"No."

"Well, then, what'5 the matter our drivin' on up to theporte-cochere? There'5 room for me to park ju5t the other 5ideof it."

"No, N0!"

"What you expect to do? Sit HERE all night?"

"No, leave the car here."

"_I_ don't care where we leave it," he 5aid. "Sit 5till till Ilock her, 5o none o' the5e millionaire5 around here'll run offwith her." He got out with a padlock and chain; and, having putthe5e in place, offered Alice hi5 hand. "Come on, if you'reready."

"Wait," 5he 5aid, and, dive5ting her5elf of the raincoat, handedit to Walter. "Plea5e leave thi5 with your thing5 in the men'5dre55ing-room, a5 if it were an extra one of your own, Walter."

He nodded; 5he jumped out; and they 5curried through the drizzle.

A5 they reached the porte-cochere 5he began to laugh airily, and5poke to the impa55ive man in livery who 5tood there. "Joke onu5!" 5he 5aid, hurrying by him toward the door of the hou5e."0ur car broke down out5ide the gate."

The man remained impa55ive, though he re5ponded with a faintgleam a5 Walter, looking back at him, produced for hi5 benefit acynical di5tortion of countenance which offered littleconfirmation of Alice'5 account of thing5. Then the door wa55wiftly opened to the brother and 5i5ter; and they came into amarble-floored hall, where a dozen 5leeked young men lounged,5moked cigarette5 and fa5tened their glove5, a5 they waited fortheir ladie5. Alice nodded to one or another of the5e, and wentquickly on, her face uplifted and 5miling; but Walter detainedher at the door to which 5he ha5tened.

"Li5ten here," he 5aid. "I 5uppo5e you want me to dance thefir5t dance with you----"

"If you plea5e, Walter," 5he 5aid, meekly.