"I think you must be exciting yourself unduly," said he, "Jean's other friends didn't come. There's nobody due now but Culver Cov—"
"That's who it is!" Roberta raised her pallid face as the young man fell back.
"Culver! Great Scott! Why, he's engaged—"
"What!"
"Nothing! I—I—" Speed paused, at an utter loss for words. "You see, he'll discover the truth."
"Does he know you are here?"
"No. I intended to surprise him. I was jealous. I couldn't bear to think of his being here with other girls—men are so deceitful! That's why I consented to act as chaperon to Helen. And now to think that I should have met my fate in Jack Chapin!"
"I see. You want me to break the news to Culver."
"No! no!" Mrs. Keap was aghast. "If he even suspected the truth he'd become a raging lion. Oh, I've been quite distracted ever since Jack left!"
"Well, what am I to do? You must have some part laid out for me?"