Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

Pr1nceSSt she asked scanning POluSk1 Wr1n-
killed. face to learn if he had not been playing
some sorry jest.
Quite sure, said he.
But"
"You wonder why they condescend to mix
| with the common horde? Learn then, my
| Joan, that French booking clerk IS skeptic
who can be convinced only by the sight of
money Consider the number of broken down
| royalties in Paris. and picture, if you can. the
scowl of disbelief that would cloud the official
features of the Care de FEST if Prince Michael
asked for special train to Delgratz booked it
on the nod, so to speak. 1t could not be done.
Joan, not if one substituted 'Archangel' for
Prince AS it is the senior belgrade has prob
ably touched friend for the money to buy the
tickets"
Yet their names would be recognized"
Felix called an attendant The lady and
gentleman who sat at the opposite table were
Count and Countess Polina?"
Il cannot say. monsieur. Shall inquirer"
mo need, thank you. To be precise, since
you demand it. went on Poluski when the man
had gone Il asked who they were the moment
we left Paris. saw them on the platform, and
the absence of any display showed that they
were travelling incognito. / doubt very much
if Alec knows of their journey Can you guess
why think that"
loan shook her head YEARLY. Il am living
in land of dreams. :" she sighed. do not un-
derstand the why or wherefore of anything"
Listen. then, and you will see that your
dreamland is prosaic place after all. There
is man in Paris who receives letters daily
from kosnovia. and they tell OF events that are
not printed for the multitude Last night,
when | was certain we should 60 to Delgratz,
sought him and heard the latest news. Your
Alec means to economic. He has promulgated
the absurd theory that the peoples taxes
should be spent for the peoples benefit. and he
says that no King is worth more than five thou
sand pounds a year, while many OF his contem-
poraries would be dear at the price He has
also set up this ridiculous maximum as stand
ard and intends to reduce the official salary
list to about half its present dimensions.
This fantasy has reached his fathers ears,
and the old gentleman is hurrying to Delgratz
| to check the madness ere it is too late. 1t is
simple bit of arithmetic if King, who works
| like horse, is to receive only five thousand
year, what is the annual value of his father,
| who does nothing but lounge about the boule-
| wards? No wonder old Michael is off hotfoot
| to the White City"
DESPITE her perp1exities, Joan had to laugh,
| and Felix bent nearer to cllnch his argu-
| ment.
You and must stand by Alec my dear.
too am breathing new atmosphere. fought
against Kings because they were tyrants; but
am ready to fight for one who is dellverer
What do you fear you, The world has the
opinion should be considered! 1t will lawn or
snarl as it thinks best fitted to its own ends
but help or pity? Never Its votaries in Del
pratZ will strive to rend Alec When rney realize
/ that their interests are threatened. We must
be there you and I, you to aid him in winning
| the tickle mob, and to watch those secret bur-
rowings more dangerous to thrones than open
revolt It is sacred mission my Joan! They
who named you were wiser than they knew
You were christened Kings helpmate, while
| l, Felix Poluski. am fated to be the most amaz-
| ing product of modern civilization, an anar-
/ chist devoted to monarchy.
1T came on me yesterday morning in the
Louvre. l saw my principles crucified for the
good of humanity. Through the eyes of the
Virgin looked into heaven of achievement,
and care not what the means SO long as good
results. One honest King is worth million
revolutionaries. and God, who made Alec
King also made him honest"
| Excited, exuberant, bubbling over with that
very emotionalism at which he had scoffed a
few minutes earlier. Felix leaned back in his
chair and sang quatrain in his singularly sweet
| and penetrating tenor.
| INSTANTLY every head was turned and
necks were craned. A waiter serving coffee
was SO electrified that he poured no mall guam
tity into the lap Of an indignant German
Joan, too wrathful for mere words. dared not
rush away instantly to her compartment,
though she would have given a good deal at
| that moment to be safe in its kindly obscurity.
And the worst thing was that she saw the coffee
pot incident, and was forced to laugh till the
| tears came.
| Cries of "Bravor" "Again' mingled with