The show was
a great hit--ran on into 1918, till February or March, I believe."
"Then do you know, Miss Hart, whether Nita got married during the
winter?" Dundee asked.
"Why, yes, she did!" Serena Hart answered, her brow clearing after a
frown of concentration. "I can't remember exactly when, but it was
before the show closed--certainly a few weeks before, because the poor
child was a deserted bride days before the closing notice was posted."
"Deserted!" Dundee exclaimed. "Did you meet her husband, Miss Hart?"
"No," Serena Hart replied. "As a matter of fact, she told me
extraordinarily little about him, and did not discuss her marriage with
the other girls of the chorus at all. I got the impression that Mr.
Selim--Mat, she called him--wanted it kept secret for a while, but I
don't know why.... This was early in 1918, as I've told you, though I
have no way of fixing even the approximate date, and New York was full
of soldiers. I remember I jumped to the conclusion that Nita had
succumbed to a war romance, but I don't think she said anything to
confirm my suspicion."
"When did she tell you of her marriage--that is, when--in relation to
the date of the wedding itself?" Dundee asked.
"The very day she was married," Serena Hart answered.
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