Part 36 (1/2)
”That's what gets s are full of holes and corners A girler intonew But I did not notice that I danced with any one wearing it”
”Still, it ht have happened that way,” admitted Jack, ”especially if she kept the stone turned in so no one, would see it That's a trick they have”
”At any rate, she is sure to come back here for it,” went on Paul, ”and I wanted to save her any possible anxiety I hope it belongs to soet to say that I found it And you lad to receive a small reward in the shape of perhts around here in the auto I ahed Jack ”That would be some sort of reward But, as for ratitude
Just fancy the girl receiving back her ring! Won't she flop over in a sheer state of collapse!”
”Have you looked inside the ring?” asked Ed ”There ht of it,” admitted Paul ”Hazel, ith et a chance”
Jack lead the circlet, and holding it close to a drop-light, he peered closely at it
”By Jove!” he exclaimed ”There are initials!”
”Whose?” asked Ed
”'IG' Whose are they? 'IG' Why, of course 'IG'--Ida Giles! Whoever would have thought it? Ida Giles with an engage!”
”And why not?” queried Ed ”Isn't Ida the bright-red, dashi+ng sort?
Lots of felloould call her dashi+ng, and, froht”
”Well, of all things!” exclaiet over it ”And you're on her side, eh, Ed? Why, h more than one dance with her--except Sid Wilcox, and I can't see why he sticks to her”
”Then the Chelton fellows are slow,” co ”I think Ida is quite taking”
”Was she here to-night?” asked Paul
”She was invited,” replied Jack, ”for I saw her name on one of the bids Cora sent out But I did not have the pleasure of a personal intervieith her this evening, and so I can't say whether she was here or not”
”Well,” re again Take care of the ring, Jack, and don't forget to give the lady who calls for it ards And say, Jack, please thank your sister for oing after it to- It's after three o'clock now”
”Oh, I'et you the chance”
”And thank you, also I know the part you had in it”
”Oh, I didn't do anything It was all Cora Though of course Bess Robinson would deny hed ”She thinks I'm simply perfect I heard her tell Cora so,” and Jack walked up and down in pretended self-admiration, while the others threatened to pick hiht, where they said he belonged in that particular state of lunacy
”Ida's ring,” mused Jack, after he had calmed down ”Just plain Ida Now if it had only been Bess, Belle or--Hazel”