“You must be mad!” she said. “I’m sorry you have lost the money, but——”
“You’ll be ready at ten o’clock to-morrow.”
She saw he was in deadly earnest, but believed he was overreaching himself.
“At any rate, let us talk sense,” she said coldly.
“You’ll find I’m talking sense all right. I’m through with any other kind of talk,” he replied. “I’m making the Klondyke. Ain’t it natural for a man to take his wife with him—even though she’s only a bought wife?”
“You talk as though I might be fool enough to come. Understand, once and for all, I refuse to go anywhere with you. Please leave me.”
He took up his hat.
“I’ll be round to-morrow. Get them bags packed, or you’ll come without them.” 109
“You are not in Colorado now,” she said icily. “You can’t abduct women by force in London.”
“I guess you’ll find I can,” he replied. “Good-night!”