voice died away as she and Kennaston disappeared in the gardens.

Billy gasped.

But meanwhile, Colonel Hugonin had given the members of his daughter's

house-party some inkling as to the present posture of affairs. They

were gazing at Billy Woods rather curiously. He stood in the vestibule

of Selwoode, staring after Margaret Hugonin; but they stared at him,

and over his curly head, sculptured above the door-way, they saw the

Eagle--the symbol of the crude, incalculable power of wealth.

Mr. Woods stood in the vestibule of his own house.

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