The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31

nm y lame and fortune by his patronage
Y " when he sat upon the throne o
Portugal. will have nothing moro Il
do with him
Gaby is drawing salary four times as large
as that she received before Manuels infatuatiol
Tor her was public ploperty Two years ago sh'
told me she was saving her money and wher
the right man came along she would marry hin
II he didn't have cent. The right man ha,
turned up. He Is Harry Pllcer. Gaby's Amer
lean dancing partner. She has denied 1t severa
times. but. despite all her laughing protestations
Just about year from the present date the two
Will be married and will retire to small estat,
In France where Gaby declares she will be con
tent the rest OF her life to raise chickens
But this story Is not concerned primarily. with
"aby Deslys. II Is written to tell you about tn.
latest troubles OF a monarch In exile. Besides
his broken heart Manuel has a broken ambition
Al last he has lost all faith In the ultimate sue
cess OF the valiant band OF royasts who ar,
plotting, planning and fighting on the frontier
OF Portugal He has been forced to the concl,
sion that his stay In England will be a perma
heht one, barring social revolution in the coup
try over which he once ruled He is maxim,
preparations to forsake the temporary abode /,
Richmond In which he took up his residepc,
pending his return in triumph to Lisbon, and tt
most aristocratlc flats In the whole
world-kensngton Palace
Manuefs pessimsm Is due to the IN
reI.rt OF his uncle the Duke az AMz-
Opo'to. who, since the royal fam. IT.
lily hot.footed 1t out OF Lisbon has IL MT
been running between England ~ ~. 81
and the SpanishPor,uguese from. fg NME
tier carrying news and instructions n r
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between the boy king and those EgsAwys
who are battling for his cause \Wsf NJ
against the overwhelming odds OF WtaaMS
tho Portuguese republican govern WsH&f3
ment. The duke. who is n we'll W#H
meaning but Ineffective sort o, W.
man, recently brough: back from "
Spain proofs that Mam.ls cham
plons are Indeed In bad way-In
iact. Just about In their last gasp
Manuel has given the last penny
that he can spare Queen Amelia
has made herself almost destItute DO TO- .u,
hces, while other sources OF revenue have hosr
sucked dry. The royalist soldiers withou, nav
without food without clothing, and nroc,Icol an,
laws with prices on their necks look forward
with concern to the coming OF winter
II Is In these circumstances that King George
mas come forward with an offer OF suite OF
rooms In kensngton Palace for Manuel and his
mother The relations between the English king
ana Manual are very close and George knows
almost TO the dollar. the dwndllng resources OF
the exile. In kenslngton Palace although Man
ucl and his mother probably will not enjoy the
luxurious surroundings that they have had n,
Richmond. they will have as neghbors In adjoin
Ing flats two members OF the English royal fam
lily. The apartments In Kensington Palace are
at the disposal OF the crown, and in two OF them
King Edward installed HIS sisters. Princess Henry
NJ Raj and ,ba ma
kensngton Palace. In former years was allow
ed to fall into neglect and the sanitary conditions
we're not OF the best. Then many OF the rooms
we're thrown open to the public, notably those
associated with the early years OF Queen Vic
tora and. In consideration OF this concession the
state bore the expenses OF tho upkeep OF the
buildings. With the coming OF the two daughters
OF Queen Victoria. radical Improvements were
made In the furnishings. but even today It would
be hard work to rent the several flats to any
American accustomed to the comparative luxury
OF a $l00.nmonth fiat In New York
With the flight OF his hopes young Manuel will
enter more fully than ever into the social life
OF England, There is still hope among his older
relatives OF marrying him to one OF the English
princesses. The first choice s Princess Aexan
dra OF Fife. daughter and heir OF the late Duke
OF Fife. Such match would be more attractive
~
It was first mooted. because the young Fife prln
cess has since inherited the fat fortune OF her
father and would bring welcome relief to the
private pocketbook OF the Portuguese monarch.
You will remember, probably that Manuel came
to England some three years ago looking for a
wife. He spent some little time In the company
OF Patricia OF Connaught and the Fife sisters
Subsequently he conhded to Gaby Deslys his i'm.
press'ons OF the three English prncesses. Boiled
down they amounted to this; He was willing to
consider Princess Patricia. but he understood
that she did not view the match with favor.
whereas the Fife girls were fiat and uninteresting
and he would not consider them for single
moment
or Queen Amelia 1t can be said that she Is
endeavorlng to find consolation for all her trou.
bles and dsappontments in good works. In this
she Is following the example OF the Duchess OF
Marlborough and It was the American.born duch.