Harley and Bee spent the night at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, thus escaping the family friction that resulted from Betty’s childish behavior and the discovery of the liquor cabinet. The real honeymoon featured a two-week round trip on a transport ship to Panama. “We loved the sea,” Bee recalled, “and we were going to be in Kentucky.” Harley was so anxious to get on with his new life that he failed to notify the Army of his travel plans abroad, a mistake forgiven upon his return to New York.73