with them only ordinary women. The comedy at the Gymnase was sufficiently amusing to hold her attention, and that was the best she could ask for; but Monte watched it indifferently, resenting the fact that it did hold her attention. Besides, there were too many people all about her here. For two hours and a half it was as if she had gone back into the crowd. He was glad when the final curtain rang down and he was able to take her arm and guide her out. "Maxim's next?" he inquired. "Do you want to go?" she asked. "It's for you to decide," he answered. She was dead tired by now, but she did not dare to stop. "All right," she said; "we'll go." It was a harlequin crowd at Maxim's--a noisier, tenser, more hectic crowd than at the Riche. The room was gray with smoke, and everywhere she looked were gold-tipped wine bottles. Though it was still early, there was much hysterical laughter and much tossing about of long streamers of colored paper and confetti. As they entered she instinctively shrank away from it. Had the waiter delayed another second before leading them to a table, she would have gone out. Monte ordered the wine he was expected to order, but Marjory scarcely touched it to her lips, while he was content to watch it bubble in his glass. He did not like to have her here, and yet it was almost worth the visit to watch her eyes grow big, to watch her sensitive mouth express the disgust she felt for the mad crowd, to have her unconsciously hitch her chair nearer his. "The worst of it is," he explained to her, "it's the outsiders who are doing all this--Americans, most of them." Suddenly, from behind them, a clear tenor voice made itself heard through the din. The first notes were indistinct; but in a few seconds the singer had the room to himself. Turning quickly, Marjory saw the slender figure of Hamilton, swaying slightly, standing by a table, his eyes leveled upon hers. He was singing "The Rosary"--singing it as only he, when half mad, could sing it. She clutched Monte's hand as he half rose from his seat. "Please," she whispered, "it's best to sit still." Stronger and stronger the plaintive melody fell from his lips, until finally the orchestra itself joined. Women strained forward, and