34/35 "Who are you ?" she inquired. They were kind to me and I'm interested in their future." "Are you a fortune hunter, Mr.Gray ?" "I am." Gray's face instantly lighted. "I am the most conscienceless fortune hunter you ever met, but--I am hunting my own fortune, not Allie Briskow's." "You needn't laugh. She's very--unusual and--But I dare say you wouldn't tell me, anyhow." "If I have excited your curiosity, I am delighted," Gray declared. I promise to talk upon that subject which every man can discuss to best advantage--himself--and I pledge myself not to ask one single question about you, Miss Good. |