Crossword-Solution: MPRET 5 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Like Helen's babies, "he wanted to see the wheels go wound." The piano and piles of music must have been a memento of the Prince and Princess of Wied and of their unhappy attempts at being Mpret and Mpretess--or is it Mpretitza, or Mpretina? The music was still marked with her name, and was certainly not a present to Essad.

Even the little children shouted: "Rrnoft Mbreti!" (Note.--The spelling Mpret was invented by The Times for reasons of its own.) The luckless refugees hoped that the Prince, as a sort of supernatural power, would arrive with an army, drive out the Greeks, and restore them to their homes.

The Albania which was the chief of the causes of that fratricidal war was duly constituted, and Prince William of Wied appointed Mpret or King.

Now this ‘safety first’ Is good dope, I wot: This war is accursed I’ll go on my yacht.” The throne is empty: “It’s the one best bet, It will stay that way!” Said little Mpret.

The poetry had to be judged for other virtues than mere fidelity of description, so the “palm” was awarded to the composer of “Mpret.” Following this verse contest, Billy announced that he and two friends would produce a moving picture play depicting a jitney in distress.