or yourself to make the presentation. I see Miss Carson and
her mother coming. After luncheon, then, at, say, three
o'clock--will that be satisfactory?"

"As your Majesty pleases," the priest answered, and with a bow
he strode across the terrace to where Kalonay stood watching
them.





II



Mrs. Carson and her daughter came from the hotel to the
terrace through the hallway which divided the King's
apartments. Baron Barrat preceded them and they followed in
single file, Miss Carson walking first. It was a position her
mother always forced upon her, and after people grew to know
them they accepted it as illustrating Mrs. Carson's confidence
in her daughter's ability to care for herself, as well as her
own wish to remain in the background.

Patricia Carson, as she was named after her patron saint, or
"Patty" Carson, as she was called more frequently, was an
exceedingly pretty girl. She was tall and fair, with a smile
that showed such confidence in everyone she met that few could
find the courage to undeceive her by being themselves, and it