Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-02-01
he rebulsed him quite JUSTLY"


"As il n king should talk like school
MASTER"
$50 he should spend some of his mil
lions in charity"
What does the king spend7 Come,
nowr
They're always calling him so gem
erous"
"He gives thousands and thousands to
the poor every year"
Hes enormously rich"
well, he more than halves his in
come"
''Oh. bah"
"Did you ever hear OF anyone who
sought him for help going away empty
handed?"
And he spends hours each week Wis
ting the poor"
Anyway, Philibcrt deserved just
what he got"
"The emperor may take this up"
II hope he will Philibcrt's his
friend"
The emperor can do nothing"
ooh, absurd
"Preposterousw
IL should say it was! That n king rs
noble and good as ours should be brow
beaten in his own palacer'
And thus the talk buzzed on, finally
dying into complete silence. The doors
had closed behind the last retreating
figure. Not even servant remained.
The princess was stiu seated. Her son
stood before her, looking down into her
face. And his own face was far stcruer
than she had ever before seen it,
AT last can speak," he said.
mcaSurcdly breaking the silence, "and
tell You what long ago you should have
heard from me"
And that is?" she queried, with an
information of hauteur, though secretly
not little alarmed.
1T is this: Your reign has now
ceased, and mine, if you please, must
begin"
"Your reign, Clarimond2 If only You
could reign"
"Oh, l shall, never fear" And he
lifted one hand with telling gesture
that seemed TO add: "Wait and see. e"
But | shall reign, be sure of it, in my
way, not yours"
My son! As II l had sought to in
terfere with your rulershipV
You have sought in every way 10 in
terfere with it. Yes, of late even politi-
cally-but now all such folly is at an
end l have been far too lenient with
You. shall show you henceforth how,
in playing with fire, one may sometimes
SINCE ones fingers"
"Clarimond! Have you forgotten that
am your mothcr?"
NO; l remember it too well; other
wise | would have you past my from
tier inside the next two hours"
''Ah" walled the princess, equally
swayed by rage and fright, lit is too
plain that you have forgottcn"
NO; but it was you that for many
years forgot ] am your son; when the
chances of n throne overshadowcd me
then you remembered my existence"
'Hou-you insult met
II have no wish TO do so, but, believe
me, | 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
hundred minor ways you have opposed
me. My dislilSes have been set at
naught; my detractors have been en-.
couraged; my allies and supporters have
been treated with contempt. Appoint
ing yourself royal chatclaino of the pal
ace without my permission, you have
invested that dignity with continuous,
If covert, revolt. / need define myself
no further. owe you no explanation
OF your own dcplorable conduct. From
this time forward you are under the
strict surveillance. Every act Of yours
will be watched"
"Nou-you threaten met"
Il do not threaten, l warn you
There viii be no threats The instant
TINT you show the least rebellious
spirit, the least desire TO set your own
tastes, convictions, formulas Of deport-
mcnt, against my own, that instant the
carriagc will be waiting, n state coach,
with outriders and all the royal phara.
phcrnalia that you so love, to convey
you outside Of my domain"
'Such treatment" burst from the
princess 1t is inhumau."
1T Is deserved. You thought TO CON
tinuc this amazing policy Of making my
little land an abode for disrespect TO its
sovereign. The silly characterization OF
Ihilibcrt tonight is merely an effect OF
your many imprudent and ill-advised
counscls. For a long time you have
been trcspassing with strange boldness
upon my royal prcrogativc You have
now reached the limit of your unhappy
imprudcncc. Your further residence i'm
Snltravia depends upon your complete
courtesy 90 me and your complete rccoC.
milton OF my place at the headof my own
government. More than this it do.
ponds upon your acceptance OF my So
termed democracy. still more, it de-
ponds upon your graciousncss toward
my friends, and in particular toward
my G'ar and houorcd American friend,
Eric IhaNtcr. concerning whom YOU
have spread idle and hurtful reports,
and ou whom you have cndcavorcd TO
cas' odium by excluding him from en-.
tcrtainments wrich you have daringlv
given. os may b said, with the full APP
parent sanction OF the crown"
An these words OF Clnrimond were
spoken with simple rcpose which
finely became him. His manner. his
voice. mover once lost that serenity and
cquipoi-c without which he would have
seemed less comnandant than accusa-
tive. lie seemed both 60 the lady. who
now rose half lettering to her feet and
said. in accent, chokcd with passion:
"l-I bad boot 60 40 once. then. You
exile mo. as you threatened 70 exile
poor FhiIibcrtrr
"N0u czi'e v0ureclfif SD you prefer.
replied the king There was o. boIl-rope