He ain't took his eyes off her t'night.

Everybody's laughin' at him." "I notice they take mighty good care t' laugh behind his back," flashed little black-eyed Annie Brooke from the Cove neighborhood.
Young Matt, who had been dancing with Mandy Ford, came up behind the group just in time to hear their remarks.

Two or three who saw him within hearing tried to warn the speakers, but while everybody around them saw the situation, the two men caught the frantic signals of their friends too late.

The music suddenly stopped.

The dancers were still.