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SYNOPSIS.

suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor.
poration. which his father founded and
wealth. had failed He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune TO the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
white bull dog and Dsmory court. neg
lected estate In Virginia. On the way to
Demory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge, an authenticated beauty, and de-
cides that he Is going TO like Virginia I'M
mensely. Shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge. and Major Brlstow exchange rem.
iniscences during which II Is revealed
man named Sassoon were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge In her youth
sassoon and Valiant fought duel on her
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers md decides to
rshabilitate the place. Valiant saves
Shirley from the blto of a snake. which
bites him. Knowing the deadiiness of the
bite, Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life, Valiant learns
ginia on account Of a duel in which Doc
tor Southall and Major Bristow acted as
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
become good friends Mrs Dandridse
hrst time. Valiant discovers that he has
fortune in old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament a survival Of the jousting OF
ieudal times, is held at Damory court AZ
of one of the knights. who is sick and
enters the lists. Ho wins and chooses
Shirley Dandridge as queen of beauty to
the d,smay OF Katherine Fargo. a former
sweetheart, who is visiting In virginia
The tournament ball at Damory court
draws the elite OF the countryside. shir.
ley is crowned by Valiant as queen of
beauty. Valiant tells Shirley OF his love
and they become engaged. Katherine
Fargo determining not to give up Vail
ant without a struggle. points out to Shir-
ley how terrible II would be for the wom-
an who caused the duel to meet Valiant
who looks so much like his father. Shir-
ley. uncertain. but feeling that her moth
er was in love with the victim of Vail
ants pistol. breaks the engagement. Major
Bristow Is fatally wounded by Greef
King. a liberated convict. who he had sent
TO prison, but before dying Bristow con-
fesses to Mrs Dsndridge that he had
kept letter Valiant had written TO her
after the duel Valiant decides to leave
pamory court and writes Shirley that he
will love her always Mrs. cambridge
learns from the thirty-year-old letter
that Valiant expected her TO answer the
note n she wanted him to return. For II
was Valiant she loved.
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HIa lender Snot.

As certain young artist OF New
York sat upon his stool on day In tho
Adirondacks doing bit OF mountain
stun there approached him from tho
rear n native. evidently with ideas OF
his own touching art.
Did you ever try photography ?"
asked the newcomer
No" was tho curt response OF III.
young artist, who continued his work.
IT'S n good deal quicker" suggest.
I'D tho native.
Il suppose II a." surely assentod The
painter. with another dab OF tho
brush.
And" the native added. with .
dash OF malice. n good deal more like
tho placc."-i.lppinoottn
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lonely little station, they two, In theiI
saddles. clung and swayed together
with clasping hands and broken words,
while the train, breathing heavily for
resentful second, shrieked itself
away into the night, and left only the
fragrance from the misty fields, the
crowding silence and the sprinklins
stars.
The breeze had risen and was
blowing the mist away as they went
back along the road. A faint light
was lifting. forerunner of the moon.
They rode side by side. and to the
slow gait Of the horses. touching noses
In low whinnyings of equine comrade-
ship. by the faint glamour they gazed
into each others faces. The adorable
tweedy roughness of his shoulder
thrilled her cheek.
And you were going away
Yes. yes. know. 1t was my fault
l misunderstood. Forgive
mel"
He kissed her hand. As II there
we're anything to forgive! Do you
remember In the woods. sweetheart,
the day 1t rained! What a brute
was-to fight SO! And all the time
wanted to take you in my arms like
little hurt child. :"
She turned toward him. "oh. |
wanted you to fight! Even though
1t was no use. had given up, but
your strength comforted me. To have
you surrender, too"
ut was your face in the church.
yard" he told her. How pale and
worn you looked! It came to me
then for the first time how horribly
selfish 1t would be to stay-how much
easier going would make It for you"
And to think that It was
Mad Anthony-Did the clock really
strike thirteen. do you think? Or did
l fancy IT."
why question IT." he said. "I be-
lieve in mysteries. The greatest mys.
terry of all is that you should love
me. l doubt no miracle hereafter.
Dearest. dearest!"
At the entrance OF the cherry lane.
he fastened his horse to the hedge.
and noiselessly let down the pasture.
bars for her golden chestnut When
he came back to where she stood wait.
ing on the edge OF the lawn. the late
moon. solden-vestured. was Just show.
Ing above the rim OF the hills, paint.
ing the deep soft blueness OF the vir.
ginian night with a translucence a.
pure a. prayer. Above the fallen hood
Of her cloak her hair shone like n MIN.
bus. and the loveliness Of her face
made him catch his breath for the
wonderfulness Of It.
As they stood heavened In each
others arms. heart beating against
heart. and the whole world throbbing
to Joy. the nightingale beyond the ar.
bors began to bubble and thrill its
unimasinable melody. II came to
them like the voice OF the magical
night itself, set to the
wordless music OF the silver leaves.
1t rose and swelled exultant to break
and die In = cascade OF golden notes.
But In their hearts was the song
that 10 fadeless. immortal
THE END.
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whit. glare from tho opened nre.box
fiung itself bllndlngly across tho dark.
Illuminating like flare OF summer
lightning the patch OF highway and
tho rider Valiant staring. had nm In.
ntant's vision OF streaming cloak. of
n girls face. set In tawny swirl OF
loosencd hair. with cry that was
lost In the shrek OF escaping steam.
he dragged his plunging horse around
and tho white blaze swept him also. as
the rider pulled down Mt his aide.
"You'" he cried Ho leaned and
caught tho slim hands gripped on tho
bride. shaking now. "Youi"
Tho dazzling brightness had gone
by. and the air was full OF tho xroan.
ing OF tho brakes M tho long line OF
darkcnod nlocpcrh shuddcred 10 itn
enforced stop. "Johpf"- fIo heard
tho swcet wild cry pierce through the
tumble OF noises. and something In II
sct his blood running molten through
his vcina Il held nm agony OF relief.
OF shame and OF appeal John .
Johni"
And knowing suddenly. though not
how or why. that all barriers we're
swept away. his arms wont out asd
around her, and In tho shadow Of the
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CHAPTER xxxv.
Tho Song Of the Nightingale.

