Thrilled, Edward Henry responded:
"Then I'll write to those lawyer people, Slossons, and tell 'em I'll be around with the brass about eleven to-morrow."
Mr. Sachs rose. A clock had delicately chimed two.
"If ever you come to New York, and I can do anything for you—" said Mr. Sachs, heartily.
"Thanks," said Edward Henry. They were shaking hands. "I say," Edward Henry went on. "There's one thing I want to ask you. Why did you promise to back Rose Euclid and her friends? You must surely have known—" He threw up his hands.
Mr. Sachs answered:
"I'll be frank with you. It was her cousin that persuaded me into it—Elsie April."
"Elsie April? Who's she?"
"Oh! You must have seen them about together—her and Rose Euclid! [144] They're nearly always together."
"I saw her in the restaurant here to-day with a rather jolly girl—blue hat."