The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-24
PRINCE RfNOUNC[S
CLAIM TO THRONE
Miguel Surrenders His Birth
right to Marry an Amer
lean Girl.
IS REAL LOVE ROMANCE

MAN MET BEAUTIFUL ANITA
STEWART IT WAS A CASE OF
LOVE At FIRST SIGHT.
Lisbon, July 24.-The power OF love
was demonstrated and an American
girl was deprived OF chance to be-
come a queen, when Prince Miguel of
Braganza. eldest son Of the Portu-
guese pretender. has renounced forev-
er his rights to the throne Of Portugal
in order to marry Miss Anita Stewart,
daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith,
Of New York.
The engagement, which was an
nounced on July 9. was the culmina-
ton Of real "love-at-first-sight" ro-
nance.
Meet on Channel Steamer.
The young persons became acquaint-
ed less than three months ago when
Miss Stewart and her mother we're
crossing from Calais to Dover with
their new Partisan frocks for the Lon
don season. The prince knew nothing
of the Americans nor they Of him, but
he was instantly attracted by the
young woman. The words Of Shake
speare: who ever loves who loves
to the full In his case. He was on
pins and needles for an introduction.
The prince moved heaven and earth
In his endeavors to get some opening
to speak. None came, the Americans
assuming naughty attitude which
proved to him he must not advance.
When they arrived at Dover he at
tempted to travel in their carriage.
This, too, failed. for they had taken
the precaution to engage beforehand
. first class compartment.
Locks Bar Out the Prince.
BY this time Mrs. Smith and her
daughter were thoroughly suspicious
lin fact. anxious-as to the individu-
atty Of the handsome foreigner who
was shadowing them. They called the
guard and asked to be locked into
their carriage. Not that this was of
much use. as the persistent young
man hung around in the corridor.
When the train reached London
Dom Miguel was again to the fore.
Watching Anita and her mother enter
their motor brougham. he promised
the chauffeur OF taxicab a sovereign
II he would keep the conveyance in
sight until it reached its destination.
The carriage stopped in front of
Mrs. Smiths house In Grosvenor
square. which fact soon established
the identity of the Americans. The
rest was comparatively easy.
Princes Persistence Wins.
Prince Miguel induced friend to
take him to Mrs. Smiths. and one Of
the first things he did was to apollo
gize for having pursued them as he
had done during the memorable cross
ing. He was to be forgiven, he said,
because he wanted so badly to know
Them
At this juncture 1t never entered
into the mind of Mrs. Smith that this
Portuguese prince had any ''inten-
tons" regarding her daughter. Before
he had visited the house half dozen
times, however. he declared them.
At first Mrs. Smith refused point
blank to accept his offer On no ac-
count, she said, would she allow Anita
to enter into the life of political in
trigue which must necessarily be as
ISOLATED with the personality of Dom
Miguel. But her discretion came too
late. Already the affections of her
daughter were engaged. Come what
would, the young woman declared, she
would be the bride Of the Portuguese
She was not of age, che admitted. but
she would wait until she was, and
Dom Miguel would wait, too.
Wait, indeed! Certainly not" re
piled the prince. He would run away
with her to the end Of the earth II nee
essary. Half frightened, half fascin
ated. wholly delighted, the girl Sc,
about to coax her mother to give In
and let them be married.
Finally Mrs. Smith, realizing the
tmpetuosity and the determination o.
the foreigner, gave her consent. /,
has been said that Dom Miguel had
Miss Stewards immense fortune il
view when he proposed, but this was
declared without foundation.
Mrs. Smith remained exceedingl,
unhappy about the engagement, fol
she had conviction that the prince
was In the thick of political intrigue.
and had designs on the throne of Por
tugal. His remuneration dispelled he
fears.
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