"She wasn't really a baby," said Modjeska. "Mother calls her that because she was so tiny. She could walk, and talk a little too."
"Don't say was!" cried the Princess. "Don't talk as if she was dead!"
"No, mother darling, no!" soothed the girl.
"How old is she?" asked Evelyn.
The Princess again controlled herself. "Rika-"
She had no chance to continue—
"Rika?" cried Professor Morris, and Evelyn, and Jack, and again, "Rika?"
Evelyn reached inside her blouse, and pulled out a heavy gold chain hung with a splendid diamond ornament.
"Is this yours?" she cried.
The Princess took one look, then seized Evelyn by the shoulders.