Archer looked at her glowingly. \"Dear and great angel! Of course I'll tell her.\" He glanced a trifle apprehensively toward the crowded ball-room. \"But I haven't seen her yet. Has she come?\"
\"No; at the last minute she decided not to.\"
\"At the last minute?\" he echoed, betraying his surprise that she should ever have considered the alternative possible.
\"Yes. She's awfully fond of dancing,\" the young girl answered
Archer looked at her glowingly. \"Dear and great angel! Of course I'll tell her.\" He glanced a trifle apprehensively toward the crowded ball-room. \"But I haven't seen her yet. Has she come?\"
\"No; at the last minute she decided not to.\"
\"At the last minute?\" he echoed, betraying his surprise that she should ever have considered the alternative possible.
\"Yes. She's awfully fond of dancing,\" the young girl answered
