Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-16

xWRILL King Manuel ever return
NAV to Portugal as king, and will
WV Anita Stewart, the beautiful
American wife of the Duke
de Braganza ever enter Portugal
as queen? These two moment
ously interesting questions are asked
me many times.
I answer them now for the first
time. l say, MOI No. Both are i'm
possible. ManuePs career as king is
finished. He can never, what you
Americans say, Come back"
The Duke de Branganza will never
be king. The duchess, with all her
beauty and wealth, can never be
queen. The Portuguese people are
proud. They are contradictory. They
want a republic. They are willing
to be governed by a. man or men of
common birth. But if they returned
to the old order of things and again
accepted king, he must be of the
highest, kingliest blood, and the queen
must be of his own rank,
Scratch a Portuguese republican
and there under his skin is the arts
tocrat, the roya1ist, When Brangan-
Ia married the American heiress he
put himself on public record as not
desiring the kingship of Portugal. In
weighing the throne against the
American heiress' millions the mil
lions wont
Mo- 1t is said in Europe that the
American girl wants to be queen;
that her mother is willing to spend
her fortune to place her on the Port
uguese thronei
Such tales cannot be true. If the
mother, Mrs. Smith, spent her for
tune for that honor there would be
no money left to live ont How fool
ish such tales are! If Portugal again
accepts king, mark my words, Meth
er BraganZa or Manuel will be it!
ManuePs kingly career ended for
ever at the tragic moment of his
overthrow, just year ago! When
he left his country he knew that it
was all over, that he could never
come back" 1t was a dark hour
for the king. The only thing that
consoled him was the thought of love!
Kings are not always allowed to love,
Poor kings!
On Wednesday, November Is,
Manuel was twenty-five years of age
l did not play that afternoon.
To me. as to the loyal royalists of
Portugal. Manuel will always be king,
my kingi In my boudoir there are
two photographs of my king. One
large one, on the mantel framed in
silver l keep fresh flowers in front
Of it all the time. No, not the flow
ers sent me by the men who come to
watch me play!
On the table. just where l can put
my hand on it, is smaller picture
l keep it in a heart-shaped frame.
These pictures mean much to me.
They bear the handwriting No. no;
| do not translate for you, It is
meant just for ourselvesl
In judging kings the world forgets
that they are but human. Kings do
not marry for love; they marry for
the good of their country, for res
sons of state. Their wives must. like
Caesars. be above reproach: thew
must be of royal blood, strong. able TO
bear many children. They do NOT al
ways love the kingi
Study the history of kings of the
world, and what do you find? Al
ways, or nearly always, the king
with his domestic wife, finds love on
the outside Kings of France and
OF other Latin countries have lost
their heads and thrones through los
ing their hearts
How curious it is that England.
the home of the most Respectable
middle class people. a people who
make virtue and morality their gods
VIII forgive in king what more sum
posedly lax countries will not tolerate
Read the histories of the English
kings. Read their immoralities. their
designations, and yet their thrones
stoodi The ultra-respectabIe bulk of
the people. the great middle Glass
closed its eyes and said. The king
can do no wrong"
Why is this so? Why do English
Kings i've down things which lead