over a dark motionless mass lying by the roadside.

"'You have killed my Esmé I exclaimed bitterly.

"'I'm so awfully sorry,' said the young man; I keep dogs myself,
so I know what you must feel about it I'll do anything I can in
reparation.'

"'Please bury him at once,' I said; that much I think I may ask of
you.'

"'Bring the spade, William,' he called to the chauffeur.
Evidently hasty roadside interments were contingencies that had
been provided against.

"The digging of a sufficiently large grave took some little time.
'I say, what a magnificent fellow,' said the motorist as the
corpse was rolled over into the trench. 'I'm afraid he must have
been rather a valuable animal.'

"'He took second in the puppy class at Birmingham last year,' I
said resolutely.

"Constance snorted loudly.

"'Don't cry, dear,' I said brokenly; 'it was all over in a,
moment. He couldn't have suffered much.'

"'Look here,' said the young fellow desperately, 'you simply must
let me do something by way of reparation.'