And when she was close at hand, his bow and smile were, so it seemed to her, almost coldly polite.

Into her eyes came a confused, hurt expression.
"Susie--sweetheart," he said, the voice in as astonishing contrast as the words to his air of friendly indifference.
"They're watching us from the windows all around here." "Oh--yes," assented she, as if she understood.

But she didn't.
In Sutherland the young people were not so mindful of gossip, which it was impossible to escape, anyhow.

Still--off there in the East, no doubt, they had more refined ways; without a doubt, whatever Sam did was the correct thing.
"Do you still care as you did last night ?" he asked.

The effect of his words upon her was so obvious that he glanced nervously round.