The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17


orally behind his back. But. as the
balcony was decorated, We could not
see his hands. even when he had them
In front Of him. So we decided that
he must have got Il bunch Of flowers
to throw. In spite Of the prohibition
and that he was afraid of having them
seen. We had to wait very long
time, for We got there at seven and
the procession didn't come till eleven
or later. so We had plenty of time 10
look about, and as We thought he was
very odd person. We kept on noticing
him. The ladies in the other balcony
must have seen him. too, of course, but
they We're all talking IL great deal, SO
perhaps that was why he did not at
tract their attention SO much as ours.
I'VE were laughing at him to our
selves about hiding his flowers so
carefully and looking so funny with
his hands always out of sight.
At last the procession began to come
by. and of course We forgot all about
the man In the next balcony. We didn't
know who most OF the people in the
carriages were. but We saw the Prince
and Princess of Wales and the Queen
Mother. and the mother Of the bride.
though We could hardly look at them.
we were all thinking SO much of the
queen.
Then the shouting got louder and
louder. and everybody was so gay and
happy. and We were staring hard at
the king and queen. when it seemed to
ME something dark fell just alongside
OF me. and there was an awful noise.
and all at once everything was hidden
in clouds.
| thought to myself. 1T is the end
of the world. God waited for the king
to come, and this is the end of the
world"
don't know how long it was before
J guessed what had really happened.
Everything seemed quite silent for IL
long time. 1t was SO strange to hear
great silence suddenly in the midst
of all that shouting. Then I heard
mother cry out. Mi hijo, mi hijo!"
C"My son. my son!'1 and other cries
of pain. And then the king called out
very loud. think he called first.
Bring up the empty carriage" (coche
de respeto), but | am not sure now.
for | also heard him say equally loud.
We are not hurt" and I cannot re-
member which he said first, only re-
member how clear and brave his voice,
sounded.
Then the smoke cleared away and
saw the king helping the queen out
Of the carriage. She looked rather
white and frightened. not very, and
was not crying or fainting: she was
holding her dress up all in a heap, and
two gentlemen were helping her to
hold it. the train was so very long
1 saw some spots of blood on it,
was told afterward that the blood was
the blood of one of the greoms who
was killed close to the steps of the
carriage. l saw him lying dead by
the steps in heap. just looked down
as long as could. for did so want to
see the new queen. but l saw such
dreadful sights that l could not stop
at the balcony. came inside and
was deadly sick. One of the little
girls with me tainted. and the. other
had her face covered with blood from
the broken glass in our windows
We were all very frightened, but in
Il minute or two We felt little better.
and We went back to the balcony again
to look at the queen. The king was
giving orders to everybody, it seemed
to me. l never saw any one so brave
as he was. When the queen stepped
down from the carriage he took her
hand and presented her to the people,
and | think it was then that he said,
I'VE are not hurt" l can't remember
that part clearly.
Nobody came into our room for
some time. think We were forgotten.
Some OF the ladies' tainted, and my
friend was taken i'll from the fright.
shall never forget what dreadful
sights We saw when we looked out
again. Nobody noticed at first that the
assassin had disappeared from his ball
@ony. He must have slipped down.
stairs and scrambled out under the
.planks at the street door. and there
were civil guards inside the door, SO
1t seems strangr he was not caught.
But | think the civil guards had run
out to help, and l don't think any one
knew just at first exactly where the
bomb fell from. Perhaps they did not
even guess it was thrown from a win
dow till they saw all the poor people
dead and wounded in the balconies OF
our house.
The pretty baby boy had his face all
torn away, and that young man l told
you of who had climbed up on the
rails OF his balcony just under ours.
was hanging there quite dead, head
downward. And the soldier who help
ed us to get through the crowd was
dead.
forgot to tell you that as soon as
the king called out, I'VE are not hurt"
there was such roar of shouting that
the cries and groans of those injured
were drowned. They shouted, Viva
les Reyes!" "Cowards! towards! Kill
the assassins!" and Long live the
brave king" and altogether made a
tremendous noise. Close to the car
riage saw some strange soldiers, and
those were the English lancers. some
body said afterward, but didn't think
about anything but the queen at first
The king seemed to be trying to keep
the crowd quiet-he was giving orders.
Everybody crowded round, for they
were afraid the queen was hurt. They
were quickly covering the faces of the
dead with pocket handkerchiefs when
she got out of the carriage. I saw
the coachman fall of the box. He was
not wounded, but l was told afterward
that he died from the shock. 1t was
"A dreadful sight-all those beautiful
horses streaming with blood, and the
poor grooms wounded or killed.
| wish some one besides us had no
ticed the funny way the assassin kept
his hands behind him, but of course,
We never thought of there being any
thing wrong We would have liked
to throw flowers ourselves, and that
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