She turned, and then, seeing in his face only sincerity, nodded her head slightly and said:
"Thank you."
He said very little more, ill at ease, a feeling that also seemed to have gained possession of her.
Miss Raymond and Miss Woostelle came up, and he found himself restored to the rôle of a hero, a little piqued at Miss Story's different attitude, always aware of her movements, hearing her low voice through all the chatter of the room.
He went home very thoughtful, keeping out of the laughing discussion that went on, watching from the corner of his eye Hunter, and wondering with a little unexplained resentment just how well he knew the Storys.
CHAPTER XIII
With Stover's return after the Christmas vacation the full significance of the society dominion burst over him. The night that the hold-offs were to be given, there was a little joking at the club table, but it was only lip-deep. The crisis was too vital. Chris Schley and Troutman, who were none too confident, were plainly nervous.
Stover and McCarthy walked home directly to their rooms, and took up the next day's lessons as a convenient method of killing time.