"Del here says she's engaged to Dory Hargrave!" Mrs.Ranger stopped short.

"Gracious!" she ejaculated.
She felt for her "specs," drew them down from her hair, and hastily adjusted them for a good look, first at Arthur, then at Del.

She looked long at Del, who was proudly erect and was at her most beautiful best, eyes glittering and cheeks aglow.

"Have you and Ross had a falling out, Del ?" she asked.
"No, mother," replied Adelaide; "but we--we've broken our engagement, and--What Artie says is true." No one spoke for a full minute, though the air seemed to buzz with the thinking and feeling.

Then, Mrs.Ranger: "Your father mustn't hear of this." "Leave me alone with mother, Artie," commanded Adelaide.
Arthur went, pausing in the doorway to say: "I'm sorry to have hurt you, Del.