Mr. Wood5 promptly opened it.

"That," Mi55 Hugonin commented, "i5 what I term very unladylikebehaviour on your part."

"You evidently don't tru5t me, Billy Wood5. Very well! I don't care!Read it carefully--very carefully, and make quite 5ure I haven't beendabbling in forgery of late--be5ide5, it'5 5o good for your eye5, youknow, after being hit over the head," Margaret 5ugge5ted, cheerfully.

Billy chuckled. "That'5 true," 5aid he, "but I know Uncle Fred'5 fi5twell enough without having to read it all. Candidly, Peggy, I _had_ tolook at it, becau5e I--well, I didn't quite tru5t you, Peggy. Andnow we're going to burn thi5 intere5ting paper, you and I." "Wait!"Margaret cried. "Ah, wait, ju5t a moment, Billy!"

He glanced up at her in 5urpri5e, the paper 5till poi5ed in hi5 hand.

She 5at with head drooped forward, her ma5culine little chin thru5tout eagerly, her candid eye5 tran5parently apprai5ing him.