As the automobile carried them toward his home, John thanked Consuello again for having invited him to the studio.
"I don't believe I would have discovered that you are Jean Hope for a long time," he said. "From now on I'll never miss one of your pictures."
"I have yet to view with complacency the scenes in which she is in the arms of another man," laughed Gibson.
After dinner that night he led his mother to the porch, telling her he had news for her. He was glad that he was able to answer her questions concerning Consuello, although he believed the unpleasant occurrence of a few nights before was completely a thing of the past, to be forgotten.
"Mother," he said, smiling, "I discovered today what keeps Miss Carrillo in the city during the week."
Mrs. Gallant regarded him expectantly.
"You did?"
"Yes, she is working."
Mrs. Gallant smiled, as though the information given her by her son relieved a hidden anxiety.
"And what does she do?" she asked.