I must ask you to remember that the name you bear has hitherto been an unsullied one.

We have been proud of our princesses--up to now.

In case of any trouble reaching you from outside sources connected with this country, I should like you to remember that you are under my protection and that of Steinmetz.

Either of us will be glad at any time to consider any appeal for assistance that you may think fit to make.

You will always be the Princess Howard Alexis." Etta gave a sudden laugh.
"Oh, yes," she said, and her face was strangely red, "I shall still be the Princess Alexis." "With sufficient money to keep up the position," he went on, with the cruel irony of a slow-spoken man.
A queer, twisted smile passed across Etta's face--the smile of one who is in agony and will not shriek.
"There are certain stipulations which I must make in self-defence," went on Paul.