“Saucy Puss!” he thought. “But I’ll have a chat with her yet.”
Going to the library he scribbled a note, and sent it by a servant to Miss Fairfield’s room. The note said:
“Do come down and talk to a lonely, neglected waif, if only for a few minutes.
“P. V. R.”
Patty laughed as she read it, but she only said to the maid who brought it:
“Please say to Mr. Van Reypen that there is no answer.”
The maid departed, but, in less than ten minutes, returned with another note:
“You’re afraid of Aunty Van! Come on. I will protect you. Just for a few moments’ chat on the stairs.
“P. V. R.”
Again Patty sent the message, “There is no answer.”