kept coming in and claiming a recognition and after a week or so he and his friend moved up to s villa at where they stayed until they went off to the young man asked if it were possible his two friends had left the group could passage be taken from any other port except it was possible but very improbable none of the ocean touched anywhere else sometimes people embarked from in on sailing vessels the hotel man having communicated so information now set about acquiring some for himself he plied with questions to which only answers were returned who was with him asked the manager an old friend but i must go at to the villa and see what i can learn there about a sugar princess s villa is situated four miles from the royal hotel and the street car line in the world runs or did at that time up king street and past that not only was the line exceedingly slow but the cars ran at doubtful and intervals each was by a pair of animals ordinarily a mule and horse abreast though why this strange mixture was preferred to two beasts of a kind together is a mystery there being but a single track turn were numerous and waits at each of them prolonged enough to who had need of haste the cars were specimens wholly in a pushing and in many respects modern town like and seldom by above the grade of a native or white car l did not fed however like paying the two dollars which a would charge when ten cents would answer the purpose and as he reached king street he looked anxiously for the cheaper conveyance none being in sight he started to walk hoping that a car would overtake him eventually this was by no means sure after going something like half a mile the young man came opposite to a handsome residence in tropical foliage at which some special event was evidently taking place carriages bearing the marks of private stood along the to the number of forty or fifty the residence was with light many voices blended with the music of an as he reached ihe massive a x sugar princess q carriage passed in containing a gentleman who bowed to him for a moment so was with his thoughts he did not recognize the as rev mr love joy whom he had met on the steamer instead of entering the house the clergyman hastened to the and extended his hand aren t you coming in he asked i do not understand you why the van are having a reception on account of their daughter s return from america were you not invited i do not know the family was the rather cold response i was not presented to them during the voyage what a pity exclaimed mr are such delightful people i met mr van when i was here before miss is a dear girl whom you would find it a pleasure to know ah he continued as a gentleman approached from the house here is mr van now you must let ms present you there is still time to go to the hotel and get into your evening clothes everybody who came on i he will be here though not having any idea of this summary arrangement reflected that a to mr van was something he could not afford to refuse just then he had no idea of course of accepting an invitation to the party if it was obtained in this manner undoubtedly mr meant well in his simplicity when he called out mr van o a sugar princess i want to introduce a fellow passenger young man murmured the usual come right in said the sugar in his unaffected way i ll show you where to put your things excuse me it is quite impossible i am going to but added in a lower tone relieved that the minister had been taken in charge by a servant i would like to speak to you just a moment on another matter mr van bowed i am looking for mr peter an adopted uncle of mine whom i understand you have seen recently in the lifted his eyes and took a careful survey of his companion s features so you are that young man he said thoughtfully let us walk into the garden there is less confusion there too anxious to decline followed immediately what have you done to m r s good opinion was van s sober when they found themselves alone nothing that i am aware of said looking at his it is very strange pardon my mr came here under an assumed name with his chief object as i gather that of you while here i learned from the attorney who did the work he executed a will you who had previously been his principal and his estate to and you say you can no reason for these proceedings a sugar princess not only do i say that was the impatient answer but i care nothing about the matter in itself mr has already done more for me than i had any right to expect though he had formerly executed a will in my favor he did it without consulting me at all it was not to talk of his property but of himself i accepted mr love joy s offer to present me to you i want to find my friend the mystery is a painful one he left st louis several months ago promising to write often and i have received but two letter s if in either of them he had intimated that hie wished our friendship to end and had given the slightest reason for such a wish i would have resigned myself to his desire i am sorry to annoy you with this matter when you have duties so important tonight but the sudden close 