Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-09-03


che voice the baron expected 20 hear.
MY name at present does not mat
Ger. The news bring is far more i'm
portant His majesty emphatically de-
clines any alliance with the house Of
Ehrenstein."
'Damnatlon"' swore the ambassa-
dor
The exact word used by the prince
Now then. what's to be done?"
This means war"
War. II looks as II you and 1.
baron. shall not accompany the king
Of Prussia into Alsace-Lorraine."
This is horrible.
But what possessed the prince 60
Olunder like thisg"
The prince really Is not 10 blame
Our king. baron. is young colt. A
few months ago he gave hts royal un-
Gle carte blanche TO seek wife for
him. Politics demanded an alliance
between Jugendheit and Ehrensteln.
There have been too many years Of
useless antagonism. On the head Of
this bolt from heaven comes the dec
iaration OF his majesty that he will
marry any other princess on the CONT
nent"
They will pull this place down"
Let them. We have 10000 more
troops than Ehrenstein"
You young men are a pack OF
6oolsr'
softly. baron"
Where is the kingG"
The ,ar4nr cv,ff,H an
they say. with the crown prince OF
Bavaria"
But you. why have you come dress
ed like this?"
THAT is a little secret"
But what's to be dOneY'
Tell lies. They will suspend the
catastrophe till we are ready to meet
IT, The marriage is not 70 take place
till spring. That win give us plenty OF
time. After the coronation his maJes-
" may be brought 10 reason. This
marriage must not fall through now
The grand duke VIII not care to be
come the laughingstock OF Europe
The princes advice is for you to go
about your affairs as usual. Only one
man must be taken into your conf
dence. and that man is Herbeck II
any one can straighten out his end OF
the tangle it is he"
Where is the princeY'
Wherever he Is he is working for
the best interests OF the state"
There is the Bavarian princess" re
marked the ambassador musingly.
'Ha. A good thought! But the king
is romantic. She is older than be and
ugly"
You are not telling me everything.
intuitively.
Il know it. I am telling you all that
is at present necessary"
you make me the unhappiest man
in the kingdoml l have worked so
hard and long toward this end. When
did the king decline this anianceg''
Evidently the moment he heard II.
1 have his letter. Listen
MY nlustrious and Industrious uncle-l
regret exceedingly that at this late day
should cause you political embarrassment
but when 1 gave my consent 20 the es-
pousal OF any OF the various prfncesses|
at liberty surely IL was understood that
Ehrenstein was not to be considered.
refuse 20 marry the daughter OF the man
who privately strove To cover my father
with contumely. who dared impute to him
a crime that was any mans but my IA
sheTs. realize that certain policies called
Tor this stroke on your part. but IL cannot
De My dear uncle. you have dug a fine
pit and hope you will find a safe way
out or X. 1 refuse TO marry the Princess
Anoegarde. This Is final. IL can be ar
ranged without any discredit to the duke
CT 70 yourself Let IL be said that her
10
shan't 80 TO war about a.
FREDERICK
observe My iilustrious and indus
trious uncle?" laughed the carter
without mirth. Our lsng, you will