Think it's human nature, or did it get so ground into us in the old times that we can't get it out, no difference what we say ?" "That's very much what I've been asking myself," said March.

"Perhaps it's any kind of show.

We'd wait nearly as long for the President to come out, wouldn't we ?" "I reckon we would.

But we wouldn't for his nephew, or his second cousin." "Well, they wouldn't be in the way of the succession." "I guess you're right." The Iowan seemed better satisfied with March's philosophy than March felt himself, and he could not forbear adding: "But I don't, deny that we should wait for the President because he's a kind of king too.

I don't know that we shall ever get over wanting to see kings of some kind.