street. After listening to make sure that they were
approaching instead of receding in another direction, he placed himself
at a point where he could watch the length of the thoroughfare. Yes,
some one was coming. It was a man's figure again. He was able to place
himself rather in the shadow so that the person approaching would not
see that he was being watched. The solitary walker reached a
recognizable distance in about two minutes' time. He was dressed in an
ordinary shop-made suit of clothes which was rather shabby and quite
unnoticeable in its appearance. His common hat was worn so that it
rather shaded his face. But even before he had crossed to Marco's side
of the road, the boy had clearly recognized him. It was the man who had
driven with the King!

Chance was with Marco. The man crossed at exactly the place which made
it easy for the boy to step lightly from behind him, walk a few paces
by his side, and then pass directly before him across the pavement,
glancing quietly up into his face as he said in a low voice but
distinctly, the words "The Lamp is lighted," and without pausing a
second walk on his way down the road. He did not slacken his pace or
look back until he was some distance away. Then he glanced over his
shoulder, and saw that the figure had crossed the street and was inside
the railings. It was all right. His father would not be disappointed.
The great man had come.

He walked for about ten minutes, and then went home and to bed. But he
was obliged to tell himself to go to sleep several times before his
eyes closed for the rest of the night.

VIII

AN EXCITING GAME

Loristan referred only once during the next day to what had happened.

"You did your errand well. You were not hurried or nervous," he said.
"The Prince was pleased with your calmness."

No more was said. Marco knew that the quiet mention of the stranger's
title had been made merely as a designation. If it was necessary to
mention him again in the future, he could be referred to as "the
Prince." In various Continental countries there were many princes who
were not royal or even serene highnesses--who were merely princes as
other nobles were dukes or barons. Nothing special was revealed when a
man was spoken of as a prince. But though nothing was said on the
subject of the incident, it was plain that much work was being done by
Loristan and Lazarus. The sitting-room door was locked, and the maps
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