Ames laughed pleasantly. How refreshing was this ingenuous girl! And what a discovery for him! A new toy––one that would last a long time. But he must be careful of her.
“Yes,” he went on genially, “I’ll wager there’s millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry here to-night.”
“Oh!” gasped Carmen. “And are the people going to sell it and give the money to the poor?”
“Sell it! Ha! ha! Well, I should say not!”
“But––this is a––a charity––”
“Oh, I see. Quite so. No, it’s the money derived from the sale of tickets that goes to the poor.”
“And how much is that?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea.”
“But––aren’t you interested in the poor?”
“Of course, of course,” he hastened to assure her, in his easy casual tone.