From the beginning, apparently, the concerts had been marked for disaster.

Public indifference had aroused the scorn of the irascible members of the orchestra, and there was imminent danger of a collapse in the organization.

Gardner lived in constant fear that his troop of quarrelsome Hungarians would finish their tour suddenly in a pitched battle with daggers and steins.

Brewster smiled at the thought of practical Gardner trying to smooth down the electric emotions of these musicians.
A few days later Mrs.Prentiss Drew and Miss Drew registered at the Ponce de Leon, and there was much speculation upon the chances for a reconciliation.

Monty, however, maintained a strict silence on the subject, and refused to satisfy the curiosity of his friends.