The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-05
A Royal Change
of Mind
By ARTHUR W. BREWSTER

the latter'S oldest daughter. Amaffa.
for the formers son. Prince Carl The
matter having been satisfactorily ar-
cerned. the prince set out for the CAPT
tai of Aurania 10 make the acquaint-
ance of his fancee Being averse TO
display of any kind. he travelled in
cognito and arrived at the palace with
out being heralded.
Passing along a corridor on his way
to his room. he met young girl who
from her costume might have been
a governeSs. reader or have occu-
pied any Of the lesser duties of one
belonging to the palace Never had
the prince seen a woman who so CON-
pletely struck his fancy. Princes need
to be more careful of their doings in
some respects. but may take greater
liberties in others. Prince Carl pur-
posely stumbled and. falling toward
the girl. kissed her.
She passed on without making any
protest. though her cheeks turned Grim
son. The prince as soon as his atten-
ton could be diverted from her saw
a man standing at the other end of the
corridor. looking at him with fire in
his eye. Carl took no notice of this
person, but entered the suit of apart
ments that had been assigned him.
The royal family and guests met for
dinner, and Prince Carl was then for
mally welcomed and introduced to his
fiancee. the Princess Amalia. He was
also introduced to her younger sister.
the Princess Louise. and was aston
ished to recognize in her the girl whom
he had kissed in the corridor. A third
introduction was to Danilo, crown
prince of Endimia. who he was told
was a sutton for the hand of Louise.
He was the man who had witnessed
the kiss.
Neither Louise nor Danilo made
the slightest reference to Prince Carl's
transgression. nor did they ever show
by their manner that they were con-
scious of it. This was not matter
of surprise to Carl. who was used TO
court ceremonial and the treatment OF
enemies with studied politeness. But
he knew we'll that he would have TO
answer for his bold act. How. he would
be punished he did not know. but since
that was an age when men fought per
sonal combats he expected a challenge
The only person whose manner was
not satisfactory to Prince Carl was the
Princess Amalia. She treated him with
such scrupuiOus poiiteneSs that it was
evident she had been Informed of his
transgression The day after his ar
rival the king. her father. sent his
prime minister to say that since the
marriage with the Princess Amalia
had been arranged political compii
tons had arisen that would render the
| match undesirable.
Upon receiving this information
Prince Carl made preparations to leave
| the capital. On the evening before his
| departure an officer of the household
| guards called upon him to ask salts
| faction on the part of Prince Danilo
| for an insult offered the Princess Lou
| Use. Carl referred him to a friend. and
| it was arranged that meeting should
take place the next morning at sun
rise in an open space surrounded b!
trees in the royal park.
On the evening of his arrival Prince
| Carl had sent a courier back to his
! father the king of Aurania. to say
that the match with the Princess
| Amalia was impossible and to send
/2osthaste a request for the hand o1
| the Princess Louise. The reply tt
this. IA. formal demand for the hand
of the younger princess. was handed
the king of Wortenberg at the same
time that Carl received Danilo's chal
Ienge. The king. knowing of Carl:
expected departure the next day. a
| once called Il family conclave to de
eide upon whether to give the prince
| encoura cement to remain or to permi
| him to depart After discussing the
matter before arriving at decisio u
the Princess Louise was called in ant
the case stated TO her Should the af
fair with DaniIo. which was bein:
considered By the council of state. b.
allowed to go through. or should it b.
broken of and consideration be givel
to the demand of the king Of Aura
MIA:
II will not marry Prince Danilo.
size said And If Prince Carl pro
poses to ne will marry him. no mat
ter what action the council may take
Now. the princess was young wa
man Of considerable frmness. Sh
laid out duties for herself to perform
daily. and it was in working costum
that Carl had mistaken her identity
Her father We'll knew that when sh
took position all the kings horse
and all the kings men couldn't max
her change it. Without waiting t
hear what he had TO say further sh
went to her apartments for considers
ton. for she had got wind of the due
to take place in the morning an
wished to prevent it. The result Q
her deliberation was a note to Danil
saying that. though she had been higf
ly honored by his proposition. sh
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