Lamar some young couple at the front center table. So I oame. I came -" ་

Kenalia felt that the woman's body swayed in front of her suddenly as when she sang; then she realized that they voro merely waves of loveliness that shimmered in front of her. She longed to close her oyes.

"I came, "Mirine Tige was saying, "because out there where the lights play tricks on the faces of those who watch you seemed like some one I knew once. In Paris. It was a mistake of course. Forgive me for staring. But," and Konalia wondered if she only imagined the hissing sadness in the remark, "the lights do play such tricks. Goodnight."

Paul and Konnie watched the young woman walk away from them toward her dressing room. Then Paul collapsed in his seat in a fit of laughter: "Well! She is rather difficult all right but enchanting I thought."

Konnie looked at him and did not see him. Pleasant she had said, pleasant. It had not been pleasant at all; if anything, in those terms, it had been downright unpleasant. But the other it had been so full of the other

plaisir.

"It was awful nic o of you to be so sweet about the way I went about it, darling. It was nasty of me I'm afraid." He smiled at his wife a little sheepishly, with what in foot he had always considered was the smile to shatter her defenses. "But I'm sated now. Curiosity thoroughly satisfied. No more celebrity hunting! Happy?"

Konalia looked away. He was sated. The diversion was over for him. Tonight he would sing a few songs from Monmartre and fall asleep, completely satisfied after liquor and entertainment. Happy. And she she put her fingers to her brow sho must have another drink, more and more that made it easier, just one drink before they left. Then at home in bed, she she would lie thero until daw... cursing Paris; and French meadows...and Egyptian queens... and all those eyes that soomed to turn up in life...our sing Lila for her sweetness and cursing Mirine Tige; and the idiocy of Greek mythology and whoever it was in her miserable family who had ever named her aftor a goat girl.