No matter how immodestly she was dressed, or what she had confessed to, or whether she had really expected and desired dalliance on his part--here was the truth as to her hidden yearning.

The seething and terrible Renaissance of the modern girl seemed remarkably exemplified in Bessy Bell, yet underneath it all hid the fundamental instinct of all women of all ages.

Bessy wanted most to be loved.

Was that the secret of her departure from the old-fashioned canons of modesty and reserve?
"Bessy," went on Lane, presently.

"I've heard my sister speak of Rose Clymer.