And Edna Keith was not the only girl in the picnic party; there were others.

She would be certain to tell them.

Crawford Smith foresaw a horrible day, a day of disgrace and humiliation, one in which he was destined to furnish amusement without sharing the fun.

And Sam Keith, who had remarked upon the splendor of his friend's attire, would gloat--not only here in South Harniss, but elsewhere--in Cambridge, for instance.

An older man would have risen, laughed whether he felt like laughing or not--and have expressed his opinion of fly paper.