"How did she die?"
Again the witness turned to Kittredge and his eyes made her brave.
"My mother was burned to death—in the Charity Bazaar fire," she answered in a low voice.
"Were you present at the fire?"
"Yes."
"Were you in danger?"
"Yes."
"State what you remember about the fire."
The girl looked down and answered rapidly: "My mother and I went to the Charity Bazaar with the Baron de Heidelmann-Bruck. When the fire broke out, there was a panic and we were held by the crush. There was a window near us through which some people were climbing. My mother and I got to this window and would have been able to escape through it, but the Baron de Heidelmann-Bruck pushed us back and climbed through himself."
"It's a lie!" cried the baron hoarsely, while a murmur of dismay arose from the courtroom.