Brandon of the Engineers

"It was good; confident, but not assertive, with just the right note of

deference," Ida answered, and then laughed. "It rather broke down after

he saw me."

"That's not surprising, anyhow. I expect he's used to wearing different

clothes and more of them when he meets stylish young women. It doesn't

follow that the young fellow isn't human because he's professional.

However, I want to see what the boys are doing farther on."