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While Mrs. King and the two young men were
discussing the invitation the former was called to the telephone.
Mrs. Blithers herself was speaking.
"I hope you will pardon me for calling you up, Mrs. King, but I
wanted to be sure that you can come on the seventeenth. We want so
much to have the Prince and his friends with us. Mr. Blithers has
taken a great fancy to Prince Robin and Count Quinnox, and he
declares the whole affair will be a fiasco if they are not to be
here."
"It is good of you to ask us, Mrs. Blithers. The Prince is planning
to leave for Washington within the next few days and I fear--"
"Oh, you must prevail upon him to remain over, my Dear Mrs. King. We
are to have a lot of people up from Newport and Tuxedo--you know the
crowd--it's the _real_ crowd--and I'm sure he will enjoy meeting them.
Mr. Blithers has arranged for a special train to bring them up--a
train de luxe, you may be sure, both as to equipment and occupant.
Zabo's orchestra, too. A notion seized us last night to give the ball,
which accounts for the short notice.


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