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Winnie gurgled her delight, but her sister searched her father's eyes

She did not quite like the way he said those words His voice lacked

its usual heartiness and spontaneity

"Where did you get this et this medal?] "That's what I started out to tell you"

"Were you afraid we hed Winnie, who never went below the surface of things

"No The truth is, I had alotten it But the preparations

for India recalled it to mind It represents a royal title conferred

onof Allaha You have never been to India, Kit

Allaha is the naland will gobble it up; only waiting for a good excuse"

"What big thing did you do?" demanded Kathlyn, her eyes still filled

with scrutiny

"What ly

"Because," she answered seriously, "you never do anything but big

things As the lion is a men"

"Good lord!" The colonel reached ehted

it, puffed a few ues and strange kingdoms and principalities Most of them are

dominated by the British Raj, some are only protected, while others do

about as they please This state"--touching the order--"does about as

it did since the days of the first white rover who touched the shores