the cozy corner. You must intrude before it becomes too warm for Griswold, or he is liable to give the whole snap away."
In the meantime Thornton had expressed his delight at meeting his charmer again, and had led her away to the very cozy corner in which he had seen her chatting so vivaciously with Jack Diamond.
Once in the corner the girl ensconced herself in the shadow of the portières, and, for the first time, the fan dropped from her face.
"This is charming," declared Thornton, in his most fascinating manner. "Ever since I first saw you I have dreamed of an occasion like this, Miss Darling."
The girl giggled.
"Oh, you are such a flatterer, Mr. Thornton!" she returned, leaning toward him.
"Not at all," declared Tom, as, apparently by accident, his hand fell on hers and remained there. "I am telling you the truth. Since that hour when fate led you to my room, I have thought of you almost constantly by day, and I have dreamed of you at night. Your face has been before my eyes continually."
Her head was bowed, so he could not see her eyes. He felt her hand quiver in his clasp.
"Oh, I am not doing a thing!" was his mental exclamation. "She can't resist me!"