The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

her hand as if she were in the park
 And during that time he was heaven knows where. He is brave, too, brave
 enough. but wnth no thought of his des- tiny"
 He certainly had no thought of his
 destiny in exile. While the Queen was devouring her heart with grief
 and hot ambition. Christian gladly drtfted into the life of a man about town. He became Q familiar figure in the clubs. His gambling losses became
 a part of the daily news of the metrop.
 oils. The boudoirs that attained their
 turn at fame ail knew him as a reg ular visitor. His moclSIng, delicate pro- | fle was exhibited in the picture and book shops between the bold face of famous actress and the haggard feat ures of royal prince in disgrace, who | frequented the Parisian cafes while l waiting for the hour of his reign to strike.
 He dared not face his Queen. whose scornful coidness restrained him like visible conscience. Too weak to re- bel against her power, he avoided 1t. even at the expense of duplicity, lying and flight. When the first six months of exile had passed without sign of reawakening Toyalist influence in H. lyria, General Rosen bought a house in St. Mande for the royal home n pretext for longer absences. Queen Frederique became more the Queen than ever. She sent letter after letter to tha courts of Europe. and conspired constantly. sending her chaplain. Father Alphee. on mysterious journeys.
 The King signed the addresses and memorials that she laid before him. but he did 1t with scornful contrac- ton at one corner of the lips. It was with ennul and fatigue that he listen ed to Frederiques attempts to waken in him some of her fervor; and 1t was with an ''oufr' of relief that he es- capped to the delights of Paris. Although they had fled with only few hundred thousand francs, the royal couple lived in gilded cage. Both be- ing sovereigns and the children of kings. they did not know the cost of anything; and far from being astonish ed at their comfort. they felt that their new existence was almost uncomfortable because of the. pomp and luxuries that 1t lacked
 Christian. who soon learned the dif- ficuities of getting money in Paris and thus had become more experienced than his Queen. did occasionally say: This Rosen is incomprehensible. I really do not know how he manages" Then he would add. laughing: But one may be sure that he does not use any of his own moneyt''
 The truth was that Rosen's name had always been considered synonymous with that of Miser. He had not waged war against the Turks and Montene- tgrins for glory alone. After each cam well laden. His magnificent palace in Paris overflowed with rare things. spells from palaces. convents and harems, all piled up in suites of im-
 mense reception rooms. He had not pillaged at random. like some generals who carried away with them every thing in their path. in the manner of bombshell that takes gold or wisps of straw alike Now that he was installed as head of the military and domestic service for his monarchs. the Duke saw to 1t that there were half a score of horses in the stables and that throng of ser wants commensurate with royal dignity pervaded the place. His face expressed the agony of avarice every time he paid a bill; but the bills were paid. and he managed to provide money even l for the pleasures of the King The rulers had been in exile a year when Father Alphee appeared in the shabby apartment of Elysee MAraut and engaged him as tutor for the young Prince Zara.
 Elysee found frail precocious, sick | " uttie poy with forehead as wrtn- kled aE if 1t felt the weight of the 500 years of his race. Yet he fancied that he saw a preordained leader of men and of nations. and said graveay and with a trembling voice: Your Htghness, you will be a king some day and you must learn what 1t Is to be a king, Listen to me and look at me at- teptively."
 Then. as one who.stoOps to the floor. he bent himself to reach that little in
 telligence with fit words and images
 that might explain the dogma of Di-
 vine right--that kings are sent to earth
 by God with a mission to the people,
 and charged with duties and responsi- | hilities which other men have not. The Queen listened in delighted sur prise to words which she had waited for In despair for many months. Little ] zara felt the warm. vtYifytnR innusnce