Arizona republican., 1911-12-31

The Princess looked from one to the other. hesitating with puckered brow, and then, with a touch of appeal in her tone. she said, Are you-are you coming to-mOrrow?'
 The Twins looked at one another doubtfully; then the appealing face of the Princess touched the Terror $ heart; aud he said politely:
 We should like to. But we'd better meet yoI at the edge of the wood just about the same time. The keepers aren't about much the.I-especially if it's hot Tom Cobb says they're asleep"
 is asleep, toO," said the Princess eagerly.
 The call came again from the wood below, louder.
 "Oh, it isn't the Baroness. It's Miss Lambert" said the Princess in a tone of relief.
 You take too much notice of that Baroness said Erebus again firmly. Who is Miss Lambert?"
 She's my English lady-in-waiting. always have one when I'm in Eng land. of course. l like her. She tries to amuse me But the Baroness doesn't like her" said the Princess i; and she sighed.
 "She wouldn't" said Erebus darkly for already she had her suspicious of the Baroness.
 Come along: Hi help you down the bank and take you to the edge of the wood said the Terror.
 He half carried her down the steep bank. adiuring her to cOnfine herself iO the simple. if incomplete. statement that she had been walking in the wood. His last words to her were:
 Don't you stand 50 much nonsense from that Baroness
 The Princess joined Miss Lambert :; and she did cOnfine herself to the statement that she had been walking in the wood. The Terror returned tO Erebus and found her stretched at her ease eating a peach.
 ''I should have liked one a good deal sooner" he said as he took one from the basket. But I didn't like to say anything about them. She mightnt have understood"
 IT did not occur to either of them that they had been treating a Princess Wlin cOuSldefdUle nrulneSS.
 On the next day. owing to a matter of q young rabbit they met on their way to the wood and vainly tried to catch. they kept the Princess waiting for twenty minutes. It was q quite new experience to her: but she did not complain to the Twins of this un- hear,i-of breach of etiquette. She was doubtful how the complaint would be received, at any rate by Erebus. They went again 10 the pool; and this time he Princess discovered that it was -ather pleasant tO he hauled up the Jank by the Terror. She found his strength comforting. She told them at once of the excited fuss the Baroness 1ad made about her having gone alone nto such fearful and dangerous place ;ts the home wood. The Twins cOu.Selled rebellion more fully and earnestly than the day before; and the Princess dallied tiInidly with the at tractive idea Then they applied themselves with no less earnestness to he matter of developing her muscles They showed her some exercises which heir mother practiced. and made her practice them then and there. and
  soon after four she left them in order Q get back to the garden before the Baroness awoke. But before she went she begged them to come on the mOr- ,Ow. They had had other views for he morrOw; but out of the kindness )f their hearts they yielded to her en- -reaties. The Terror with an admira- Jle carelessness suggested that she should bring solue peaches with her.
 He conducted her down to the edge If the wood; and as he parted from der. he said: Why don't you make them let you have some one to play with? It's silly being as dull as you are. What. the good of being Prin- .ess?'
 "Oh. yes," said the Princess; and ler cheeks flushed and her eyes spar Sled. Tt would be nicei Why shouldn't you and Erebus come to tea with me-often."
 Il don't think they'd let you have us.' said the Terror frankly.
 ''Oh. but they shaIl.' said the Prin- cess firmly.
 He returned to Erebus with a some what rueful air. The prospect of go- ing to the Grange in immaculate attire did not greatly attract him. though, as he observed to ErebuS. there was al- ways the tea. He preferred the Prin- cess in the wood.
 But the seed sown in the mind of the Princess forthwith bore fruit. That very night when she was supping, with the Baroness and Miss Lambert in attendance. she said that she wanted some one to play with. Miss Lambert with thoughtless quickness said that it was an excellent idea. But the Baron ess annoyed by the suggestion, and further annoyed that Miss Lambert had welcomed il. protested vehement ly; where were the weli-born ones in the Deepings fitted to 5e the play mates of Princess of Cassel-Nas- sau!
 Forthwith the Princess. inyigOrated by two afternoons ill the open air and the bracing society of the Twins, mu tinied. She told tine Baroness almost fiercely that she would have some one to play with. She commanded her to find some one She was careful not to suggest the Twins. for they had i'm pressed 1t on her that her acquaint ance with them must not be known. The Baroness, dumbfounded. was all most ill tears when she consented to