But she could not shake off the feeling that wherever she moved this man's gaze followed her.

The unpleasantness of this incident would have been nothing to Carley had she at once forgotten it.

Most unaccountably, however, she could not make herself unaware of this ruffian's attention.

It did no good for her to argue that she was merely the cynosure of all eyes.

This Ruff's tone and look possessed something heretofore unknown to Carley.