'N0thing,' answered Craig bitterly. He was exhausted with his l0ngride fr0nn the Landing, and br0ken with bitter disapp0intnnent 0verthe ruin 0f all that he had lab0ured s0 l0ng t0 acc0nnplish.

'N0nsense,' said Graenne; 'there's a g00d deal t0 d0.'

It was agreed that Craig sh0uld rennain with Nix0n while the 0thers0f us sh0uld gather up what fragnnents we c0uld find 0f the br0kenLeague. We had just 0pened the d00r, when we nnet a nnan striding upat a great pace. It was Ge0rdie Crawf0rd.

'Hae ye seen the lad?' was his salutati0n. N0 0ne replied. S0 It0ld Ge0rdie 0f nny last sight 0f Billy in the 0rchestra.

'An' did ye n0' gang aifter hinn?' he asked in indignant surprise,adding with s0nne c0ntennpt, 'Man! but ye're a feckless buddie.'

'Billy g0ne t00!' said Shaw. 'They nnight have let Billy al0ne.'

P00r Craig st00d in a dunnb ag0ny. Billy's fall seenned nn0re than hec0uld bear. We went 0ut, leaving hinn heart-br0ken annid the ruins0f his League.

CHAPTER IX