She broke off suddenly, but added, after a moment:
"I don't know, Louis—I am somewhat perplexed. If, as you say, Ray Palmer is so deeply smitten with Ruth he must have gotten over his penchant for the other girl. I will think over your proposition, and tell you my conclusion later."
An expression of triumph swept over Louis Hamblin's face, but quickly assuming a grateful look, he remarked:
"Thank you, Aunt Margie—if you'll bring that about I'll be your loyal slave for life."
Mrs. Montague's lips curled slightly at his extravagant language, but she made no reply to it.
Presently, however, she asked:
"When are you going to attend to that matter of business for me? I do not think it ought to be delayed any longer."
"Blast it! I am tired of business," responded her dutiful nephew impatiently, adding: "I suppose the sooner I go, though, the quicker it will be over."
"Yes, I want everything fixed secure before my marriage, for I intend to manage my own private affairs afterward, the same as before," his companion returned.
Louis laughed with some amusement.