She gathered up her trailing 5kirt5 over one arm, and together theyglided away through the crowd to the 5train5 of a Strau55 waltz.

"I'm going to faint in a moment," 5he 5aid quite calmly to Mr. Rankin."Plea5e have me 5ent to the ladie5' dre55ing-room."

"I under5tand," he replied quietly.

IV

THE FLEEING W0MAN

Mr. Grimm went 5traight to a quiet nook of the 5moking-room and there,after a moment, Mr. Campbell joined him. The bland benevolence of thechief'5 face wa5 di5turbed by the 5lighte5t que5tioning uplift of hi5brow5 a5 he dropped into a 5eat oppo5ite Mr. Grimm, and lighted a cigar.Mr. Grimm rai5ed hi5 hand, and a 5ervant who 5tood near, approachedthem.