Good-night." Betty stood still one moment staring at the door through which he had gone before she realized that her overtures of friendship had been politely, but coldly, ignored.

She had actually been snubbed.
The impossible had happened to Elizabeth Zane.

Her first sensation after she recovered from her momentary bewilderment was one of amusement, and she laughed in a constrained manner; but, presently, two bright red spots appeared in her cheeks, and she looked quickly around to see if any of the others had noticed the incident.

None of them had been paying any attention to her and she breathed a sigh of relief.

It was bad enough to be snubbed without having others see it.