Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-11

turned to England that liking had rip
ened into love. Nor was the love I'M
expressed. The young people made no
secret of it to each other, or to rela-
tives and friends. The latter were all
pleased, with a single exception. The
count and countess were delighted at
the prospect of their daughter one day
becoming queen of England. AS for
that inveterate matchmaker, the queen
of Denmark, mother Of the Princess of
Wales, and therefore grandmother Of
the Duke of Clarence, she was over
ioyed. The Duke and Duchess of Mont
pensier, uncle and aunt of the Count
of Paris. were so pleased that they de-
ternined to give the princess ten mil
lion francs as marriage portion, and
to this the Duchess of Galliera added
five millions more. It was felt that the
fortunes of the OrleanistS were looking
up. With the future king of England
for his son-in-law the Count Of Paris
would have a distinctly better pros
pect of gaining the throne of his grand
father The one discordant voice was
that of Prince George of Wales, the
younger brother of the Duke Of Clar-
ence, and now Duke of York and sec
ond heir apparent to the British crown.
He strongly disapproved the match.
But he was only younger son, and
his opinion was not deemed important
1t seemed settled that the match should
be made.
Indeed, the young people seemed par
ticularly we'll suited to each other. The
duke was even in delicate health, and
was quiet, almost languid and ditident
In manner. Princess Helene was exact
ly the reverse, robust, athletic, conf
dent, dashing. She could ride like
@e-l,
lection. And her buoyant spirits seemed
Just what the duke needed to inspire
and stimulate him When he was in her
company he seemed like another man,
so great was her influence over him.
Not long after that the Orleanists
were expelled from France, and the
princess went with her family to Eng
land to live at Stowe House. There the
two were in each others company more
than ever. He often called at Stowe;
she was a frequent guest at Sandring
ham. But most often they met on neu-
trail ground, at White Lodge, the home
OF the Duke and Duchess of Teck, and
of their daughter, Princess Mary of
Teck. White Lodge, indeed, became the
favorite rendezvous of the lovers, and
not only the Duke and Duchess of Teck,
but Princess Mary also, did all they
could to make them at home there and
to further the match. Princess Mary
had, indeed, had an incipient love af-
fair of her own on hand with the Duke
of Clarence's brother Prince George.
It had not gone very far yet; not far
enough to attract attention. But she
was very much in earnest over it, and
glad to have another pair of acknowl-
edged lovers about, partly as an exam
pie and partly as a screen.
Before the betrothal could be official
w announced, however, the question of
religion had to be settled. Princess
Helene was a Roman Catholic. The
Duke of Clarence was a Protestant. Not
only that, but he was forbidden by the
British constitution to marry a Catho-
lie So much in love was he that he
would have married her in spite of the
constitution, and thus renowned his
title to the succession of the throne. And
khe princess would have agreed to that,
for she was equally in love with him
But neither his family nor hers would
consent to it for moment. The only
solution of the problem was, therefore,
Tor her to change her faith and become
at least nominally, a Protestant. And
this she gladly agreed to do.
But then another difficulty arose. Gen
eral Boulanger turned traitor to the
French republic, and entered into the
great conspiracy to make the Count of
Paris king of France. The count was
so foolish as to think there was a pros
Dect Of success. The pope, the bishops
and tina mass Of the Roman Catholic