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Westy stood where he was for a few moments, loathe to leave the spot where he had so recently been the cynosure of every eye. Truly, it was gratifying, that knowledge, and he was pleased with himself. What boy wouldn't be? He had been publicly acclaimed as a hero, and now being identified with the movies served to distinguish him more than ever.
If the casual bystander could have seen him at that moment, I am afraid that Westy's heroic appearance would not have been quite so manifest. At any rate, he certainly looked for all the world as though he was in the throes of deepest grief.