“Never know. But I'll be in this bird cage until he comes back.”
“I shall have to wait for him.”
“Up she goes!”
As Kitty stepped out into the corridor a wave of confusion assailed her. She hadn't planned against Cutty's absence. There was nothing she could say to the nurse; and if Johnny Two-Hawks was asleep—why, all she could do would be to curl up on a divan and await Cutty's return.
The nurse appeared. “You, Miss Conover?”
“Yes.” Kitty realized at once that she must take the nurse into her confidence. “I have made a really important discovery. Did Cutty say when he would return?”
“No. I am not in his confidence to that extent. But I do know that you assumed unnecessary risks in coming here.”
Kitty shrugged and produced the wallet. “Is Mr. Hawksley awake?”
“He is.”
“It appears that he left this wallet in my kitchen that night. It might buck him up if I gave it to him.”