The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-13
LONDON CLUBS HEAR MANY
STORIES CONCERNING
TRuANT MoNARCHs.
DETECTIVES KEPT BUSY.
Rulers OF Spain and Portugal Enjoyed
Few Pleasures Notw thstand.
ing Their Sad Mission
to London.

London, June 12.--Oniy now is IL
becoming generally known what an
awful time Scotland Yard had while
the royalties were in town for the
late King Edwards funeral Detec.
tiyes were supposed TO shadow them
everywhere, and King Alfonso of
Spain and the young king of Portugal
were particularly troublesome to their
guardians, taking every possible
means of cluding their vigilance and
running about unattended
SO many of them go in danger of
death while at home from the fierce
fanatics of the sums and political
clubs, and so they enjoyed the little
pleasures of London life, notwith-
standing the sad mission which had
brought them to England
The dismay of the detectives may
be imagined when they learned that
the king of Portugal had escaped from
his apartments at the palace, hailed
taxicab and driven off, no one knew
where.
Knowing the happy-go-lucky charac
ter of the young king of Spain. too, i
is quite easy to believe that he drop
ped noiselessly from a back window
of Kensington palace, where he was
stopping. and Joined the queue up t.
Westminster hall, to view the lying-in
state aong with the general public
although he already had been there
along with King George.
Among the stories that are nor
@EoiRg areNpsl-tbe clubs, II Ia narrated
how tall young gentleman in sill
hat of Continental style and in blael
clothes of most respectable appear
ance, strolled through Kensington gar
dens and stood watching the small
boys sailing their yachts in the round
pond.
Recognized the King.
Two ladies' were passing, and ont
said to the other who is that pale
boy? Ills face seems so familiar t
me. / think must have met him at
a dance somewhere" The other lady
looked for a moment. and then gave
little laugh. Have you, my dear?
hardly think so. | believe that is the
king of Spain!" The younger lady
she was but girl-gaye sharp ex
clamation Of astonishment Good,
gracious! believe 1t Isl But he
doesn't look bit like a king"
But the fact of the matter is that
no one could tell whether he was
rubbing shoulders with a great mon
arch when looking into a Bond stree
shop, or whether one slipped coffee a
a fashionable restaurant in the societ,
of men for whom warship fire roya
salutes and brass bands play nationa
anthems.
story is told how an American
dropping into a hotel in Dover street
and hearing strange babel 0
tongues in the lounge, went to the
hall porter and said:
''Who arc all these foreign trippers,
anyway
The hall porter who has the ap,
pearance of bishop and the manners
of an ambassador, recited list OF
names which began in nearly ever,
case with his serene highness,' and
ended with German gutterals. The
American mopped his forehead and
K SD; "a n i,,,
glad he had come to such a respect.
able place Of entertainment. TM
A story Is also going the rounds OF
the clubs of young officer who was
having little luncheon at the Buck
ingham Palace Hotel, the tired feX
preston on his face telling what q.
"beastly bore" he thought everything
was. Sitting near him was a fair
haired young man, to whom the off
Ger said: Pass those matches! Do
you mind?"
with the greatest pleasure was
the reply, and the two drifted into
conversation.
German Prince Episode.
The young officer then began lay
ing down the law, and, with the nat
ural dogmatism of his class, asserted
that war with Germany would come
within five years, now that Edward
the Peacemaker had gone to rest. The
fair haired man laughed and shook his
head, and. BY number of very clear
and logical arguments, endeavored to
prove that Germany had no interest In
attacking England.
"Well, this is jolly interesting"
said the English officer, In spite Of
the fact that absolutely disagree
with you. And sa soldier think
I ought to know thing or two
II am soldier also" said the other