Tell her I
have often wondered about that little girl in the red cap
and the black curls. I've wondered if she went on, catching
that look back of people's faces. If she did, she should be
more famous than her brother."'
"He said that! About me!"
"I am telling you as nearly as I can. He said, `Tell her it
was a woman who ruined Bauer's career, and caused him to end
his days a music teacher in--in--Gott! I can't remember the
name of that town----"
"Winnebago."
"Winnebago. That was it. `Tell her not to let the brother
spoil his life that way.' So. That is the message. He
said you would understand."
Theodore's face was ominous when she returned to him, after
Stein had left.
"I wish you and Stein wouldn't stand out there in the hall
whispering about me as if I were an idiot patient. What
were you saying?"
"Nothing, Ted. Really."
He brooded a moment. Then his face lighted up with a flash
of intuition. He flung an accusing finger at Fanny.
"He has seen her."
"Ted! You promised."
"She's in trouble.
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