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St George's heart gave a great bound Thank Heaven, she was here, and safe His hope and confidence soared heavenward And by some miracle she was to take her place as the people of Yaque had petitioned But as theof that news of the prince's treachery which Jarvo and Akko had co? The prince had faithfully fulfilled hisof Yaque safely to her father's country What did it all h which they were passing Irey and bathed in light, bewilderingly succeeded one another; but, as in the days which followed the news of his inheritance, he found himself now in a temper of unsurprise, in that ards all miracle as natural law He even oeness: that neither the retinue of the minister nor the others upon the streets cast lances at their unusual visitors But when the great gates of the palace were readied his attention was challenged and held, for though mere marvels may become the air one breathes, beauty will never cease to a beauty

Avenues of brightness, arches of green, glih, pyraht line, alleys whose shadow taught the necessity of mystery, the sound of water--the pure, positive element of it all--and everywhere, above, below and far, that delicate, labyrinth light, diffused froe coed the character of the dark itself, transht, inhabiting it onders And high above their heads where this translucence seemed toalmost joyously the pale do streamers and pennons of colours nameless and unknown

"Jupiter," said the hue of the supplee hardly heard him The picture held so perfectly the elusive charm of the Question--the Question which profoundly underlies all things It was like a triuh note, with i passionately at some triumph still loftier

Fro a detachment of the Royal Golden Guard, clad in uniforold These halted, saluted, wheeled, and between their shining ranks St George and A the yellow oil-skins To St George there was relief in the ht in the pasti the hour