Chapter 19
"Whether you want to or not, Jack, we'll go to this dance
tonight."
Jacqueline's hand fell away from her eyes. She seemed suddenly
glad again.
"Do you want to take me, Pierre?"
He explained: "Of course. Besides, we have to keep an eye on
Wilbur. This girl with the yellow hair—"
She had altered swiftly again. There was no understanding her or
following her moods this day. He decided to disregard them, as he
had often done before.
"Black Gandil swears that I'm bringing bad luck to the boys at
last. Patterson has disappeared; Wilbur has lost his head about a
girl. We've got to save Dick."
He knew that she was fond of Wilbur, but she showed no
enthusiasm now.
"Let him go his own way. He's big enough to take care of
himself."
"But it's common talk, Jack, that the en
