I am going with her ostensibly to protect, but really to make her life miserable." "I rather admire her devotion to the church," said Veath, still a trifle dazed.
"She's a great crank on religion," admitted Hugh.

Then he could feel himself turn pale.

He was passing Grace off as a missionary, and thereby placing her under restrictions that never before had entered into her gay life.

Veath would treat her as if she were of fragile glass and it would not be long until the whole boat would be staring at the beautiful girl who was going to the heathen.

Remorse struck him and he tried to flounder out of the position.
[Illustration: GRACE VERNON] "I should not have said that about her views.