The thin old voice faltered on some of the notes, but the words came clear enough:

“... She’s all the world to me,

And for bonnie Annie Laurie....”

Baron smiled and shook his head.

“What was it,” he mused, “about a plan of reconstruction?”

Then he went down-stairs to telephone his acceptance to the man on the Times.

Baggot he completely forgot.


When Baron entered the dining-room at dinner-time that evening Flora looked at him with mild surprise.

“All dressed up and nowhere to go,” said she.