The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-08
No PUN GUARDING The GEAR
THE uOST TNWELCOME IINI-
TOR AMONG THE Rulers.
PrerauIIsas Taken 10 Get Hlm safety Oui
of . COuntFy Royal C0uplr Cant
ENrR spoon Meath the silVeTy Hoon
RIse aud Fall ~ ChArlAtan Philip.

their spare moments IN praying that he
won't stay long And then they dev"i"
themselves 10 precautions which arr
vividly described by w. Navier Paoli
Monsieur PaOli has for twenty five wears
or more hsld down the job 81 guarding
royal visitors 70 France He had personal
charge Of the safety Of the Czarina when
the young Russian imperial pair mad"
iiying call IN 1901 Although N" visit
lasted only three days preparations had
been making for about -four montn'
The Guar was 10 spend most o. these three
days at Compegns.
We established observation posts m
all the frontier stations writes VI. Paoli
in Merhrs's. posts composed Of Officers
who lost no iims in fastening on the steps
of any suspicious traveller We divided
the railway line into sections and sub
sections. each placed under the command
of the district commissary Of police, who
had his orders under the local police
force and gendsrmerie. reinforced by the
troops stationed IN the department
Seutries with loaded rifles posted at
intervals on either -ide u the lins at the
entrance and exit Of tunnels on and under
bridges prevented any one from approach
ing and had orders to raise an alarm II they
saw IN OF near the rails any object look
ing ia the least suspicious.
We also identified the tenants OF all
the houses situated along the railway
hne aud N the streets through which our
ru.-ts were 70 drive As a matter ~ fart
what We most feared was the traditional
outrage perpstrated or attempted from a
window
On the other hand W. refused (con-
trary 20 what has been stated 20 adopt
tho system employed bY the Spanish.
German and Italian police on the occaNon
of any visit from a sovereign the system
that consists IN arresting alb 's1-p"cts
during a royal guests stAV.
This proceeding aDpcored 10 us nor only
neadlesslv veNRtious constituting Ia
grant attempt upon ths liberty Of N"
, indi vidtsl but We considered that there
Was danger Of such a course alternating
the sympathy ~ our Democratic pOpula-
ton from ouI august viators.
Our vigilance was naturally conCen-
| trated upon Comp gna We sent swarms
Of police 20 beat th~ forest and search
every cOpse and thickpt and the chateau
Itself was inspected from garnet TO cellar
by our most trusted detectives We also
distributed detectives among the uumer-
o,n wOrkmen who were engaged IN re-
storing the old chateau ~ - ancisni
splendor
And then the great day came One
morning on the platform OF the Care du
Nord a gentleman drt~sed In black. with
heard neatly trimmed followed by MINIS
tsrs. generals and more persons IN black
including myself. stepped into a special
train he had been preceded 10y a valet
carrying thrse bags
The first Us Il not detectives duty To
know everything was q dressing CASE
containing crystal. with silver topped
fittings. the second which was long and
tiai. held six white shirts. twelve collars.
thrse nightHhirta, a pair u shppers and
two broad Grand Gross ribbons one ned
the other blue. IN the third were packed
brand new dress SUIT. si1 pairs Of white
GLOW - and three pairs Of patent leather
boots. NJ LOubet was starting 10 meet
the Gar
MY first impression Of the Young soyer.
eigns was very different from what had
expected We behsid a very ahectiOnate
couple who sesmed simple aud Kindly.
ANXIOUS to fall IN with everybody wishes
They obviously hated Official pomp and
ceremony, liked TO he unrrarrved and ~
GREETED the continual separation by I'M
penetrable baruer- from the rest Of the
world
We detected IN the laughter IN his ewes
a frank AMI youthful gayety that itched
al restraint, and We suspected IN the
Il -. - Il
An 0vs.rnn Nious Affection and a DESTINY
weighed down by the burden of crown
In which there we're all too many thOrnE
and too few rus..s.
And I confess. a. the nsk Of being
mathematical by our heTtss democrats.
that autocracy az per4onitied by this
Young cuunle. who would clearly have
been happler betw"en samovar and a
cradle than between a double row II
hayonsts Possessed nothing very teFrify-
ing and even presented q certain charm
I think that generally an erroneous
Opinion has bseu formed Of the Cars
character He has been Callei a weak
man Now should 10 inclined IN this
p0int 10 think. with VI Loubst that
Nicholas n = weakness ~ more apparent
than real and that IN him. a. formerly
iu our NapOleOn III. We have a gentle
obstinate with very strong IDEAS Of his
own. A man conscious " his power and
proud Of the glory 81 HE name
To those who lJnOw now ~ read char
actsr from handwriting n study Of his
signature ~ very conclusive IN this re-
ars.ct IL l. true that the slant Of the
letters composing ths signature reveals
!, loving irMginativ" inttHtive disposition
which feels the nerd u love and Affection
On the other hand MS Y indicates strength
and pride and the hook with which he
ends Il denotes stuhbornness
Al comp gne We had 20 be Continually
IN he watch 20 have Trustworthy men
A. every door In every passage on every
Hpor We had "a -up-rInt"nd The least
details I remember Tor instance. stand
ing by for nearly two hours while the
CLarinas dresses were being npachei,
~ great was our fear lest a disguised
bomb lni KIT be- slipped INTO one OF the
numerous trunks while the wDFnen we're
arranging IN" gowns IN tn" -pecial presses
and cuplJpaTds iniandeii iOI them. Lastly
dav and night We went IN constant
rounds. both inside and outside u the
Dh t@au
One morning me Gar and Czarlna.
both 81 whom werr eaFiy risers went
down o. the garden accompanied by their
beautiful white Russian hound. The
Young couple. whom ! followed hidden
behind the ,hTubbery. turned their steps
toward a covered walk q hOFnbaams,
hoping no doubt "a find IN the shade u
this beAutifil leafy vault discreet
solitude suited % the billing and cooling
II the lovers that they we're.
But the departments u public eoon-
omy and public safety were IN the look
ont Alrsady. inside the bOeky tunnel.
fifty soldiers. commanded by Leu
tenant. were presenting armsi Tbs
sOversigns had % make the best % a
bad Job Ths Gar rgviewed tho m9n