Evening star., 1909-07-18


| toward reviving the English arrangement.
Grumkow able to prevent that.
Wllhelmina's S marriage once more became a
| live issue, and was discussed in The Tabagle
| one evening. the King having come over from
| Spandau for that purpose. Grumkow dwelt
eloquently on the wrongs of Prussia suffered at
the hands of England. He spoke with tears of
the nSutferable insults that had been put upon
our gracious, just Our wise and gentle King
bv the English tyrant who would trampe
Prussia under his despotic he'll Grumkow,
| who eloquent easily brought the King back
to his oldtme frenzy, and though his Majesty
did not explicitly declare that nothing would be
done in relation to the English marriage he
showed very clearly that his distaste for the
project and his hatred for King George still
existed
The specter of the English marriage fright
ened Grumkow, since that alliance would eff
fectually put an end to the fine schemes for his
own aggrandizement and would disgrace him
with his real master. the Emperor of Austria.
To prevent the English marriage. Grumkow
must find another husband for Wllhelmlna.
Schwedt and Wessenfels being out of the way,
there was no man at hand who would serve
Grumkow's purpose in preventing the English
marriage better than August of Saxony; SO, in
desperation and out of sheer, poison hearted
hatred for the beautiful Princess. this incarna-
ton of Satan proposed King August, the moral
leper of Christendom for MinaS husband.
Adolph was present at The Tabagie when
Grumkow's suggestion was put forward, and
again he was in trouble Having grown care
less of consequences, he ran to the head of the
table where Grumkow was standing beside the
Kings chair, and unceremonously interrupted
Grumkow by shaking his fist under the Baron's
nose, after which aggressive movement he
turned to the King, exclaining:
why do you not kill your daughtere She
had thousand times better be dead than mar
red to the man ths-this archiend suggests
Brave Margrave! Noble Margrave! There
was not in all Brandenburg and Prussia another
| man who would have dared speak those words,
| unless it was the handsome Captain.
Take this man away and put him to bed!'
cried the King.
Two parliamentarians led the Margrave from
| the room, while he shouted anathemas against
Grumkow.
| A FTER Adolph had departed he was per-
mltted to go his way alone, and lmmedl-
| ately went to the Queens boudoir. When
| lady in waiting met him at the door, he sent
word to her Majesty that he wished to speak to
her on subject of great importance, and was
| at once admitted. Standing before the Queen,
| hat in hand and almost breathless, he began to
explain his mission.
II have just been put out of The Tabagie"
he exclaimed excitedly. and l came at once to
| tell your Majesty that Grumkow has suggested
the King of Saxony for your daughters hus-
band
Which daughter?' exclaimed Don't Care,
who was seated at the harpsichord.
Princess Wilhelmina.' responded Adolph.
"Oh,' said Don't Care turning again to the
| harpsichord and running her fingers carelessly
| over the keys.
stop that noise!" cried the Queen "Where
| is your sister,?
I'm sure l don't know" answered Don't
| Care, without turning her head from the harp
sichord. she is in bed, / suppose. Shall |
| carry the welcome news to herr"
| mo" said the Queen sharply Keep still,
Now, you-you-" waving her hand toward
| the Margrave, go on, go onl'
| Madam, l have told you all there is to tell"
answered Adolph, mopping his face with the
| great red handkerchief "Grumkow proposes
| King August. Your husband seems to take
| kindly to the proposition and curses England
and the English marriage. That is all. | have
| Said-much.'
| 1T is indeed much" answered the Queen.
I"What can we do2'
IF your Majesty will allow to speak. /,
| who am of SO little moment in your eyes. NAV
be able to make suggestion that would be
worth hearing
| I'm Gods name, speak," answered the
| Queen. What you have to say NAV be worth
listening to. | haven't anything else to do just
now Go onl''
"If your Majesty insists on trying to revive
| the English marriage
For the love of God' cried the Queen as
| this fool, too, going to try to talk me out
of it,"
Shall proceed" asked the Margrave, with
| a flash of anger