"I am staying in town," he said distantly "Are you coming in here?"
"Yes, I think I will drop in for a little while, unless you have an
engagement?"
Noah's pause was even longer than usual. "No," he drawled presently.
"I can't say I have. Will you get in?"
Donald could not suppress a smile as he got in beside him, and noticed
the grandeur of his toilet.
"You are getting awfully dressy these days, old chap. Who's the girl?"
"You know who it is."
"You surely don't mean Connie Queerington! Now, Wick, you want to go
slow and not trifle with that girl. The first thing you know she will
be falling in love with you.",
Noah's lip stiffened. "If you would leave her alone perhaps she
might."
"What am I doing?"
"The same thing you've always done. Going with a girl just long enough
to spoil her for every other fellow, then going off and forgetting all
about her."
Donald looked in amazement at the angry face beside him.
"What in thunder do you mean by that, Wick?"
"What I say. I guess it hasn't been so long ago that we've both
forgotten another instance." "See here, Wick," said Donald, his anger
rising, "you'd better drop this.
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