“A red box?”
“Yes, I just took it from Cologne because she wouldn’t share. I’m going to give it back in the morning, so you needn’t look so shocked. It was almost empty, and I guess she wanted the box. I took the few scraps of mints that were in it,” and Tavia pulled off her hair ribbon, which sign meant she intended to go to sleep.
Tavia was soon sleeping, and Dorothy gently took the box from under the mattress, and opening it she found a note, with the name “Madam Shebad” scrawled across the corner.
Dorothy was perplexed, but carefully returned the box to its hiding place, sorry she had touched it.
The witch-hazel would not go through—and she had supposed the box empty as Tavia had said.
CHAPTER XXII
THE THREAT OF THE “T’S”
A very early morning caller at Room Nineteen was Cologne, the president of the Glens. She carried a note for Dorothy to read. It was from the “T’s.”
Cologne was surprised at seeing Tavia not able to be up, for the hope of recovery was not fulfilled.
“Why!” she exclaimed, “whatever is the matter, Tavia?” Tavia stuck out the bandaged foot. “How did it happen?”