The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-06

and then rushed into the house, ask.
ing, Where is Madame Draga?"
Wien he did not ind her in the
d. awing room he went from room to
room in state Of increasing alarm,
looking for her. Seeing that she was
not in the house, he asked my broth
er: TELL me, where Is Madame
Draga?"
II cannot tell you, sire, where she
is, as, on her demand, made an
oath not to tell any one where she
had gone," he answered.
"But before you made that oath
to your sister," continued the king.
"you made an oath Of fidelity and
obedience to me, and now I a. your
king command you to tell me where
your sister is. No." he said after a
moment, "as you evidently know
where she is. command you to 30
and bring her here at once!"
The king entered the drawing room
again, while my brother remained
in the hall with the kings aide-de-
camp, Colonel Damyan Popovitch,
who later on became one Of the prin.
cipal regicides. My brother hesitat-
ed, and looked at the colonel, who
whispered to him: mo, don't 60!
Don't go!"
My brother felt disguised. "But
colonel" he answered, whispering.
in amazement, "how can refuse to
obey my king?"
At that moment King Alexander
shouted from the drawing room:
"Nicodemus, take my own carriage.
and go fetch Madame Draga. II she
does not come at once, l will order
that every house in the town shall be
searched until she is found"
Nicodemus did not take the kings
carriage. but went on foot to Aunt
Mira's house. The king remained in
the drawing room with our young
sisters. and the Horse Guard stood
in the street before the house. The
king was most impatient. looking
through the window every moment
to see If his poor fiancee were not
returning.
When my brother reached Aunt
Mira's house he found it closed. He
had some difficulty in getting admis.
sion. He said to our sister Draga:
II pray thee, come at once. The
king calls thee, and waits for thea
at thy house." He told her what
the king said about the searching of
every house in town.
Our sister then considered for a
moment what to do. And, having
come to the conclusion that it was
the will Of Divine Providence, and
fearing always lest the king should
do something desperate, she, in deep
agitation and bitterly crying. return
ed to her own house, where King
Alexander received her most tender
| ly and Immediately placed ON her
finger the engagement ring.
This is how it happened that the
engagement took place ON Saturday
instead of on Sunday. The king told
us that himself.
He-the king-was presiding at a
cabinet council at the palace. con-
voked by him for the purpose OF &C.
quainting the ministers with his in.
tention of formally engaging himself
with Madame Draga the next day.
I'm the midst of the discussion I
suddenly noticed" said tho king.
that Genchitch and Borivoy Mes
Glitch had left the room. Immedi-
ately the thought came to me that
perhaps they had left to remove
Draga while was in the palace try
Ing to break the resistance of my
other ministers. rang the bell.
The officer on duty, Captain Blaz-
navatz, entered the room. Where
are the ministers Genchitch and Mes
chitch?' They have left the palace.
in the direction of the Krunska Ult.
za'-Krunska ULTRA was the street
in which our sisters house was situ-
ated. THAT was enough for me to
guess that was the situation" con-
tinued the king. u took out from
bosom the little eikon (holy picture)
and asked the ministers to swear
to ME on 1t that they would not leave
the palace before ] returned. I then
gave orders that the Horse Guards
should at once mount their horses.
that my carriage should be brought,
dressed myself in generals uniform,
and entrusted my aide-de-camp, DAM
van, to carry the ring. And then
hurried to Draga's house, to find that