Nancy said. “In the meantime, let’s enjoy the view.”“The sun’s hot and I’m thirsty.”“We might ask one of the men to pass us up some cool drinks,” Nancy suggested.“Now that’s a cool idea,” Ned said, grinning.He called to the men below, asking them to send up both food and drink by means of long poles, which could be handed from car to car. Other trapped passengers took up the cry.At first the request was looked upon as a joke, but as time wore on and the wheel did not move, Ned asked a second time. Others added their pleas, and finally they were answered.After another hour had elapsed, Ned teased Nancy, “Still enjoying the view?”“It’s getting monotonous,” she said, shifting into a more comfortable position. She glanced at her watch worriedly. “If I don’t get home soon, I’ll be late for Mrs. Alexandra’s dinner.”Ned replied soberly, “Wish I could do something.”“I asked Francis Baum to come to our house at six-thirty,” Nancy put in restlessly.
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