"No."
"Then excuse, please! Excuse! Oh, I am big obliged."
The butler went out and Stafford hurriedly held up his wife's coat.
"Here it is," he smiled.
At that instant Fanny opened the door and cautiously peeped in. Jimmie, seeing her, called out:
"Come in. It's all right."
She entered, looking timidly at her brother-in-law. Apprehensively, she said to Virginia:
"Is it?"
Going up to her sister, Virginia threw her arms around her neck.
"Yes—and I'm so happy!"