CHAPTER XII.
CAPTURED "Welcome to Hades!" cried a stout little man in a red blouse, sticking his leering countenance through the door of the limousine.
"Shut up, Stubby," commanded a hoarse voice from the group.

"Haven't you any manners?
You haven't been introduced yet." "I've engaged the dark eyed one for the first dance," persisted Stubby, as a dozen hands dragged him away from the door.
The Major sprang out and confronted the band.
"What are we to understand by this outrage ?" he demanded fiercely.
"It means you are all invited to a party, and we won't accept any regrets," replied a laughing voice.
Patsy put her head out of the window and looked at the speaker.

It was Mr.Algernon Tobey.

He had two strips of sticking plaster over his nose.

One of his eyes was swollen shut and the other was almost closed.