Tho Song Of the Nightingale.
Along the dark turnpike John Val
liant rode with his chin sunk on hil
breast. He was wretchediy glad o.
the darkness. for 1t covered thou
sand familiar sights he had grown tc
love. Yet through the dark came
drifting sounds that caught at him
with clutching hands-the bay OF q
hound from some far-off kennel, the
whirring note of frogs, the impatien,
high whinny of horse across pasture
bars-and his nostrils widened to the
wild braided fragrance of the fields
over which the mist was spinning its
fairy carded wool.
The preparations for his going had
been quickly made. He was leaving
behind him all but a single portman.
teau. Uncle Jefferson had already
taken this-with Chum-to the sta.
ton. The old man had now gone sor-
rowfully afoot to the blockhouse, a
half-mile up the track. to bespeak the
stopping Of the express. He would go
back on the horse HIS master was
riding.
The lonely little depot nanked a
siding beside dismal stretch OF yell
low clay-bank gouged by rains. Its
windows were dark and the weather
beaten plank platform was Illuminated
by a single lantern that hung on a
nail beside the locked door. It's sickly
flame showing bruise-like through
smoky streakings of lampblack. At
one side, in the shadow, was his bag.
and beside 1t the tethered bulldog
sole spot of white against the melan.
choly forlornness lying with one
splinted leg. like swaddled ramrod,
sticking straight out before him.
In the saddle. Valiant struck his
hand hard against his knee. Surely
1t was dream! It could not be that
he was leaving Virginia. leaving Dam.
ory court. leaving her! But he knew
that 1t was not dream.
Far away. rounding Powhattan
Mountain, he heard the long-drawn
boot of the coming train ninginE It's
sky.warning in host OF scampering
echoes. Among them mixed another
sound of horse. galloping fast and
hard.
His own fidgeted. fung up wide nos.
trils and neighed shrilly. Who vas
coming along that runnelled highway
at such an hour In such breakneck
fashion?
The train was nearer now: he could
hear Its low rumbling hum. rising
TO a roar. and the click and sprinx Of
the rails. But though he lifted a foot
from the stirrup. he did not dismount
Something in the whirlwind speed Of
coming caught and held him motion.
less. He had a sudden curious feeling
that all the world beside did not ex.
list; there were only the sweeping
rush OF the nearing gtrain-impersonal
unhuman--he. sitting his horse in the
gloom. and that unknown rider whose
anguish OF speed outstripped the
steam. riding-to whom7
The road skirted the track as It
neared the station. and all at once a
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Better Name,

The dog was curious creature with
a short body and long dangling ears
The newsboy owner was proud, how
ever. as he held II In leash
What kindo purp is it, asked AN
acquaintance.
>"Dachsunt." replied the newsie.
Dash hound?"
That's what said"
Dash nothing" the other contempt
uously retorted, 1t looks more like n
hyphen. n."-Youngstown Telegram
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six.y.seven operator. Discus. Strike.

