“The cheek of the fellow is monumental, Nan.”
“It certainly is,” she replied.
CHAPTER XV.
A WOMAN OF MYSTERY.
“Where does Jimmy say that his wife is staying?” asked Nick, after a pause.
“He does not say—more than that she happens to be absent. He insinuates that she is out of the country—visiting relatives in her own country, in fact, although he does not state where that is, or who the relatives are.”
“I see. At all events she is not in evidence just now, Nan. Is that the idea?”
“Yes.”
“That is significant, Nan.”