“Her room was empty at inspection.”
“Dean Walters and Mrs. Vincent are furious because they couldn’t get her to say where she was.”
“Jack Dunn’s terribly upset, because they say she had one of the most important dance numbers with him!”
“Yes, and nobody else knows how to do it; and it’s too late to coach anyone.”
“It is a shame! That part will just have to be omitted.”
“What do you suppose possessed Patricia, of all people, to start breaking rules, and then be so secretive about it?”
In the little reception room of Arnold Hall sat the object of their discussions.
“I feel just as bad as you do, Jack,” she was saying to the serious-faced youth opposite her; “and I’d explain if I could; but I really can’t. The worst of it is cutting you out of the dance.”
“What about yourself?”
“Oh, that doesn’t matter—much.”