17/26 She has plenty of money, more money than she has ever had the control of before in her life, but no husband." "So far, I don't see anything remarkable about that," Tavernake interposed. "This creature, Wenham Gardner--I hate to call him a man--was her abject slave--up till the time they reached London, at any rate. He would never have quit of his own accord. He stopped quite suddenly communicating with all his friends. None of their cables, even, were answered." "Why don't you go and ask Mrs.Gardner where he is ?" Tavernake demanded bluntly. |