“Are you sure,” asked Masson.
“Sure. I got it from the undertaker in charge.”
Masson hurriedly called the two men back, and said to them:
“Wait! There may be a change of orders.”
Turning to the third man who had come up, he asked:
“What are the arrangements?”
“The funeral is at eleven, and the burial will be at Greenwood as soon thereafter as it can take place.”
“Hum!” exclaimed Masson, thoughtfully. “Day after to-morrow then. That changes all arrangements.”
He walked off to the two men who had come back and were patiently waiting for him to speak. To them he said:
“The orders I gave you are all off. Come to me to-morrow here for further orders. In the meantime, you can continue preparations for a long cruise. That’s all for the present.”