The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-26
p.r.nts Determined That He Shall
Wed KaIssr's Daughter But He
Has No Such In
cIlnatIon.
ENTIRELY TOO BAsHFUL
p,,,.hes and stammers Whenever in
Presence Of Woman or Girl and
Would Much Rather
He With Boys.

yRy Ed. 4. Keen, London correspon-i |
, dent of the United Press.l
LONDON, Feb. rs. Young Ed Wet
An Is looking forward to his forthcom-
Inc visit with the Hohenzollerns at
potsdam with anything but pleasure.
n fact, he would far rather stay
.monp his new-found boy friends at
oxford. Not that he doesn't like
travel. He had bully time in Paris
Last wear. and doubtless would enjoy
himself hugely In Germany--if It'll
weren't for one thing. He has we'll
defined suspicion, as everybody else
has. as to the underlying motive for
the trip-and he has no use for girls.
According to the best information
IN court circles, it has been very
adroitly suggested to the future king
Il england that II he should happen
to fall In love with his imperial sec
ond.cousin, Princess Victoria Louise,
the kaiser's only daughter, the young
people would not have to adopt the
ladder route to matrimony. But fall
ing In love is about the poorest thing
he does.
Although now nearly 10 years Of
age. the prince OF Wales, 30 far as
known. has never but once manifest
ed the slightest weakness for the OPP
nosite sex. That was on the occasion
Of the first visit OF the Grand Duchess
Olga--also second cousin with her
parents, the car and czarina. at Bel
moral. It was obviously case Of
love at first sight, and the young
folks were almost constantly in each
others company. He was then four
years old, and little Olga Romanoff
three. When, a few years later, she
again visited England, Edward, who
by this time had begun to develop
the extraordinary shyness OF disposi-
ton that since then has become con.
tinually more pronounced, carefully
avoided renewing the nursery ro-
nance.
The prince is said to take after his
grandfather in many respects, but
certainly not In the one direction to
ward which the late King Edward is
reputed to have had special lean
ing. Since his naturalization at OK
ford last fall, the British public hat
been pleased to hear from time t.
time stories OF their future rulers in
creasing interest in sports, his prov
ess in athletics, and the evidence he
has shown of real democratic incl
nations. A thrill OF genuine admira
ton for the lad spread through thu
country when it was learned that h,
is in the habit of carrying to hi.
rooms In his own arms bundles o
purchases made in the Oxford shop
for which, by the way, he pay
cash. And there was chuckle o
delight when the story was printe,
that he had been compelled by hi
father to resign from one of tn
swagger undergraduate clubs becaus
Of some typically collegian rowdyisn
INDUCED in by its members, in whicl
he was ring-leader.
But his indifference to young W.
men seems to have increased wit
his growing fondness for the compar
ionship of his own sex. His shynes
in the presence of femininity is pos
lively painful. He flushes and stan
mers with the keenest embarrassment
whenever courtesy compels him to a
tempt conversation with either W,
man or girl. No, Edward will neve
be a ladies' man--if present indie;
tons count for anything.
So, the chances are that there wi
be no falling in love at Potsdam th'
summer-at least on Edwards part
however desirable such an eventual
ty would be from the information;
standpoint OF personally pleasing
the royal and imperial parents. An
If the old folks are really bent on e
fecting a matrimonial alliance b