Perhaps he would forget her impulsive, fool ish speech, without him the music would fall upon unheeding ears, he, who interpreted art for the multitude, the holder of the critical key that unlocked masterpieces. She had felt the banality of her compliment as she uttered it, and she knew the man who listened, his glance incredulous, his mouth smiling, could not be deceived. Rentgen had been too many years in the candy shop to care for sweets. She re called her mean little blush as he twisted his pointed, piebald beard with long, fat fingers and leisurely traversed - his were the measuring eyes of an architect - her face, her hair, her neck, and finally, stared at her ears until they burned like a child's cheek in frost time.

Alixe Van Kuyp was a large woman, with a conscientious head and gray eyes. As she waited, she realized that it was one of her timid nights, when colour came easily and temper ran at its lowest ebb. She had begged Van Kuyp to cancel the habit of not listening to his own music except at rehearsal, and, annoyed by his stubbornness, neglected to tell him of the other invitation. The house was quite full when the music began. Uneasiness overtook her as the Oberon slowly stole upon her consciousness. She forgot Rentgen; a more disquieting prob lem presented itself. Richard's music - how would it sound in the company of the old mas ters, those masters who were newer than Wag ner, newer than Strauss and the modems

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