When they reached their suite again they found Mrs. Barron up and moving nervously about the living room. “Didn’t you find her?” she said, as they entered.
“No,” said Ron, “but don’t worry, Mother. You get back in bed and we’ll find her. She couldn’t come to any harm.”
“I’m going to stay up until she’s found.”
“Did the stewards say they would begin a search?” Ron asked Anne.
“Yes. They said not to worry, she was sure to be found. I don’t blame your mother for worrying in such strange surroundings.”
“You stay with Mom,” Ron said to her. “Dad, why don’t you look around the corridors on your own? I’ll go down and see if I can reach the Captain to make sure the search goes on as rapidly as possible.”
“I can’t understand where she could have gone,” said George Barron. “There are no places
