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The little dark woman turned towards her abruptly. "Tell us yours, Edith!" she exclaimed. "Don't say you're a Princess." Mrs. Van Reinberg shook her head, unconsciously her manner was already a little changed. She was, after all, a swan amongst these geese! "We are to have the Duchy of Annonay," she answered. "I suppose I shall be Madame la Duchesse." Monsieur le Duc touched me on the shoulder.
"I do not believe that the Power whose intervention he relies so much upon is England. I do not believe that my country would risk so much to gain so little. We are on excellent terms with France as it is. Secret negotiations with Mr. de Valentin would be unpardonable chicanery on our part, and I do not think that our ministers would lend themselves to it." Mr. Van Reinberg nodded.
"You here?" he asked again. "How in the world did you come here?" "Why why," began Bunny, his eyes opening wide. "You said we could have a ride, Mr. Reinberg. Don't you remember?" "That's so. I do remember something about it," the man said. "I declare, I was so busy thinking about my store, and some post-office letters, that I forgot all about you.
I'll telephone back to your mother, tell her that you're with me, and that I'll take you to Wayville, and bring you safely back again. How will that do?" "Will you take us in the auto?" asked Bunny. "Of course." "Oh, what fun!" cried Sue. "We'll have a ride, after all, Bunny." "Yes," agreed her brother. "Thank you, Mr. Reinberg."
"Is it really possible that you did not know?" Mrs. Van Reinberg asked. "She left just as we went in to the meeting. Mr. Stern's automobile is taking her to the depot." "I had not the slightest idea of it," I declared. "Do you mean that she is not coming back?" "Not at present, at any rate," Mrs. Van Reinberg declared. "You mean to tell me, Mr.
Van Reinberg, who had been exceedingly gracious to me. "Tell me, Mr. Courage," she asked, "what are your plans when you land?" "I thought of using some of my letters of introduction," I answered, "and going West after Christmas.
I do not consider myself a person of hyper-exclusive tastes, but I must confess that I do not find myself in sympathy with the country-people and friends of Mrs. Van Reinberg!" I shrugged my shoulders. "Then why go amongst them?" I asked. "You are surely at liberty to do as you choose!" Mr. de Valentin took up his case and chose another cigarette.
Mr. de Valentin bowed slightly, and turned away. His lips were parted in a very unpleasant and most peculiar smile. "I am very sorry," I said to Mrs. Van Reinberg, "to be the cause of any uneasiness." "The Prince," she answered, departing for the first time from the use of his incognito, "is very nervous.
"Here," he exclaimed in my ear, "let's get out of this!" Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky. "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question. What do you think of us?" I laughed outright. "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband." He lit a cigar and pushed the box towards me.
Down they slipped, making a soft nest for themselves with the robes, or blankets, which they pulled from the seat. Mr. Reinberg came out of the post-office. He was in such a hurry that he never thought about Bunny and Sue's having asked him for a ride. He just shut the door of the car, took his place at the steering wheel and away he went.
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