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"This is the throne room Allode!"

The Princess Yetive paused before two massive doors It was the next afternoon, and she had already shown hih the afternoon not one word other than those which ood friends escaped the lips of either He was all interest, she all graciousness Allode, the sturdy guard, swung open the doors, drew the curtain, and stood aside for theown of gray, a courtier in tweeds Inside the doors he paused

"And I thought you were Miss Guggenslocker," he said She laughed with the glee of a child who has charh surprise

"Am I not a feeble mite to sit on that throne and rule all that comes within its reach?" She directed his attention to the throne at the opposite end of the hall "Froh their wisdoe the evils that ht"

"Let me be ambassador frohness"

"I could not engage in a jest with the crown htless American Come, ill draw nearer that you reat old chair"

They stood at the base of the low, velveted stage on which stood the chair, with its high back, its ht froold, inlaid with precious stones--diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other wondrous jewels--a relic of ancient Graustark

"I never sit in the center Always at one side or the other, usually leaning enerally so long and dreary that I becoued One time,--I am ashamed to confess it, I went to sleep on the throne That was long ago I e to keep awake very well of late Do you like my throne room?"

"And to think that it is yours!"

"It is this roo live the Princess!' Not with can yells and 'Hurrah for Yetive!' How does that sound? 'Hurrah for Yetive!'" She was laughing !"

"For over three years--since I was eighteen--I have been supren prior to that ti beside ed him to sit doith rown tired of standing One time I cried because he frowned at e of nobles froen It see, but I thought h my sobs of uess whether that startling threat created consternation or mirth"