out the girl, and
afterward the boy jumped down. Then the carriage rolled away.

"Remember," said the girl, turning to the tall man, "you are not to remain
too near us."

He bowed submissively, and in a minute more the girl and boy, plainly
dressed, middle-class people, were looking in at the confectioner's window
at a pink and white frosted castle that reared itself above a cake
surrounded with bon-bons to make one's mouth water.

"Saw you ever anything so grand, your highness?" exclaimed Gabriel, in awe.

The princess laughed. Her cheeks were pink and her eyes sparkled. This was
the first time her little feet had ever touched a city street, and she
loved the adventure.

"Find me Topaz, and all the contents of this window shall be yours," she
returned.

"I shall not care to have anything until we do find him, your highness,"
replied Gabriel simply.

"You must not call me that. Some one might hear you."

"I know it. There is danger of it," declared Gabriel; "but the gentleman
who is to follow us said I should lose my head if I treated you
familiarly."

The princess laughed again. She was in a new world, like a bird whose cage
door had been opened.

"We need your head until we find Topaz," she replied, "for you have clever
ideas. Nevertheless, my name is Louise, and you may remember it if
necessity arises. Now where shall we go first?"

"Straight down this street," said the boy, leading the way. "I am expecting
God will show us where to go," he added.

His companion looked at him in surprise, and Gabriel observed it. "Don't
you know about God?" he asked.

"Of course. Who does not?" she returned briefly.

"I did not," answered Gabriel, "until I found the Book of Life. It speaks
to me in words of flame. Have you such a book?"

"No. I will buy it from you," said the princess.

"No one can do that," declared the boy, "for it is more precious than all
beside. This morning I looked into it for guidance through the day, and the
glowing words were sweet:--

"'_For He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy
ways_.'"

Gabriel smiled at the princess with such gladness that she gazed at him
curiously.

"You cannot refuse to sell me your book," she said at last, "for I can
have your head taken off if I wish. I am the king's daughter."

"God is greater than all kings," returned Gabriel, "and He would not allow
it. He helped me to get your attention yesterday, and to-day He is sending