ad stayed on here."

"Bud 'ow would she be zafer wiz a young woman, ignorant and--" cried
the baroness, furious at this attempt to usurp her authority.

"Goot!" cried the archduke cutting her short; and his face beamed at
the thought of escaping forthwith to his home. "Eet shall be zo! And
ze baroness shall go alzo to Cassel-Nassau zo zoon az I zend a lady who
do as ze doctors zay."

So it was settled; and Miss Lambart was busy for an hour collecting
provisions, arranging that fresh provisions should be brought to the
path to the knoll every morning and preparing and packing the fewest
possible number of garments she would need during her stay.

Then she bade the relieved archduke good-by; and set out in the
Rowington car to the knoll. Not far from the park gates she met Sir
Maurice strolling toward the Grange, and took him with her. At the
entrance of the path to the knoll they took the baskets of provisions
and Miss Lambart's trunk from the car, and dismissed it. Then they
went to the knoll.

It was silent; there were no signs of the presence of man about it.
But after Sir Maurice had shouted three times that they came in
peace-bearing terms, Erebus and Wiggins came out of one of the caves
above them and heard the news. She made haste to bear it to the Terror
and the princess who received it with joy. They had already been
cooped up long enough in the secret caves and were eager to plunge once
more into the strenuous life. They welcomed Miss Lambart warmly; and
the princess was indeed pleased to have her fears removed and her
position at the knoll secure.

They made Miss Lambart one of themselves and admitted her to a full
share of the strenuous life. She played her part in it manfully. Even
Erebus, who was inclined to carp at female attainments, was forced to
admit that as a brigand, an outlaw, or a pirate she often shone.

But Sir Maurice, who was naturally a frequent visitor, never caught her
engaged in the strenuous life. Indeed, on his arrival she disappeared;
and always spent some minutes after his arrival removing traces of the
speed at which she had been living it, and on cooling down to life on
the lower place. Both of them found the knoll a delightful place for
lovers.

CHAPTER XII

AND THE MUTTLE DEEPING FISHING

Since the strenuous life was found to be so strengthening to the
princess, the Twins stayed in camp a week longer than had been in the
beginning arranged. Thrown int