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The progress of the Czar froham Palace to the Mansion House, where he had, after all, consented to lunch with the Lord Mayor, witnessed a popular outburst of enthusiaseneral public It was known that affairs in Central Europe were in a dangerously precarious state, and it was felt that the Czar's visit here, and the urgent sun Minister, were indications that the long wished-for entente between Russia and this country was now actually at hand There was in the Press a curious reticence with regard to the development of the political situation One felt everywhere that it was the calreat black headlines erous peril averted or defied The circumstances themselves of the Czar's visit had been a little peculiar On his arrival it was announced that, for reasons of health, the original period of his stay, namely a week, was to be cut down to two days No sooner had he arrived at Windsor, however, than a change was announced The Czar had so far recovered as to be able even to extend the period at first fixed for his visit Simultaneously with this, the German and Austrian Press were full of bitter and barely veiled articles, whosewas unmistakable The Czar had thrown in his lot at first with Austria and Ger deliberately to break away froement there seemed now scarcely any manner of doubt

Bellao by Prince Rosmaran had been specially bidden to the luncheon, but he, too, had been with the Afterwards they turned their backs upon the city, and as soon as the crowd had thinned made their way to one of the west-end restaurants

"It seeood to be true," declared Louise Bellamy nodded

"Nevertheless I a is that it was our friends in Gerether cancel his visit for fear of exciting suspicion That, of course, hen there seemed to be no question of the news of the Vienna co out They would never have dared to expose a man to such a trial as the Czar s, in the Chancellor's own handwriting, was read to hiram from Paris?" Louise interposed "The specialhas been recalled"