Diotti in person.''

``That is entirely unnecessary,'' he
replied.

``It is my desire,'' and the girl led
the unwilling parent back of the scenes
and into Diotti's dressing-room.

Mildred introduced Diotti to her
father, who after a few commonplaces
lapsed into silence. The daughter's
enthusiastic interest in Diotti's performance
and her tender solicitude for his
weariness after the efforts of the evening,
quickly attracted the attention of
Mr. Wallace and irritated him exceedingly.

When father and daughter were
seated in their carriage and were hurriedly
driving home, he said: ``Mildred,
I prefer that you have as little to say to
that man as possible.''

``What do you object to in him?''
she asked.

``Everything. Of what use is a man
who dawdles away his time on a fiddle;
of what benefit is he to mankind? Do