Kathleen Saumarez was the first to reach her. But she drew back

quickly.

"No, ah, no!" she said, with a little shudder. "You didn't love Billy.

He loved you, and you didn't love him. Oh, Kathleen, Kathleen, how

could

you help loving Billy? He was such a nice boy. I--I'm rather

sorry he's dead."

Then she stood silent, picking at her dress thoughtfully and still

smiling. Afterward, for the first and only time in history, Miss

Hugonin fainted--fainted with an anxious smile.