Jane gave up trying to get the real reason from him, sought it in
Selma's own words and actions. She inquired: ``What did she
say? What reason did she give?''

``That she owed it to the cause of her class not to marry a man
of my class,'' answered Hull, believing that he was giving the
exact and the only reason she assigned or had.

Jane gave a faint smile of disdain. ``Women don't act from a
sense of duty,'' she said.

``She's not the ordinary woman,'' said Hull. ``You must remember
she wasn't brought up as you and I were--hasn't our ideas of
life. The things that appeal to us most strongly don't touch
her. She knows nothing about them.'' He added, ``And that's her
great charm for me.''

Jane nodded sympathetically. Her own case exactly. After a
brief hesitation she suggested:

``Perhaps Selma's in love with--some one else.'' The pause
before the vague ``some one else'' was almost unnoticeable.

``With Victor Dorn, you mean?'' said Davy. ``I asked her about
that. No, she's not in love with him.''

``As if she'd tell you!''

Davy looked at her a little scornfully. ``Don't insinuate,'' he