“And he made another promise, I suppose?”
“Sure.”
“And kept it in about the same manner?”
“In precisely the same manner.”
“That brings the time to Saturday morning, doesn’t it? The thing happened Thursday night.”
“Yes.”
“What then?”
“Saturday, she went for him again. He told her that there had been no opportunity to replace the stolen jewels the preceding night, but that he would do it that night—Saturday night. Yesterday morning she did not see him at all, but she learned that the jewels had not been returned. Mrs. Remsen asked her to take a motor ride, and she had to go. They came to the city, and decided to remain till to-day—and that is how Nan happened to be at church last night, when I met her.”
“She was alone last night? Mrs. Remsen wasn’t with her?”
“No; she was alone. Nan had been chewing on the thing all day. She didn’t know what to do. She said that she had decided to telephone to me, after church, when she discovered that I was among the members of the congregation.”