ting more and more aroused, and
when he finally saw a small company of the Horse Guards, he so forgot
himself as to shout:

"Hurrah! Here they come!"

Because of the rain, the Guards, wearing their blue capes lined with
scarlet, were rather less picturesque than usual, but the black horses
were as fine as ever.

"They step as if they were proud of going along with the King and
Queen," Betty said in a loud whisper to Barbara.

Between two small squadrons of the Guards came a modest closed
carriage in which Their Majesties rode. Fortunately for the young
visitors, they both kept bending forward and bowing very graciously
from the windows, so that they could be distinctly seen. The sober
British crowd was characteristically well-behaved. No demonstration of
any sort was given the Royalties, except that the men removed their
hats. Swiftly the carriage rolled up the wide avenue toward Buckingham
Palace.

"Humph! They don't make much fuss about it, do they?" was all John
said, while Betty was especially impressed by how very much the King
and Queen resembled their photographs.

The following morning an interesting trip to Smithfield was taken.
Going by the "Tube," the ride seemed a short one, and they soon found
themselves at Smithfield Market.

"Have you ever seen Faneuil Hall Market in Boston?" demanded Mrs. Pitt
laughingly, whereupon John and Betty, the two Bostonians, were rather
ashamed to admit that they had not.

"Somehow we never have time at home," was Betty's remark. "And I think
perhaps we never really wanted to very much, either."

"Well, you wouldn't understand why, then, but it always reminded me of
this great Smithfield Market," went on Mrs. Pitt and then added a bit
boastfully, "I've been to Faneuil Hall several times."

What they saw was a large, lofty building, with a roof of glass and
iron, equipped as a most thoroughly up-to-date meat-market. A street
runs directly through the center, and from this, one can get a
splendid idea of both halves.

"This great barren square of Smithfield was the place where they had
the tournaments in the olden days, and because of that, the name was
probably once 'Smooth-field.' Edward III held a brilliant tournament
here, and also Richard II, who invited many foreign guests to be
present for that important event. The processions which preceded, as
well as the tournaments themselves, were most elaborate. One old
writer fairly dazzles us by his description of 'si