The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
-zzV 1azae- Az9s ZcM< Azaxuea

The Manxmen's sovereign has a more than royal waA , resnondng to the adring salutations of his loyae subjects They like the neges of some Prince ForS tunatus delighted at having at last some one over them rich enough give them benefcent patronage and accessible enough to loved that they feel mpeled to hurry thresholds whenever he goes by and give him the salutations of royal progress
 So along road he goes, his hat more on than on his head his every little while blocked in the most unaccountable though the cabs men who happen be showing tourists the sights werS suddenly afflicted with forgefuness anent the rule or the road That happens because the cabmen want to give the passengers plenty to the august features of the lord of the isle.
 Which interruptions. enough to make a king mad as
 natter, leave King Cane only indulgenty smiling az the penalty he pays for his greatness
 It is when the summer brings. during the months os July August September. its half million of English tourists the Isle of Man that King Gaines regal bonors are most numerous complasance Is most admirable Visitors go Douglas, the capital of his island, make excursions to Garwek Beach and to Ramsay which It's tiny northern metropolis But chiefly they go Hall Caine, whom they hal king of novelists well as king of Man. Thus is happens that, when he isn't being held on the Man1 roads, he besieged in his Manx castle.
 He leaves grounds open all the time. and he is unfailngly bengnant in responding anectonats greetings sightseeing mutudes. when they catch glimpse rising early. and writing in his bedroom until lunch time usually o'clock cigar in the conservatory. motor fifty eighty miles. during which he sits beside his chauffeur lets the wind blow all its energy into him. dinner at in the evening and bed a 10-that is his regular routine.
 If n of the invaders of Greeba Castle grounds or the tourists along roads, find chance to greet him. 1t of his pleasure in life proceeds equally his
 MORE POWERFUL THAN KING
 As on. and his prosperity has permNs him activities of the independently rich landa owner, he has bestrred himself actively Manx polk tcs astonishing condition of paternal autoo- racy It is the simple fact that he has not only greater power his kingdom than King Edward ha< in Great Britain autocratc ruler than any other monarch in Europe
 The others hedged about Parliament. Or Rech- stag, grand ducal influences do no more than persuade intrigue at most buser-and then always of headong democrat puncturing their pretensioas.
 But King Caine, since himself elected member the Manx Parliament. called the House oe Keys. has been Parliament king and ala sort of kind beloved Cromwell with whom the governor pointed by the British comes in conflict, first because King Caine to 1t that the House of Keys stands strictly it's extensive rights and privileges and second. because the governor knows better than to interfere with them.
 There Is queen. too. at Greeba Castle, and couple or very energetic heirs Ralph ana Pniup Calne IneW mother is of those companionable highly cultured who make author ar ideal wife, and such 2 kindly despot King Cane ideal consort The odes Ralph rising publisher and Philip has chosen the stage his career.
 Somehow, when visits the Isle of Man. with its picturesque hills and daes its genial climate tempered by the Gulf Stream in which 1t lies its simple pass life and its days of cheerful acquiescence in the rule of whose life goes on In an atmosphere of endless 1t is hard to from the feeling here, anywhere the old enchanment of fairy. land has flung about the favored isle, with tho threatening nothing to King Caine In his imposing castle gray hairs of King Cole. his pipe strains of his hddlers three.