Denver.-SiSty-seven Colorado coal
operators. who are opposing the strik
ing miners. Saturday held an all-day
discussion OF the proposal of President
Wilson for cessation OF the coal
strike. which already has been accept
ed by the striking unionists. we dis
cussed the pros and cons OF the sub
ject, but did not reach decision"
said David W. Brown. president OF the
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. He
was chosen spokesman for the oper.
ators.
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Two Nor. Miner, Arr..,ed.

Trinidad,-Two more arrests have
resulted from the service OF grand
jury bench warrants, Mike Boslejan
was arrested at walsenburg and
brought to the county Jail here and
Henry plate. a striker OF the Aguilar
camp. surrendered himself to the sher.
III. Both are charged with murder
and arson on several counts.
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CHAPTER xxxiv.-con.inued.

Shirleye breath stopped. She felt
her face tlngling and curious weak
ness came on her limbs. Why. indeed.
unless-and the thought was like a
wild prayer in her mind-she had
been mistaken In her surmise !
Thoughts came thronging in panic
haste: the fourteenth OF May and the
cape observation-disclosures might point
no less TO Valiant than TO Sassoon.
But her mothers fainting at the sight
Of the son-the eager interest she had
displayed in shirley's accounts of him.
from the episode OF the rose and the
bulldog TO the tournament ball
seemed now TO stand out In n new
light. throbblng and roseate. Could
Il be? Had she been stumbling along
= blind trail. misled by the cunning
dovetailing OF circumstance? Her
heart was beating stiningly. II she
should be mistaken now! She dashed
her hand across her eyes as though to
compel their clearness. and looked
again.
II was Beauty valiants face that
lay In the locket. and that could mean
but one thing; It was he. not sassoon.
whom her mother loved!
The lamplisht seemed TO grow and
spread TO an unbearable radiance.
Shirley thought she cried out with q
sudden sweet wildness. but she had
not moved or uttered a sound. The
illumination was all about her. like
q splendid cloud. The impossible had
happened. The miracle for which she
hysterically prayed had been wrought!
When she blew out the light, the
shining stlll remained. That glowing
knowledge. like a vitalirlng and phys.
ical presence. passed with her through
the hall TO her room. A. she stood in
the elnsh light OF her one candle, the
poignancy OF her Joy was as sharp as
her past pain. Later was to come the
wonder how that tragedy had bent
Beauty vAuant's life to exile and her
mothers 70 unfulnliment, and In time
she wns TO know these things, too.
But nov the one great knowledge blot.
ted out all else. She need starve her
fancy no longer! The hours with her
lover might again sweep across her
memory undenied. She felt his arms.
his kisses. heard his whispers against
her check and smelled the perfume OF
Madonna lilies
She drew the curtain and opened
the window nolselessly to the light.
Only few hours ago she had been
singing TO her harp In what wretchcd.
meas She laughed softly TO herself
The quiet night was full OF his voice.
y love you' ! want nothing but youi'
How her pitiful error had tortured
ana wrung them both hut tomorrow
he, too. would know that all was we'll.
A clear sound chimcd across the
dintAncc-tho bell OF the COURTEOUS.
clock. striking midnight onei
TWoi How often lately Il had
run discordantly across her mood /;
now I, seemed u claimant watcher
iollinG Joy. Thrcai Four,
Fircl Perhaps be was
HloeplofH. listening. too. Wa he In
he old library. thinking OF hcri
slal sevon' Eight!
Sino' II she could only
H"nd her monuhge 10 him on the bellsi
Tent II swelled NOR. loudly
now. more deliberate. Elcvoni
Another day was almost gone
Twolysi "Joy comoth In tho
mornins'-ran the whisper across hor
thought II was morning now,
Thirteeni
bhe caught a sharp breath. BoI
ear had not e.ouivsd berthe vibrs
Toe sufi t.iv'tsi.d on the air like .
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He Knew,

