Romeo tore a leaf from an old memorandum book which he carried, and wrote rapidly:
"DEAR JULE:
"Isabel and I have gone away to get married. You can have half of everything. I'll let you know where to send my clothes.
"R.C."
He was tempted to add an apology for what he had said earlier in the day, but his newly acquired importance made him refrain from anything so compromising.
He folded the note into a little cocked hat and addressed it. "Much obliged," he said, laconically. "So long."
"So long," returned Doctor Jack, starting the engine.
"Good-bye," said the Colonel, lifting his hat.
Romeo left Isabel at Madame Bernard's gate. "Hurry up," he said, in a low tone. "I'll meet you under the big elm down the road."
"All right," she whispered.