At the Saratoga Springs station, wealthy railroad heir Bartholomew Van Steed looks in vain for his mother. (Clio sent a telegram.) Clio crowds her party onto his phaeton; her arrival causes quite a stir. The hotel is booked, and “Colonel Maroon” offers the “Countess” part of his suite. The usher makes great show of bolting the communicating door. The moment he leaves, they unlock it. Clint wants her, but Angelique says she needs rest. Clint explains that Bart owns a railroad, the Saratoga Trunk, suddenly worth millions of dollars because it connects the coal country with New England. Railroader Raymond Soule, who is associated with the men who ruined Clint's father, is using violence to force Bart to sell. Clio sleeps for two days and then “Zoomba!” as Angelique says. Mrs. Sophie Bellop, a plain-looking but powerful socialite, unexpectedly backs up Clio's story.