rid of me, you see. I'm going with you."

"Going with us?" asked Mrs. Downs. "How far?"

Carlton laughed, and, coming inside, dropped onto the cushions
with a sigh. "I don't know," he said, dejectedly. "All the
way, I'm afraid. That is, I mean, I'm very glad I am to have
your society for a few days more; but really I didn't bargain
for this."

"You don't mean to tell me that THEY are on this train?"
said Miss Morris.

"They are," said Carlton. "They have a car to themselves at
the rear. They only made up their minds to go this morning,
and they nearly succeeded in giving me the slip again; but it
seems that their English maid stopped Nolan in the hall to bid
him good-bye, and so he found out their plans. They are going
direct to Constantinople, and then to Athens. They had meant
to stay in Paris two weeks longer, it seems, but they changed
their minds last night. It was a very close shave for me. I
only got back to the hotel in time to hear from the concierge
that Nolan had flown with all of my things, and left word for
me to follow. Just fancy! Suppose I had missed the train,
and had had to chase him clear across the continent of Europe
with not even a razor--"

"I am glad," said Miss Morris, "that Nolan has not taken a
fancy to ME. I doubt if I could resist such impetuosity."