I don't think he's good enough for you. But I don't know anybody that
is, come to that."

"That's just your partiality. I'm a mean little bounder or I never
should have led him on," the girl answered in frank disgust.

Both of them felt smirched. The behavior of Bromfield had been a
reflection on them. They had picked him for a thoroughbred, and he had
failed them at the first test.

"Well, I haven't been proud of you in that affair," conceded Colin.
"It didn't seem like my girl to--"

He broke off in characteristic fashion to berate her environment.
"It's this crazy town. The spirit of it gets into a person and he
accepts its standards. Let's get away from here for a while,
sweetheart."

"After Clay is out of trouble, Dad, I'll go with you back to Denver or
to Europe or anywhere you say."

"That's a deal," he told her promptly. "We'll stay till after the
annual election of the company and then go off on a honeymoon together,
Bee."




CHAPTER XXXI