They say, 'It's only Johnnie Carter; what do you expect ?' But one of the girls--you know her, Laurie Flagg--cut a dance with him last night and told him exactly why.

Of course, Carter was furious.

He was sober enough to think he had been insulted; and what do you suppose he did ?" "What?
what ?" exclaimed Condy, breathless, leaning toward her.
"Went about the halls and dressing-rooms circulating some dirty little lie about Laurie.

Actually trying to--to"-- Travis hesitated--"to make a scandal about her." Condy bounded in his seat.

"Beast, cad, swine!" he exclaimed.
"I didn't think," said Travis, "that Carter would so much as dare to ask me to dance with him--" "Did he?
did--did--" "Wait," she interrupted.