Charles 8 Mellcn. at a dinner In
Bouton. nald OF bankrupt:
His bankruptcy was like that which
tho parent described.
Pa. what's u bankruptcy a littis
boy once asked.
And pa. who had been bit that
week. answered bitterly
bankruptcy, my son. IL whore you
put your money In your hip pocket aud
let your creditors take your wallet and
coat"
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"A MINISTER'S WIFE
Always
Speaks \
a Good
Word '
For
Peruna.
4
Splendid
Woman Il

Mrs. o. F. McHarrue. lat W. sth
st. Jacksonville. Florida. writes: Il
had catarrh and throat trouble.
Three bottles Of Peruna cured me.
As a ministers wife come in con-
tact with all classes Of people. and
shall always speak a good word for
Peruna- / have given trial bottles
to a few friends. Wishing you abun-
dant success. remain, yours truly.
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Social Welfare.

First Barroom Politician-Say. Bill.
wot's this bloomin' mortuarium they
be tarkin' so much about.
Second Politician--Well. ye see. it's
like this. You don't pay nothin' to no.
body and the government pays II for
ye.
First Politician-well. that sounds n
bit OF all right, don't it.-IDndon
Punch.
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Earmer VII Recover.

Bouldcr.-Bcrt Biddle, the Niwot
farmer. who received what were
thought to be fatal injuries In n fight
with federal soldier at the Monarch
mine. near Gorhnm. viii recover. nc.
cordlng TO the attending physicians.
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er,t.m., Ground to Bit. BY Trail,

Denver.-Loren II. West. thirty. q
brakeman on the Burlington road. fell
to his death under the wheels OF u
freight train at kecnsbnrg. thirty.
seven miles east OF Denver. His
body was cut completely In two.
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A Word From the Weary.

you seem inclined to favor criti.
cisms OF the railroads."
Yes" replied the weary statesman:
I'm tired OF having them criticize my
motives. Let 'em criticize somebody's
locomotives
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Largest Fir, Day nnroIlmen,.

Boulder.-The University OF Colora-
do opened claaecn for i,S thirty.clghth
academic year with the largest first
day enrolment In It's history.
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office Looted BY Thieves.

Boulder THE series OF burglaries
which have occurred In Boulder was
extended when thieves entered the Of
flee OF Dr. Lucy Wood and secured
SIS In currency.
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Many woman regrets that she
didn't change her mind before she
changed her name.
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asries B.. Esa.dy 81 ~. wr.s. M.ss'y
is. s' n,s ,sd ooma% Ss'' sla as ds No o. ass
by mall frr-. Murine kye Remedy Co. Chicago
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II you wish beautiful. clear white
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good srocers. Adv.
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John ain nevah gwine come back ter
Danny co'ot no mol"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03
BUSY MONTH FOR POLICE
Report OF Chirf shows Much \cthitN
IN August.

The report ut the local police de-
ptrtmrut for the month ending AUG
ust 80 shows thar the police patrol
Vo-tu answered -1N calls and brought
100 S4J prisoners The total amount
OF fines collected Was S22S2. In all
th,rc wore 7.1 meals served to thu
prisoners at tu average Of fifteen
cents There Wcro 30l prisoners
turned over to the county authorities
These men pat iu time on the city
streets There were over ono hundred
arrest, more than the corresponding
month II Inst Year and only a little
more than Stuo less money taken I'm
from fines
The police mltruu took care of
- female prisoners. % black and five
white. turned ~ eases to the local
Juvenile court and eight 90 the humane
agent. cared for and restored four
lost children and located relatives Tor
five people. She secured trauSporta-
tiou Tor four people who were without
funds. twice from the county and
twice from other sources. answered
- calls FOR people who were IN need
and made 10. Aside from this she has
cared for sick prisoners and made one
tup Co Norman with an insane woman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03
NO RESULT THIRD BALLOT
MANY of Cardinals Much Interested IN
War News.

