The Argosy, Vol. 63

Peace with Honour by Sydney C. Grier (serialized, Chapter III: "Fellow-Travellers") This serial concerns a diplomatic mission to Khemistan and Ethiopia. The chapter focuses on Dick, a frontier administrator nursing past romantic rejection from the accomplished Georgia Keeling, who possesses medical training. When Dick learns she and others will join the expedition, he wrestles with unresolved feelings while maintaining publicly that he has moved on. A subplot develops when young Fitz Anstruther, initially attached to Miss Hervey, becomes infatuated with Georgia after she provides medical care aboard ship during rough weather in the Bay. The narrative explores Dick's conflicted reaction to Anstruther's devotion, ostensibly regarding it as foolish behavior, while Georgia herself remains composed and does not actively encourage the attention. The chapter establishes the expedition's party, introduces the diplomat Mr. Stratford (revealed through backstory to harbor his own hidden tragedy), and develops romantic entanglement themes amid preparations for international diplomatic business. Secondary characters include Sir Dugald Haigh, Lady Haigh, Dr. Headlam, and the interpreter Kustendjian.