The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-21

de Braganza ever enter Portugal
as queen? These two moment
ously interesting questions are asked
me many times,
answer them now for the first
time! ! say. No! No. Both are i'm
possible. Manpels career as king is
finished, He can never, what you
Americans say, Come back
The Duke de Eranganza 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 republic. They are willing
to be governed by a man or men OF
common birth. But II 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 Portuguese republican,
and there under his skin is the aris-
tocrat. the royalist! When Brangan-
"a married the American heiress he
pat himself on public record as not
desiring the kingship of Portugal. In
weighing the throne against the
American heiress' millions the mil
lions wont
No! 1t is said ip 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 tlToney M
Such tales cannot be true II the
mother, Mrs. Smith. spent her for
tune for that honor there would be
no money left to live oni How fosl-
fish such tales are! II Portugal again
accepts king, mark my words, Meth.
er Braganza or Manuel will be It!
Manuels kingly career ended for
ever at the tragic moment OF his
overthrow, just year ago! When
he left his country he knew that IL
was all over, that he could never
come back" It was 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.
| did not play that afternoon.
To me. as to the loyal royaIists of
Portugal, Manuel will always be king.
nay king! In my houdoir there are
two photographs OF my king. One
large one, on the mantel framed in
silver. l keep fresh flowers in front
of 1t all the time. No! not the flow.
ers sent me by the men who come to
watch me playl
On the table, Just where I can put
my hand on 1t, ia a smaller picture,
keep 1t In heartshaped frame.
These pictures mean much to me.
They bear the handwriting. Ne, no:
| 40 not translate for you! It is
meant Just for ourselvesi
In Judging Kings the world foreets
that they are but lhnman. Kings do
not marry for love; they marry for
the good Of their country, for rea.
sons Of state. Their wives must. ike
Caesars, be above reproach: they
must be of royal blood, strong. able to
bear many children. They do not al.
ways love the king!
Study the history OF kings az tbe
world. and what do you findY All. /
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 IA that England
the home Of the most Respectable
middle class people, people who
make virtue and morality their roda
VIII forgive In a king what more sun.
posedly lax countries will not tolerate
Read the histories of the English
kings! Read their immoralities. their
designations. and yet their thrones
stood The ultra-respeetsble bulk az
the people, the great miodie class
closed its eyes and said, THE kinp
can do no wrong"
Why is this SO? Why do English
Kings live down things which Iaadl