She hesitated.
"I like being with you, Joe."
"Good! You can consider yourself permanently engaged, Mrs. Quinney."
"Permanently?"
His quick ear detected an odd inflection. He glanced at her sharply, and saw a faint blush. In silence they stared at each other. Then Quinney kissed her, pinched her cheek, pulled her small ear, as he said boisterously:
"Ho! Another job in view?"
She whispered:
"I—I think so."
CHAPTER V
SUSAN PREPARES