“How’s Peggy feelin’?” he asked.
“Better. She’s going back home with me; it’s all settled.”
“Uh-huh,” said Honey gloomily. “Lotta luck in that for me.”
“For you?”
“Yeah; you goin’ away.”
“Oh!” Laura’s blue eyes opened wide. “Well, you knew I was only here on a visit, Honey.”
“Oh! shore; I knowed it. Yuh can’t stay, huh?”
“Not very well.”
“Uh-huh. I s’pose—” Honey hesitated awkwardly. “I s’pose you’ve got a lot of fellers back East, eh?”
He pointed north, but the direction made no difference. Laura smiled.