THE ENCHANTED HAT
sure, I can not recall what my order was, but the amount of the waiter's check is still vivid to my recollection.
I glanced about. The cafe was crowded, as it usually is at this hour. Here and there I caught glimpses of celebrities and familiar faces: journalists, musicians, authors, artists and actors. This is the time they drop in to be pointed out to strangers from out of town. It's a capital advertisement. Tonight, however, none of these interested me in the slightest degree; rather, their animated countenances angered me. How could they laugh and look happy!
At my left sat a young man about my own age. He was also in evening dress. At my right a benevolent old gentle-
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