Acropolis above the city.

"It has been there for a long time now," suggested Carlton,
"and I think you can risk its being there for a half-hour
longer."

"Well," she said, reluctantly, "but I don't wish to lose this
chance. There might be an earthquake, for instance."


"We are likely to see THEM this morning," said Carlton, as
he left the hotel with the ladies and drove towards the
Acropolis. "Nolan has been interviewing the English maid, and
she tells him they spend the greater part of their time up
there on the rock. They are living very simply here, as they
did in Paris; that is, for the present. On Wednesday the King
gives a dinner and a reception in their honor."

"When does your dinner come off?" asked Miss Morris.

"Never," said Carlton, grimly.

"One of the reasons why I like to come back to Athens so
much," said Mrs. Downs, "is because there are so few other
tourists here to spoil the local color for you, and there are
almost as few guides as tourists, so that you can wander
around undisturbed and discover things for yourself. They
don't label every fallen column, and place fences around the
temples. They seem to put you on your good behavior. Then I
always like to go to a place where you are as much of a