“And what then?”
“They attempted to force him to consent by threatening that, if he did not, they would inform Mr. Sanborn of his gambling habit and his gambling debts.”
“What did Mr. Ellison do?”
“Mr. Ellison is a brave man. He told them that he would not be forced by anybody; that, if they wanted to do that, they could do so, but he would not consent to their being present at the wedding reception; and that they were presuming in attempting to lift a gambling acquaintance into a social relation.”
“Then what did the men do?”
“They went away, threatening.”
“Do you think Mr. Ellison had a suspicion of their intentions?”
“I don’t know.”
“Now, Miss Rainforth, what was your purpose in going to Mr. Ellison’s apartments at such a strange hour?”
Miss Rainforth turned a startled look on Ida, took a turn or two up and down the room, and came back. She said: