She studied him curiously on the various occasions when they met, and, finding him bashful and recessive, set out to lure him.

She felt that he was lonely and depressed and poor, and her womanly capacity for sympathy naturally bade her be tender.
Her end was easily achieved.

One night, when they were all out in Bliss Bridge's single-sticker--a fast-sailing saucer--Stephanie and Forbes Gurney sat forward of the mast looking at the silver moon track which was directly ahead.

The rest were in the cockpit "cutting up"-- laughing and singing.

It was very plain to all that Stephanie was becoming interested in Forbes Gurney; and since he was charming and she wilful, nothing was done to interfere with them, except to throw an occasional jest their way.