also received Arthur most cordially.

"'You brothers will have much to talk about,' she said. 'I am going to
the dining-room. When you have finished, let me know.'

"As soon as she had left them, Arthur told his brother that their
father was not expected to outlive the night, and that he must come to
him at once.

"'This is not the moment to remember your quarrel,' Arthur said to
him; 'you have come back from the dead only in time to make your peace
with him before he dies.'

"Arthur says that at this Chetney was greatly moved.

"'You entirely misunderstand me, Arthur,' he returned. 'I did not know
the governor was ill, or I would have gone to him the instant I
arrived. My only reason for not doing so was because I thought he was
still angry with me. I shall return with you immediately, as soon as I
have said good-by to the Princess. It is a final good-by. After
tonight, I shall never see her again.'

"'Do you mean that?' Arthur cried.

"'Yes,' Chetney answered. 'When I returned to London I had no
intention of seeking her again, and I am here only through a mistake.'
He then told Arthur that he had separated from the Princess even
before he went to Central Africa, and that, moreover, while at Cairo
on his way south, he had learned certain facts concerning her life
there during the previous season, which made it impossible for him to