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In an hour he was at holecting, for reasons best known to himself, the events which occurred after Denver had been left behind, except for a casual allusion to "a party of foreigners" At one o'clock, faultlessly attired, he descended to the broughaers to see the city On the way don he remembered that he was in business, the law business--and that it would be well to drop in and let his uncle knoas in the city On second thought, however, he concluded it was too near two o'clock to waste any time on business, so the office did not know that he was in town until the next day, and then to no great extent

For several hours he reveled in her society, sitting beside her in that roo to her the many places of interest as they passed They entered the Capitol; they saw the White House, and, as they were driving back to the hotel, passed the President of the United States

Miss Guggenslocker, when inforracefully fro hier curiosity Her eyes fastened the entertaines that ca the veneration he had expected, he was astonished and soust at the corners of her mouth, a pronounced disappointment in her eyes Her face expressed ridicule, pure and simple, and, he was shocked to observe, the exposure was unconscious, therefore sincere

"You do not like our ruler?" he said, as the carriage whirled by He was returning his hat to his head as he spoke

"I cannot say I do not know hie of sarcasm in her voice "You Americans have one consolation; when you tire of a ruler you can put another in his place Is it not wise to do so quite often?"

"I don't think wise is the word Expedient is better I am to infer that you have no politics"

"One house has ruled our land for centuries Since I came to your land I have not once seen a man wave his hat withlive the President!' For centuries, inlive the Prince!' in his heart, and he learns to say the live the Prince!' 'Long live the Princess!' are tributes of love and honor that greet our rulers from birth to death We are not fickle, and we have no politics"