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Show I HER HIGHNESS j The Story of a Christmas Peacemaker U IlvA M. CONSTANT INn V ) JaH Her lllghneaa )MmiMl nir ih llano AB l and ran to him eagerly Vo an, very Imp nir knight ahe j aald reprovingly Oh i wo ibn B honri lat' B "rale i I be offender Your High j neM Ihe young fellow replied with H lepreeatlgg wave of hi arm Mr Mk 'ralo u Mured two bourn and In H ' aseMent aevcral ix-ople were H killed Ho I m fortunali lo be ben ' BH H Ob'" murmnrod lh rhllil MM tint I Irual rour blghteaa In In kihmI MWk h allh" he added with man nnir MM 'wr. nd all rour mral broihi r. and H her majealr the qui H Then ha klaaeil Ihi oiitalrcichcl III MWk Me Aagta-a with great dignity and lalil H I amall package Im one palm ami a Wt handful of brmbnne In Ihe other n. 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I Inten led to ii.me" be aald In a aolimn voire I knew It Her lllghneaa ihlrieil I knew It rauae you wmitln t go away an I not keep ynnr word 1 lold ber thai Maybe If y.m bail rninlnetl I In bring ber a ( btlaimaa niiiii thing aht wool I have bell. twl Iihi tbnt you ' waa rotnln I Hbe klaaeil - me nu nwful lot -and -aaM abe wbibeil-oil wbibeil-oil would rome llapeil I be amall iidie Id whuM and atarrd al her then In iimheil airoaa Ihe room towar I bei Ibr.ni and plrkeil Her lllghneaa tit In Ida arma and klaaeil her mam tim and alroked her hair and it. i n lid etrlieiily to know what abi fit Hir lllghneaa mnili iimrimod I il hit head on hla ahoublpr and i i in.ii.il again Hbi klamnl im Iota nf Hmea mid il I abi wlaheil you would iiiim. Tin ii win ii ou illdnl ahe pit rime water on In r fare and dreaaed an I wi nt out n I ahe dldn I aay any mine cept win n I told her you waa eomln to b Inn me aometblng and bow nlee on Imik lo. lay air knight' Hi Imirlaniied both her lian.U lln on -go on' be entreated ao fmrlahlf Ihat the blue ). omneil wl le What tnoie ill I abe any dear at Hbe only aal I you waa wlllu una) liHlay ami wIuihi ynti.l nHt(r ,t(, ber ii ail I n lint you watile.1 In aeo lln foil you went ill In i you? 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