"Oh. Then how did you know?"
"I stopped at the Harbor. Her mother said she had gone with you.... Where is she; upstairs?"
"Up in the dressin' room, I guess. She had to come so early because there were things to bring and some work for her to do before you and the others got here, she said."
"What? Did she say before I got here?"
"Eh? Why, no, didn't mention you in particular. She just said——"
Kent interrupted. "I see," he said, shortly. "All right, never mind."
He was walking toward the other end of the platform. His manner was so very peculiar that Sears could not help noticing it. He looked after him in perplexity.
"Here ... George!" he called.
Kent turned and came back, rather reluctantly it seemed. The older man looked at him keenly.
"George," he asked, "what's the matter with you?"