The Blue Castle - Chapter 20

Roaring Able invites Valancy to a party "up back" at Chidley Corners, not the sort of place a nice girl would normally go to, but she decides to attend anyway, since Able is playing violin. It starts out well enough, but as a new crowd turns up that is already intoxicated, things get rough and Valancy regrets coming. Then, just as things get a bit much entirely, Barnie Snaith appears and rescues her from an rough crowd. They escape through the forest and circle back to Barney's car, La...