He obeyed it as gracefully as he could, but rather against his inclinations, for he was having a jolly time of it, forgetting for the moment that he was "a marked man." Grace explained the situation briefly to Hippy, and told him that between himself and Emma they had created a situation that bade fair to end in trouble.
"What's the odds?
I am a marked man anyway," answered Hippy, shrugging his shoulders.
"You will be marked in reality if those husky young mountaineers get after you.

Please keep your seat and fade out of the picture," urged Grace.

"You see--" A voice to one side of her arrested Grace Harlowe's attention.

She recognized it as the voice of Julie Thompson, whom she had not seen at the dance up to that time, though she had been looking for her.
"Oh, Mr.Hipp," Julie was saying.

"Ah wants t' give you-all a knockdown to mah feller.