Pruyn. And he's a friend of dad's, and
we surely ought to wait for him."
"If only I COULD send you! The fact is, Americans won't be very
popular if matters turn out as I expect."
"Shall we be confined to our rooms and kept incomunicado, while
Dr. Pruyn chases the terrified germ through the streets of
Caracuna?" queried the irrepressible Polly.
"You'll probably have to move to the legation, where you will be
very welcome, but none too comfortable. The place has been
practically closed and sealed for two months."
"I'm sure we should bother you dreadfully," said the girl.
"It would bother me more dreadfully if you got into any trouble.
Just this morning there was some kind of an affair on a street car
in which some Americans were involved."
Miss Polly's countenance was a design--a very dainty and
ornamental design--in insouciance as her father said:--
"Americans? Any one we have met?"
"No news has come to me. I understand one of the diplomatic corps,
returning from the President's matinee, spoke to an American
woman, and an American man interfered."
"When did this happen?" asked Carroll.
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