Jennings announced Craig and held back the portieres as he entered.
"Oh, good!" cried Elaine as she saw him. "You are just in time. I was going to send you this, but I should much rather give it to you."
She handed him a tastefully engraved sheet of paper which he read with interest:
Miss Elaine Dodge
requests the honor of your presence
at an Oriental Reception
on April 6th, at 8 o'clock.
"Very interesting," exclaimed Craig enthusiastically. "I shall be delighted to come."
He looked about a moment at the library which Elaine was already rearranging for the entertainment.
"Then you must work," she cried gaily. "You are just in time to help me buy the decorations. No objections—come along."
She took Kennedy's arm playfully.
"But I have a very important investigation for the Coroner that I am—"
"No excuses," she cried, laughingly, dragging him out.