For, however good his intentions, he will merely add to the pavement of a warmer place than even a July temperature makes Long Island Sound.

Instinctively, Peter turned to Miss Pierce at every opportunity.

He should have asked himself if the girl was really enjoying his company more than she did that of the other young people.

Had he been to the manner born he would have known better than to force himself on a hostess, or to make his monopoly of a young girl so marked.

But he was entirely oblivious of whether he was doing as he ought, conscious only that, for causes which he made no attempt to analyze, he was very happy when with her.