The strong hand with its well-shaped fingers did not fumble in Madeline's box of bonbons. She took a chocolate, smiled again, and with a half shy glance into her neighbor's face proceeded to nibble the confection.
Madeline was charmed.
"Are you traveling alone?" she asked.
"Yes. I am to meet my brother and—some friends—in San Diego."
"I am Miss Dentry—Madeline Dentry. My home is in New York."
"And mine is in Los Angeles. I am not straying very far away, you see."
Madeline was piqued that her hint was disregarded.
"And your name!" she asked sweetly.
The girl hesitated an instant. Then she said: "I am Miss Kane."