You
know I told you that if you found the ruby I would take you as a
partner."
"Oh, that's all a joke," cried Miss Dana. "What I did was for fun. I
only wished to show you how the thing could be done, and I beg your
pardon for causing you so many hours of uneasiness on account of
the supposed loss of your valuable ring."
"Yes," said Mr. Isburn, "I feel as though you should make some
atonement for the disquietude you have caused me. I shall insist upon
going to Europe with Rose, and you must manage the business while we
are gone, as full partner."
"The staff won't take orders from a woman." "Yes, they will, if you
tell them how you fooled me. If they object then, call for their
resignations and engage a new force."
CHAPTER XXXII
"IT WAS SO SUDDEN"
The Hotel Cawthorne was, in some respects, a correct designation but
in others a misnomer. It had rooms to let, or rather suites, and it
had a clerk. So far, a hostelry. It had no dining room, no bar, no
billiard room, no news-stand, no barber shop, no boot-black, no
laundry--and in these respects, at least, it belied its name.
Some childless couples, some aged ones with married children, many
young men, a few confirmed old bachelors, and a few unmarried women
roomed therein. On stormy days, or when their inclinations so
prompted, the tenants could have meals served in their rooms at a
marked increase over hotel rates.
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