“Then she hasn’t——”
“Not yet.”
“Frank, she still——”
“She says she will never marry.”
“Frank, she still cares more for you than anybody living! All girls say they are going to be old maids. It gets to be a silly habit with them.”
“Elsie is not a silly girl.”
“Oh, I didn’t mean that; you know what I meant. But how about Inza Burrage—she remains true to you?”
“As a friend. She has been nothing more for a long time.”
“I know she’s a proud, jealous girl, and——”
“Don’t say a word against her, Jack!”