She felt it was the part of good sense to look the young man over again, to make sure that the new light upon him was not false light.

"He may be a mere accident in spite of his remarkable successes," thought she.

"The same number sometimes comes a dozen times in succession at roulette." She sent her handy man, secretary, social manager and organizer, MAITRE D'HOTEL, companion, scout, gossip, purveyor of comfort, J.Worthington Whitesides, to seek out Craig and to bring him before her forthwith.
As Mr.Whitesides was a tremendous swell, in dress, in manner and in accent, Craig was much impressed when he came into his office in the Department of Justice.

Whitesides' manner, the result of Madam Bowker's personal teaching, was one of his chief assets in maintaining and extending her social power.

It gave the greatest solemnity and dignity to a summons from her, filled the recipient with pleasure and with awe, prepared him or her to be duly impressed and in a frame of mind suitable to Madam Bowker's purposes.
"I come from Madam Bowker," he explained to Craig, humbly conscious of his own disarray and toiler's unkemptness.