Her father looked at her.
'What were you doing this afternoon, Milly?'
'I went out for a walk, pa.'
'Who with?'
'No one.'
'Didn't I see you on the canal-side with young Ryley?'
'Yes, father. He was going back to the works after dinner, and he just happened to overtake me.'
Milly and Ethel exchanged a swift glance.
'Happened to overtake you! I saw you as I was driving past, over the canal bridge. You little thought that I saw you.'
'Well, father, I couldn't help him overtaking me. Besides——'