car had a five-passenger body, was
handsomely upholstered, and equipped with particularly easy-riding
springs. John's machine was equally well built, and after the boys had
made a full examination of their own treasures, they investigated the
other cars, and marveled at their beauty and appearance of comfort.

The procession of the machines naturally attracted the people who came
from all directions to witness the wonder wagons which ran by
themselves. They crowded around, and listened to every comment. The old
Chief was the one most excited at the strange things.

Neither Sutoto nor Cinda had informed them of the autos, because it was
intended to have quite a surprise party, and it was afterwards learned
that Blakely and Sutoto had planned to give all of them a surprise. The
fact that the Professor and the boys, having gone to Sutoto that
morning, were absent from their homes, precipitated to disclosure, so
that John was found and together they went to Sutoto's house.

You may be sure that it did not take the boys long to learn the
mysteries of the machines, and they were with Sutoto, until he got the
hang of the motor, and could spin along as fast as any of them.

The old C