nearly six o'clock
It was at the New York side of the ferry that a shrouded female joined them , and it was at the Hoboken side of the river that a be-goggled young man was added unto her . The bride rushed through the formula of introduction : a readjustment of dress-suit cases and miniature trunks was effected , and the disguise which the bridegroom had predicted was complete . The most romantic onlooker would not have suspected them of concealing a honeymoon about them . It was nearly six o'clock when at last they reached their destination , the little town of Rapidan , in New Jersey , and stopped before the Empress Hotel . Hawley had visited Rapidan once before , as a member of his college glee club , and he had recalled it instantly when Mead 's disfigurement made sequestration imperative . The motor sobbed itself to a standstill : several children and dogs gathered to inspect it , and then finding more interest and novelty in Mead 's mask turned their attention to him . The Empress had evidently been dethroned for some years , and the hospitality she afforded her guests was of an impoverished sort .