And he was so interested in hearing about your literary successes.

You know he has always been interested in you ever since Joyce came back from the first house-party and told us about you." That Betty blushed when Mary proceeded to further confessions and quoted Jack's remarks about her picture is not to be wondered at, and that Mary should see the blush and promptly report it in her next letter to Jack was quite as inevitable.

She had no idea how many times during his busy days his glance rested on the photograph on his desk.
It was not the typical American girl as portrayed by Gibson or Christy, but it pleased him better in every way.

He liked the sweet seriousness of the smooth brows, the steady glance of the trustful brown eyes, and the little laughter lines about the mouth.

Back in God's country, he sometimes mused, fellows knew girls like that.