Not giving the young man an opportunity to act, Penny darted forward. Rescuing the hat, she carried it to the couple.
“Thank you,” the girl mumbled, keeping her head lowered. “Thank you very much.”
Quickly she jammed the felt hat on her head and replaced the veil, but not before Penny had seen her face clearly. The young woman was unusually pretty with large brown eyes and a long, smoothly brushed black bob.
“This is certainly a miserable night,” Penny remarked, hoping to start a conversation.
“Sure is,” replied the young man with discouraging brevity.
He tipped his hat and steered his companion away from the girl.
Ruefully Penny returned to Louise who had been an interested spectator.
“Did you get a good look at the pair?” she asked eagerly.
“Yes, but I’ve never seen either of them before.”
“They wouldn’t talk?”