The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-02
He rebulzed him quite justlyl''

''What does the king spend2 Come.
now!"
They're always calling him 20 gen
srous."
''He gives thousands and thousands to
the poor every year"
''He's enormously rich"
''WelI, he more than halves his in,
some"
''Oh, bahr'
'sDid you ever hear Of anyone who
sought him for help going away empty
handed?'
And he spends hours each week Wis
tting the poor"
anyway. PhniBert deserved just
what he got"
ssThe emperor may take this up"
81 hope ne viii Philibert's his
friend"
1.-The emperor can do nothing"
''Ohs absurdT'
''Preposterousr'
''I should say it vasi That king as
noble and good as ours should be brow
beaten in his own palace!'
And thus the talk buzzed on, finally
dying into complete silence. The doors
had closed behind the last retreating
figure Not even a servant remained.
The princess was still seated Her son
stood before her, looking down into her
face. And his own face was far steruer
L41E44L a44C AlE1A ever DELDLG seen
AT last I can speak, he said,
measuredIy breaking the silence, land
tell you what long ago you should have
heard from me"
''And that is?' she gueried, with an
intOnation of hauteur, though secretly
not little alarmed.
ct is this: Your reign has now
ceased, and mine, if you please, must
begin"
''Your reign, Clarimond9 If only you
t0Ould reign"
''Oh, I shall, never fear" And he
lifted one hand with a telling gesture
| that seemed to add: ''Wait and see"
But shall reign, be sure of it, in my
way, not yours"
MY son! As if I had sought to in
terfere with your rulershipI'
''You have sought in every way to in
terfere with it. Yes, of late even pOliti-
cally-but now all such folly is at an
end. have been far too lenient with
you. 7 shall show you heuceforth how,
in playing with fire, one may sometimes
singe ones fingers"
''CIarimondl Have you forgotten that
am your mOther?"
''Noi remember it too WE'LL other
wise I would have you past my from
tier inside the next two hours"
''AhI' walled the princess, equally
swayed by rage and fright, ''it is too
/ plain that you have forEOttcnI"
mo; but it was you that for many
| years forgot I am your SOM when the
| chances of a throne Overshadowed me
then you remembered my existence"
! ''You-yOu insult meF'
''I nave no wish to do so, but, believe
/ me, I have both the wish and the in
/ tention Of restraining you Since you
] came into my territory, weeks ago,
/ nothing but discord has resulted. In a
]
/ me. My disiilzes have been set at
/ naughti my detractOrs have been en-
/ cOuragcd; my allies and supporters have
/ been treated with contempt Appoint
| ing yourself royal chatelaine of the pal
| ace without my permission, you have
/ invested that dignity with continuous,
/ If covert, revolt. need define myself
| Of your own dePlOrable conduct. From
/ this time forward You are under the
| strict surveillance, Every act Of yours
| will be watched"
'sYou-you threaten mel"
81 do not threaten, I warn you.
! There viii be no threats The instant
/ that you show the least rebeIliOus
/ spirit, the least desire to set your own
/ tastes, convictions, formulas of dePort-
mcut, against my own, that instant the
/ carriage Will be waiting, h state coach,
/ with outriders and all the royal phara-
| phernalia that you so love, to convey
/ you outside OF my domain"
/ 'Such treatment" burst from the
! princess. 1T is inhuman."
! 1T is deserved. You Thought to con
| tinue this amazing policy of making my
| little land an abode for disrespect to its
/ sovereign. The silly characterization Of
| Philibert tonight is merely an effect OF
| your many imprudcnt and ill-advised
counsels- For a long time you have
]
upon my royal prerogative- You have
now reached the limit of your unhappy
/ imprudeuce. Your further residence in
/ Saltravia depends upon your complete
! courtesy to me and your complete recog-
| milton OF my place at the head OF my own
! government. More than this, it de
| pends upon your acceptance of my so
] termed democracy. Still more, it de
| pends upon your graciOusness toward
t my friends, and in particular toward
| my dear and honOred American friend,
/ Eric ThaXter, concerning whom you
I have spread idle and hurtful reports,
and on whom YOU have endeavOred to
/ cast OdiUm by excluding him from en-
/ tertainments which you have daEingly
1 given, as may be said, with the full Ep-
t parent sanction of the crown"
/ All these words Of ClarimOnd were
! spoken with a simple repose which
/ finely became him His manner, his
! voice. never once lost that serenity and
/ equipoise without which ne would have
/ seemed less commandant than accusa-
tive He seemed both to the lady, who
now rose half tottering to her feet and
! said, in accents chOLed with passion:
/ II had best go at once, then. You
/ exile me, as you threatened to exile
| poor PhiibertT'
You exile yourself if so you prefer
/ replied the king. There was a beIl-rops
/ within a few yards OF him and he
/ moved toward It, with hand lifted as il
I in the act of summoning a servant, as
/ he went on:
( II await your orders If you refuse
/ to accept my terms, declare so, and Won
/ shall be conducted TO the frontier. "a
I The princess, grown wan as ashes.
/ cleuched her lips together and stood EoT
/ several seconds with an irresoIute look
/ AT length she waved her hand, and
/ Inurmured in the tones Of one from
| whom concession is vFruug by bitte1
taroes:
"I-I do not refuse viii at least
( remain for the state ball on Thursday.