I searched his room many times, but could not find his hiding place until last night.

While he was at dinner I discovered the bills in one of the drawers of his dresser.
"But for this difficulty I should have left your charming society before, as my father has been secretly waiting for me for three days.
Having located Ferralti's money I waited until this morning and when you had all left me I signalled to my father from my window and prepared to disappear.

It took but a few minutes to get the money from Uncle John's trunk and Arthur's trouser-leg.

Much obliged for it, I'm sure.

Then I packed up all my pretty dresses in my new trunk--for part of our plot was to use your good taste in fitting me out properly--and now I am writing this loving epistle before I leave.
"We shall go to Paris or Vienna or Cairo or London--guess which! We shall have other names--very beautiful ones--and be rich and dignified and respected.