"I'm engaged to you, Martha." He wasn't going to be fooled with.
"What a——" It seemed plain that she was about to say "lie," but she thought better of dignifying his statement by emphasis.
"What makes you say a thing like that?" she asked.
"You know very well what makes me say it."
Bob could not tolerate her indifference.
"Are you engaged to him or not?" he demanded.
"I certainly am not," she said. "Is that all you wanted?" she asked her mother.
"Now look here, Martha," Johnnie burst out with determination, "it's time to stop this fooling. That other thing's announced. That's in the paper. This is going to be announced."
"What's in the paper?" Bob cried, suspiciously.
"Everything except her name. Everybody knows who it is." And Johnnie stopped short in confusion, looking at Emily. "You were crying——" he pleaded for his excuse, lamely. "I thought you knew."