L. P. M.

destone was, however, so incensed at Rebener and so disgusted with Schmidt and so angry with the entire German Secret Service, that it came to him as a relief, like an invitation, from a gentl

ume that Royalties are gentlemen," he would say, "until I find that they are not; and as long as they conduct t

earts he knows that he is not, but hopes by this bluster to deceive the world. On the contrary, he was a firm advocate of an aristocratic form of gov

be allowed to turn the world upside down with their clumsy illogical reforms and new religions, Saint-Simonianism, humanitarianism, or as a matter of fact with any of the old established isms. They already have several hundred forms

which carried the privilege of using it and was getting her money's worth. He therefore took no interest in looking into the carriage, but he would have be

estone with consideration, but did not forget to let him understand tha

y apparatus and you have men to install it they will be looked after

y way as representing the United States of America, since no credentials of any kind had be

red by Colonel Stewart that he need entertain no further apprehensions on that score as thorough protection would be given him and

rtment and issued his instr

r, and lay out my clothes. I am going out to tea"-he paused-"with His Majesty, King

oxes with the apparatus and films. They will have to be back here by 3:15, as there will be an officer of the Royal Household here at that

ng. He knew that either Rockstone or Underhill had engineered this audience, and he wondere

meet the King without the delay of presenting credentials through the Ameri

from Grosvenor Square with the apparatus and films, and when Edestone stopped him long enough to say through the lather: "Tell Mr. Black that I will be at the Palace and sha

. I will send you another barber

their sending up the head barber instead of that fool? Come finish this thing up yourse

out as only a well-trained English valet can, glanced with satisfaction at his work. "I think, si

t the American went down, when word came u

eeply interested, and judging from a mysterious pair of curtains in the gallery I think that other members of the Royal Family intend to see this wonderful Ame

old trees and lake and flower-beds, approaching Buckingham Palace from an entirely different angle than he had ever seen it before, he realized for the first time that it was in the midst of a be

of London. There were no soldiers and no extraordinary number of servants. He had seen as many and more at some of the houses at Newport. He was shown into a long, low, and rather dark

name called. His pulse quickened for he knew that this was a signal for him. Colonel Stewa

. They were conducted around two sides of the square and taken into a large reception room in the opposite corner where there were perhaps a dozen officers of high rank, ministers and states

e, now seemed suddenly to be caught by the solemnity of th

f recognition. In a few minutes the door to the larger room opened and Lord R

xtraordinary announcement his expression said as plainly as words: "These Americans are certainly a remarkable people." He merely bowed to Colonel Stewart, however, and continued: "Will you ple