Page 45 (1/2)

"I should be ashairls are,"

was her inward co like that dangling around me And I shall, some tie door shut abruptly Lena's too thin boots, out of plumb,

suddenly slipped on a half-forrab at the snonoht to

her aid the man as a type

She didn't have to stop to consider that the man would notice neither

her hat nor her boots She knew it instinctively and instantly But the

rose-petal face and the big eyes were overwhelly present to her

consciousness She saw them reflected in the look on his face as he bent

over her

"I hope you're not hurt"

"Not in the least Only humiliated" Lena smiled, because people are

always attracted by cheerfulness

"You are sure you have not twisted your ankle?" he insisted

"Nothing butto

my rescue"

"It wasn't much of a rescue," he said

"Are you sorry I didn't have a tragedy and give you a chance to play

hero?" she inquired naïvely

"When you are in need,

boldness