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Mencke's delight, she was accompanied by Nellie Bailey. "Oh, Vio!" exclaimed that elated young lady, after the first greetings were exchanged, "I have the most delightful piece of news to tell you." Violet looked interested immediately. "What is it?" she asked. "I am going to Europe next month," Nellie replied, with a face all aglow. "Going to Europe!"
Lord Cameron thought he had never seen her so lovely, but he realized that something was not quite right with her, and, though he had received Mrs. Mencke's permission to speak when he would, he resolved not to trouble her that night with any expression of his affection. After their return to the hotel, Mrs. Mencke followed Violet to her room, pride and triumph written upon every line of her face.
Mencke's gay manner and attire, and uttered a sigh of regret that the gentle girl, whom she had begun to love as a daughter, should so soon have been forgotten by her only relative. "Are you in London for any length of time, Lady Cameron?" Mrs. Mencke inquired, secretly hoping that she might get an invitation to visit her at her town-house.
"Belle, you have not dared to do such a thing! You know that I am promised to another," the young girl cried with blazing eyes. A queer look shot over Mrs. Mencke's face at this reply, and she opened her lips as if to make one sharp, unguarded retort.
The fact was, Wallace had told Violet that he had a call to go to New York on business, and he would arrange to be there at the time that she sailed. If looks could have annihilated him, he would at once have vanished forever from the sight of men; but as he met Mrs. Mencke's angry glance he courteously lifted his hat and bowed, and then went on with his conversation with Violet.
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