"I can't imagine your enjoying it," said Lynn looking at him keenly,
"It must be so utterly apart from your customary life. It must seem
quite crude and almost uncivilized to you."
"That's just it, it's so charmingly quaint. I'm bored to death with
life as I'm used to it. I'm always seeking for a new sensation, and I
seem to have lighted on it here all unexpectedly. I certainly hope my
car will be fixed by morning. If it isn't I'll telegraph for my man and
have him bring down some bearings in one of the other cars and fix me
up. I'm determined to take you around a bit and have you show me the
country. I know it would be great under your guidance."
"Thank you," said Lynn coolly, "But I haven't much time for pleasuring
just now, and you will be wanting to go on your way--"
He flushed with annoyance. He was not accustomed to being baffled in
this way by any girl, but he had sense enough to know that only by
patience and humility could he win any notice from her.
"Oh, I shall want to linger a bit and let this doctor finish up this
ankle of mine. It isn't fair to go away to another doctor before I'm on
my feet again."
He thought she looked annoyed, but she did not answer.
"Did you ever ride in a racer?" he asked suddenly, "I'll teach you to
drive. Would you like that?"
"Thank you," she said pleasantly, "but that wouldn't be necessary, I
know how to drive."
He almost thought there was a twinkle of mischief in her eye: "You know how to drive! But you haven't a car? Oh, I suppose that young
Carter taught you to drive his," he said with chagrin. He was growing
angry. He began to suspect her of playing with him. After all, even if
she was engaged to that chap, he had gone off with Opal quite willingly
it would appear. Why should he and she not have a little fling?
"No," said Marilyn, "Mr. Carter did not have a car until he went away
from Sabbath Valley. I learned while I was in college."
"Oh, you've been to college!" the young man sat up with interest, "I
thought there was something too sophisticated about you to have come
out of a place like this. You had a car while you were in college I
suppose.".