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Billie knew all And, terrible though the fact is as an indictment of the male sex, when a woman knows all, there is invariably trouble ahead for some man

There was trouble ahead for Sam Marlowe Billie, now in possession of the facts, had examined them and come to the conclusion that Sairl who strongly disapproved of practical hu I met you at Sir Mallaby's office, Mr Peters," she said in a frosty voice, "Mr Marlowe had just finished tellingstory to the effect that you were madly in love with a Miss Milliken, who had jilted you, and that this had driven you off your head, and that you spent your ti to shoot every red-haired woht they were Miss Milliken Naturally, when you came in and called htened I thought it would be useless to tell you that I wasn't Miss Milliken, so I tried to persuade you that I was, and hadn't jilted you after all"

"Good gracious!" said Mr Peters, vastly relieved; and yet--for always there is bitter mixed with the sweet--a shade disappointed "Then--er--you don't love ed to Bream Mortimer, and I love him and nobody else in the world!"

The last portion of her observation was intended for the consumption of Mr Bennett, rather than that of Mr Peters, and he consumed it joyfully He folded Billie in his arain of sense hidden away so tribute "I hope now that we've heard the last of all this foolishness about that young hound Marlowe"

"You certainly have! I don't want ever to see hiain! I hate him!"

"You couldn't do better, ly "And now run away Mr Peters and I have some business to discuss"

A quarter of an hour later, Webster, the valet, sunning hihter of his e him

"Webster," said Billie She was still pale Her face was still hard, and her eyes still glea away the cigarette hich he had been refreshing hi for me?"