Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III IT was indeed the day of her life for Sally Snape. Charlie I put his proposal in good form. Will you honour me by accepting a seat beside me in the phaeton ? he said when he returned from his interview with Alfred. My pal prefers the bus; he seems taken with that friend of yours ? Miss Murray, isn't it ? I hope you are not afraid to trust yourself with me. Me! I'm not afraid of anything. Sally was very flattered, very excited, very happy. She was glad Mary had found some one she could take to. The gentility of Alfred was as definite as the gallantry and dash of Charlie. Each girl had found the man that suited her. Charlie cracked jokes with everybody. His compliments to Sally began to make her think she must be good-looking after all. His red necktie, his bowler hat, worn on the side of his head, rakishly, the pair of yellow- red driving gloves he produced, made a great impression upon her. He seemed a very fine gentleman indeed by the side of Luke Cullen, who appeared, just before she was mounting the step of the dogcart, and wanted to know wot she was doin' of. Miss Snape is honouring me with her company for the drive home, Charlie explained gaily. You can't have all the sweets for yourself, you know; she came down with you, she goes back with me; that's fair. Up with you, Miss Snape. So long, Cullen, see you to-morrow, fit as everl Saliy got into the dogcart nimbly, and Charlie climbed up after her, gathering the reins together in masterly fashion, so masterly, in fact, that the ostler, who stood by the horse's head, grinned from ear to ear. Drunk as a lord, he said to himself, forming his wrong conclusion hastily. But, seeing him with red-haired Sally by his side, the ostler had a spasm of envy. It was all very well as l...