France was full of Californians.

Many lived there.

Surely she must have met some one she could have made use of.

It was tragic to watch a pathetic young thing staring at two or three hundred young men and maidens disporting themselves with the natural hilarity of youth, and but few of them too ill-natured to welcome a young and lovely stranger if properly introduced.
He experienced a desperate impulse to go up to the mother and offer her the hospitality of the evening, ask her to regard him as her host.
But Madame Delano had a frozen eye, and no doubt orthodox French ideas on the subject of young girls.

A moment later his eye fell on Mrs.
Ford Thornton.
"Fordy" was many times a millionaire, and his handsome intelligent wife lived the life of her class.