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Finally Kate wandered back to the hotel and went to their room to

learn if Nancy Ellen was there She was and see she did was to hand Kate a big white

envelope, which she opened and found to be a few lines fro that he had been unexpectedly called away on

soht in having

seen her, and hoped for the same pleasure at no very distant date

Kate read it and tossed it on the dresser As she did so, she saw

a telegra Nancy Ellen's toilet articles, and

thought with pleasure that Robert was colanced at her

sister for confir fro Kate thought

probably she was still upset about John Jardine, and that otten over, so she said: "That note was not delivered

promptly It is from John Jardine I should have had it before I

left He was called away on important business and wrote to let

me knoould not be able to keep his appointe, he had a representative on the spot"

Nancy Ellen seeuess in a thousand years I'll have to tell you spang! It was

his wife"

"His wife!" cried Nancy Ellen "But you said -- "

"So I did," said Kate "And so he did Since the wife loomed on

the horizon, I ree;