"Suppose he had something previously worked out that cut her off!"
"Oh Douglas! What makes you think such a thing?"
"What Minturn said to me this morning with such bitterness on his face and in his voice as I never before encountered in man," Douglas answered.
"He said——?" prompted Leslie.
"This is my last day as a laughing-stock for my fellowmen!
To-morrow I shall hold up my head!"
"Why didn't you tell me that before?"
"Didn't realize until just now that you and she hadn't seen him—that you were acting on presumption.
"I'm going to call her!" cried Leslie.
"I wouldn't!" advised Douglas.
"Why not?"