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"Your husband?" repeated Mr. Hooker, politely. "Madam, you can search me. There's a whole churchful of husbands up there." "You you " she sputtered. "Am I too late? Support me, you fools," she cried to the two bell-boys. They hurried across the churchyard, Mr. Hooker following. At the doorway she stopped, glaring hard at the well-lighted interior. "Mr. Van Truder! Mr.
Dauntless explained as much of the situation to him as he thought necessary, omitting the lady's name. Mr. Van Truder bubbled over with joy and eagerness. He promised faithfully to accompany Mr. Derby, pooh-hooing the suggestion that he could not slip away from the hotel without his wife being aware of the fact. "Trust me, my boy. Don't worry. I'm always Johnny-on-the-spot.
It came to her memory that Dauntless had been with Miss Courtenay all morning, however, and she wondered not a little. Windomshire was approaching in search of Anne, who was to have met him as if by accident in a corner of the reading-room. "Oh, Mr. Windomshire," exclaimed Mrs. Van Truder, darting toward him. "How do, Mrs. Van Truder?
Where did you say the hotel was? I'll go up and get ready. Oh, by the way, who is the young lady?" "She's a friend of Mr. Dauntless's," said Mr. Derby. "To be sure; I might have known. Silly question." The young men watched him enter the hotel, but they did not see him fall into the clutches of his wife just inside the door. "Where have you been?" demanded Mrs. Van Truder.
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