The banquet was a great success. The freedom of the village was given them both. Speeches were made, in which Davis was told how superlatively clever he was. The band played "See the Conquering Hero Comes." Davis sat miserably through it all, with Nita, scarcely less miserable, by his side. The next morning he sent a wire to Teddy Gerrod: Can we come and spend our honeymoon with you? People won't let us alone. DAVIS. Within an hour the answer came: Come along. We'll let you alone. We're having a second honeymoon ourselves. GERROD. Davis showed the wire to Nita. "Splendid!" she said with a sigh of relief. Then she dimpled and looked up at Davis. "But, Dicky, dear, we'll never have a second honeymoon like they are having." "We won't?" demanded Davis. "Why not?" "Because," said Nita, putting her face very close to his. "Because our first one is never going to stop." THE END. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Silver Menace, by Murray Leinster