"Were they going to give him a hold-off?" said Stover, as they went down.
"Yes. They've been looking everywhere for him."
"I don't think the old boy would take it."
"Can't you make him see what it would mean to him?"
"I've tried."
"I'm afraid Regan's queered himself with a lot of our crowd," said Story thoughtfully. "They don't understand him and he doesn't want to understand them. Didn't he know this was the night?"
"Yes; I told him."
"Stayed away on purpose?"
"Probably."
"Too bad. He's just the sort of man we ought to have."