ROME. Sept WA Paris. 7:co
p. ml The sacred college Of cardi-
rails assembled at 10 o'clock this
morning for the third ballot in the
papa election. but little more than an
hour later smoke issuing from the
chimney Of the S.stine chapel revealed
so the anxious throng IN St Peters
square that an election had not been
accomplished and that the ballots
were being burned in accordance
with tradition
Il is known that the French. Ger
nam. Austrian and English cardinals
are intensely interested In the devel-
opmcutS of the war and frequently
inquire for the latest news Cardinal
Mcrcier is reported 90 have said he
already had done his duty and II the
concla,c were protracted he would
return 10 Belgium. whore his presence
vas required.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03

WASHINGTON. sept 2-The SEN
ate voted today 10 begin considera-
tlon Of the rivers and harbors ap-
proprlation hill tomorrow and con-
tinue until II is disposed Of
Several Republican senators pro-
pose to fight the bill. which carries
appropriations aggregating $4,000
600.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03

All about Department Leases. Re-
mo,al VI Restrictions. Allutments. En-
rollments. Maps. Plats and Plat
Books
once hours $50 20 IL a. m. TO
30 . m J. TRUMAN NIXON.
Phone i1Ol care ot Miss Lena Scltner,
Room e05 Bliss Bldg. Tulsa. Okla
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03

il Patients OF any Denomi.
ley. Supt Grad Iato Uni.
IospitaI Training School.
Ambulance 81 Any Hour
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03

Jupla.mcd Tailored Suits. SO
leo Le,criug. Talurs. West Third
street ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-03

Open to all Physicians a.
nation. Miss II C.. Zieg
yersiy ol rruusylYauia h
llUuu 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-16

and unscrupulous means 70 gain sup
port In the convention. The national
committees will have the power to
make up the temporary roll. which will
mean their settlement Of contests be-
tween rival deleSatio
AZ did President Taft and his Re-
publican predecessors. President W.T.
SON through the power Of patronage
will be able to swing delegations In
favor Of his own renomlnation, or in
favor Of the man he wants to 10 his
successor.
Democrats Rely on Next Congress.
1t is argued by the democrats who
approve the presidents present policy
OF delay that the next congress can act
az readily az that now sitting. But IL
is certain that any measure passed on
the subject by the democrats will cah
for the enactment OF state laws.
The first session Of the next congress
VIII not begin until December, 1915.
Several months at least will DO devoted
TO the consideration Of the measure.
The primaries must take place in the
spring Of 1915. The impossibuity Of ma
tional presidential preference primar-
les for the next presidential campaign
thus becomes apparent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-16
Probate Notice.

Office OF the clerk OF the district
court.
State Of Iowa, Marshall county S.
District court January term, A. D. 1914
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You and each Of you are hereby noti-
fed to appear at the court house IN
Marshalltown, Iowa. in said county, a,
9 o'clock a. M. on the 2sth day OF
January. 1914 to attend the proof OF
and probating an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament Of John Galloway. late Of Mar
shall county. Iowa, deceased, at which
time and place you will appear and
show cause. II any. why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof. have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal Of the district court, this "a day
of January. A. D. 1914.
[SEALJ s. H. REILLY,
Clerk Of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-16
DIPLOMATIC CORPS ATTACKED.

Representative Noon, Also Says Civil
Service Tends Toward Monarchy.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-Deiance Of
administration disapproval Of the post
office appropriation bill because Of the
provision exempting all the 2,400 as
sistant postmasters in the country
from civil service was voiced In the
House debate on that measure yester.
day by Representative Moon Of Ten
nessee. chairman of the postoffice COM
mittee. In the course of his speech he
attacked the American diplomatic
corps as "a superfiuous appendage to
the Republic" and "a gang Of political
reprobates and society degenerates that
We ought to wipe out Of existence"
Mr.. Moon said he had received a let
ter from Postmaster General Burleson.
saying the President did not approve
the section regarding assistant post
masters.
This committee Is not here to bow
to the will Of the president or Of the
postmaster general on question on
which they differ" he added. mo
domination OF the postmaster general
nor threat Of veto from the president
ought to swerve us from the course we
believe to be right The views OF the
president and the postmaster general.
however much respect them, as do,
certainly will not control me In my
vote"
IT you wanted to make monarchy
Of the republic" asserted Mr.. Moon.
"an you would have to do would be to
apply the civil service to congress. the
president and his cabinet"
He declared the consular service
consisted ot ali republicans converted
into tho civil service. mo man who is
not worth into the millions OF dollars
can hold q position in one OF the great
courts Of Europe as ambassador or
minister" he continued. Must the
leaders Of society, with the false glare
and glitter OF their position, falsely
represent the sentiment Of the Ameri-
can people7 Your whole diplomatic
corps. in the interest Of economy and
good government and . foreign decent
conception of the American people.
ought to be aboHshedHthey are OF the
house Of lords Of the United States.
They form distinct class that scarce
~ pays any regard to senator's who
vote their confirmation when once they
have approached the throne Of royalty"