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fortnight for the sake of giving him bulle-

but. L thought you wanted to get to
Heliopolis ahead of the meeting and prac-
tise,' said her husband. 81 thought you
were going to fly over the Pyramids before
anybody else had chance.
"I've given up the idea she answered.
I'D rather miss the Egyptian meeting alto
gether than leave dear Ann while the news
papers are behaving SO abominably. I've
had more experience with them than she has.
poor girl! As friend of them both, I've
been able to correct many of the absurd
stories that are flying about. The Prince
said he would never forget my Kindness.
AIMS gratitude was less outspoken, and
the organs of publicity Virginia had such
trouble in eluding presently announced that
she had joined her palatial yacht, the Don't
Care for a Mediterranean cruise which
would extend as far as Cairo.
Rodoslav would have known more than
sufficient without Virginia $ aid The Amer
lean echo had its European reecho. The
Old World expects and wants the extrava-
giant from the New World. and the Cont
mental press, knowing its readers, culled the
widest of the exotic growths for repro
duction and comment. But what he knew
he kept to himself and by his silence mount
ed higher in Justin Blair's respect.
The older man, indignant at what had oc-
CURED, lost no opportunity to attest pub
licly that he esteemed the Prince. He rode,
gofed, played billiards, in his company. fol-
lowed his fights at the aerodrome, and final
ly, when in February they picked up the
thread of their journey. invited him to fill
the vacant seat in the automobile.
Rodoslav consulted Ann before deciding.
"If you were counting on the trip for a res
pite, I'll Decline he offered.
"That's considerable of you," she said.
"Does nv acting show signs of overwork?'
"No. Why should it? l don't ask for
emotional intensity. l imagine we are
thought most matter of fact"
@Isn't that as well? You are a Prince"
He detected spice of irony in her smile.
II am thinking of your family rather than
of the public, he explained "They look at us
strangely sometimes. We don't even use
each others first name before Them
Ann reflected a moment. "Use mine if
you like, she said.
"Thank you, Ann, he returned promptly.
"But it must be an exchange
"Which?' she asked laughingly. "You
have such a tremendous array: Alexandra,
Constantin, Michael, Paul. forget the
rest"
"Then you have forgotten the one care
most about. the one most honored in the
house of Nemanya, the one under which,
Fate willing. l shall unite my people. I
mean Stephen" be ended.
His tone awed her. He already seemed
Gar Stephen, speaking from his imperial
throne. "I'll not forget again" she prom
ised
~And you will use IT."
dyes"
ayes what, ANN"
ayes, Stephen" she answered as it if was
a rite.
"Your name was also known in the house
of Nemanya," he added. "King Alilutin
had a daughter Anne. He married her to
the son of Tatar Prince whom he had
made his vassal.'
"And did she want to marry her Tatar?"
she smiled.
Rodoslav shrugged. II fancy they never
inquired" he said. "The medieval Serbs
had high handed way with their women.
In fact, so have some of their descendants"
"Let's hope you'll institute reforms OBJ
served Ann dryly.
He nodded his agreement @You must
help me there" he said. "Meanwhile, to
prove how modern l am myself, l must ask
you to decide whether am to accept your
lu1cle's invitation
twill it help?' she asked.
Eyes" He paused an instant. "The
truth is" he added, "the time has come for
me to set nv face toward the East"