Then all at once the street fell quiet; hardly a soul was in sight; the sidewalks were deserted.

It was supper hour.

Evening began; and one by one a multitude of lights, from the demoniac glare of the druggists' windows to the dazzling blue whiteness of the electric globes, grew thick from street corner to street corner.

Once more the street was crowded.

Now there was no thought but for amusement.