17/19 I've kept you here when you might have been dancing." "I have loved being with you," said Grace. "I shall not tell Anne about what was said," she added in a lower tone. "No need of hurting the child's feelings." During the balance of the evening nothing occurred to discomfit either Grace or Anne. To be sure there was a marked coolness exhibited by most of their classmates, but David took charge of Anne and saw to it that nothing disturbed her. Grace, who was a general favorite with the High School boys of Oakdale, could have filled her programme three times over. |