The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-06

younger son of the king Of Greece,
especially when the girl has 10 mil.
lion dollars In her own right and
reasonable expectation Of iEnerlting
even more than that II Is, however,
the source of that fortune-the great.
est, by the way, possessed by any
European princess-that makes her
an undesirable match for the blue
blooded prince The source Of this
money was the famous gambling
house at Monte Carlo. of which her
grandfather. Edmond Blanc was the
founder and proprietor.
Edmond Blanc was the Richard
days. He was driven from there
when his gambling house was closed
and he went to Monte Carlo and es.
tablished the greatest gambling hell
In the world. There he made an Inn
mense fortune. Blanc had n pretty
daughter who had a fairy godmother
in the person of the American Coun-
tess de Trobriand
Mime. de Trohriand knew Prince
Bonaparto. a studious but poor grand
nephew of the great Napoleon, and
was familiar with Roland's vain ef-
forts to have his princely dignity re-
cognized. He had no place In the
Almanach de Gotha In which his father
the disreputable Prince Pierre. appear
ed as n bachelor. The Emperor Ma
poleon III did not recognize Roland
as prince because he did not admit
the validity OF the marriage of Rol.
and's father and mother. hut OF this
later. The clever American woman
realized that money was all her
friend Prince Ioland needed, and
so she brought him and pretty Marie
Blanc. the rich gamblers daughter
together They were married, but
Marie died, in giving birth to the
heroine uf the romance that is the
ihicct oi is story.
Little Princess Marie was u,K,n In
charge by her fathers mother, Prin-
cess Pierre Bonapartc. the brilliant
woman whose marriage Napoleon Ill
and Eugcnic refused to recognize.
The story of Princess Pierre Bona
partc Is almost as romantic as that
of the bcEgar maid who became wife
of King Cophctua, or of the Rouen.
naisc. who was seen by Robert the
Devil. Duke Of Normandy. the grand
father OF William the Conqueror,
washing clothes In the stream and
was thcreupon married by him. For
she was the daughter of a travelling
tinker -iourneyman tin.smith he
hight be called by courtesy whose
name was Runin Prince Pierre,
son Of Prince l.ucieu Bonapartc, bro
thcr of Napoleon, was n sad rake in
those days. and did not conhnc his
amours to ladies' OF his own rank.
The pretty Justine Rufin. ilattcred
by his attentions. was an easy prey
20 the royal rascal and he establish
ed her In cosy house, whore they
lived together, to the scandal of every
member Of the imperial family. \
son was born OF this lialson and he
was chrIstcned Roland. Years after
his birth FriuvN , ,PlSre married
Justine Runln, and It was this mar
riage that Napoleon I'll refused "a
recognize and which caused Prince
Roland so much trouble. As a matter
Of fact, Il has never been officially
sanctioned. and It was not until after
Prince Roland welded Marie Blanc
and her millions that the Almanach
de- Gotha consented to mention his
name.
But the tinkcr's daughter became
n great lady and an exceptionally
clever one. Under her tuteiage the III
tie Princess Marie grew mp. Then
Edmond Blanc died and left his little
granddaughter 10 million dollars, lcay.
ing the Casino at Monte Carlo TO his
son. Marie's uncle, from whom she
viii in all probability Inherit many
more millions, these, like the others
saved out OF the profits Of the great,
est gambling hell on earth.