“What are you going to do about it?” inquired Jim. “Give it up? I’ll ring the Chinese gong for her to come back to us. That was to be a signal in case of an emergency.”
“No,” said Philip. “I’m going to reason this thing out. Give me a few minutes to think, and I believe I can find her.”
“Don’t anybody disturb him, let him think!” said Mona, gaily, and going to the piano, she began to play “Alice, where art thou?” in wailing strains that made them all laugh.
All at once Philip jumped up. “I know where she is!” he exclaimed. “Sit still all of you, and I’ll bring her back with me!”
“Wait a minute,” said Adèle, curiously. “How did you find it out?”
“Do you know where she is?” and Philip looked at her intently.
“No, I haven’t the slightest idea,” said Adèle, honestly. “But I wondered how you could know, just from thinking about it.”
“It’s clairvoyance,” said Philip, with a mock air of mystery. “You see, I know all the places where she isn’t, so the one place I have in mind must be where she is. By the way, Mrs. Kenerley; baby always takes an afternoon nap, doesn’t she?”
“Yes, always.”
“And does the Fräulein, her nurse, always take a nap at the same time?”