[Illustration: "YES," A PAUSE, THEN--"WILLIAM, YOU DON'T LIKE HER
BETTER THAN ME, DO YOU?"]
There came to William's ears as he lay drowsily in bed the sound of a
gentle rattle at the window. He got up and opened it. At the opposite
window a little white-robed figure leant out, whose golden curls shone
in the starlight.
"William," she whispered, "I threw some beads to see if you were
awake. Were your folks mad?"
"Awful," said William laconically.
"Mine were too. I di'n't care, did you?"
"No, I di'n't. Not a bit!"
"William, wasn't it _fun_? I wish it was just beginning again, don't
you?"
"Yes, I jus' do. I say, Joan, wasn't she a jolly little kid and di'n't
she dance fine?"
"Yes,"--a pause--then, "William, you don't like her better'n me, do
you?"
William considered.
"No, I don't," he said at last.
A soft sigh of relief came through the darkness.
"I'm so _glad_! Go'-night, William."
"Go'-night," said William sleepily, drawing down his window as he
spoke.
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