I had them brought up, in the hope that she had slipped away on some foolish errand or other and would yet come back." "By their heft I judge them to be full; how about her hand-bag ?" "She had only a small bag and an umbrella.

They are both here." "How's that ?" "The colored boy took them at the door.

She went away with nothing in her hands." Gerridge glanced at the bag Mr.Ransom had pointed out, fingered it, then asked the young husband to open it.
He did so.

The usual articles and indispensable adjuncts of a nice woman's toilet met their eyes.

Also a pocketbook containing considerable money and a case holding more than one valuable jewel.
The eyes of the officer and manager met in ill disguised alarm.
"She must have been under the most violent excitement to slip away without these," suggested the former.