“What?” she demanded, startled.
“Jean Jacques Petard visits me; Jean Jacques Petard patrols our house; Jean Jacques Petard shadows your mother——”
“But I—but he isn’t——”
“None of your tricks!” ordered Wally. “What we want to know is who is this Jean Jacques Petard, who demands your hand in marriage?”
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
On the way home from the pier Isabelle demanded explanations about the Frenchman, but Wally refused to talk.
“Your mother has something to say on the subject. Wait until we get home.”