On the moon-lit deck of _The Aloha_ he had dreamed out the island and the rescue of the island princess, and a possible home-going on his yacht to a home about which he had even dared to dream, too.

But it had not once occurred to him to forecast such a contingency as this, or, later, so to explain to himself Prince Tabnit's change of purpose in permitting her recognition as Princess of Yaque--indeed, if what Jarvo and Akko had told him in New York were accurate, in bringing her to the island at all.

And yet what, he thought crazily, if his guess at her part in this betrothal were far wrong?
What if her father's safety were not the only consideration?
What if, not unnaturally dazzled by the fairy-land which had opened to her ...

even while he feared, St.
George knew far better.

But the number of terrors possible to a man in love is equal to those of battle-fields.
Amory bent toward him, murmuring excitedly.
"Jupiter," he said, "is she the American girl ?" "She's Miss Holland," answered St.George miserably.
"No--no, not the princess," said Amory, "the other." St.George looked.