What's gone wrong ?" He looked at her a moment before replying, as though to gauge her mind and the effect his announcement might have.

Very charming she looked, that evening, in a crepe de Chine gown with three-quarter lace sleeves and an Oriental girdle--a wonderful Nile-green creation, very simple (she had told herself) yet of staggering cost.

A single white rose graced her hair.

The low-cut neck of the gown revealed a full, strong bosom.

Around her throat she wore a fine gold chain, with a French 20-franc piece and her Vassar Phi Beta Kappa key attached--the only pendants she cared for.