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"I' to

irl could have undertaken such a

trip as this Deardreadful

had happened to you Why did you do it?" questioned the princess And

then they laughed joyously

"And you went all the way to St Petersburg to meet me, you dear, dear

Yetive," cried Beverly, so warot his

mask of reverence

"Wasn't it ridiculous of me? I know Gren would have forbidden it if he

had been in Edelweiss when I started And, more shame to me, the poor

fellow is doubtless at the conference with Dawsbergen, utterly ignorant

of my escapade You should have heard the lish word

"Kick?" Beverly supplied

"Yes They objected violently And, do you knoas finally compelled

to issue a private edict to restrain the an appeal to

Grenfall away off there on the frontier Whether or no, ht hoht keepOf course, they

could not disobey my edict, and so poor Gren is none the wiser, unless

he has returned from the conference If he has, I am sure he is on the