Miss Hugonin went to the door leading to the hallway and paused.

Then--I grieve to relate it--she shook a little pink-tipped fist in

the air.

"I detest you!" she commented, between her teeth; "oh, how

dare

you

make me feel so ashamed of the way I've treated you!"

The query--as possibly you may have divined--was addressed to Mr.

Woods. He was standing by the fireplace in the hallway, and his tall

figure was outlined sharply against the flame of the gas-logs that