But instead of going to Brown and slipping him a handsome fee, Mr.and Mrs.Newly-Rich took the Directory, selected five hundred names, among them some of the most prominent persons of the city, and sent out invitations.

The first caterer of the town laid the table.

Dodsworth was engaged for the music.

The result is easy to guess.

The brilliantly lighted house, the silent bell, the over-dressed mother and daughter sitting hour after hour in lonely, heartbroken magnificence.