Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-02-21


ed that Prince Leopold, Of a certain
Balkan state, the identity OF which !
shall conceal under the name Of
Pennsylvania. was 10 be crowned king
on the following Monday.
You have followed the events whica
led up TO this. OF course said my
companion.
Not with much interest IN.
swered
We'll" said NIkoiai, q viii explain
them TO you AS you are doubtless
aware, Pennsylvania mas played a long
and uuhapp. rglo as champion of tH.
eastern yug.st.aus against the TURKS
After five centuries OF =ubjecJiol she
achieved her Independence. in 1875. A
prime. from the native stock was clos
ea la rule the people .H.arua#g..
thau many wars and Instructions
mad unsettled their habits and sly
months ago bis son was driven from
The throne and q republic established.
Th. proved d.sagrceasi- 10 Rus.
y.a and Austria. A threat OF war
which followed, induced tho paIha-
mout 20 submit to the appointment OF
a new prince. Leopold, d scion Of a
petty German state As a salye 10 his
subjects. who hate Hmm yehemeuuy, he
is to be made a king, and he arrived
in Cheshaf, the capital, yesterday eve
ming, Tor the first time in his life On
Monday he viii be crowned in the
cathedral with some little ceremony
and strongly guarded, for riots are
feared, and if the mob gets hold OF
him, his life viii be endangered.
What IS your scheme l asked.
Nikolai took up the paper and read
aloud:
The new crown. with the orb,
sceptre, and complete royal regaAa,
has arrived from Paris at the king
coronation they Will be displayed each
day 90 bis majesty future subjects.
You are 40. going to steal the
crown ] cried.
- am COINS TO take the next train
to ChesEaI aud nave LOOK at H.
NihoiaI replied cH-gE atIcaiiy. are
you going TO accompany me:
That evening we were speeding over
the vast hungarian plains. Al noon
next day our tram steamed INTO Ohes-
KAT station We engaged apartments
at the best MOTEL ana, lhaL same alJer-
noon followed the mulutudes INTO the
ieiace. 90 the room where me TegaIld
were o. exhibition.
Here We encountered our first dis
appointment. for the statement con-
corning the orb and scepter proved
incorrect. There was reither, There
was however. magnificent crown,
fresh from the Paris JeWeler $, stud
ded WIN pearls, diamonds, ruDles, ana
sapphlres; Its value NlckolaI wills
pered to me, must have been close up
on million and half IN American
dollars. beside 1t lay few OF the
kings decorations but or trivial value.
Inc crown alone Is worth the at
tempt SAID Nlkolal, plahtlng hlmseH
In 'front.' OF II until moved on by the
sentrles' mere were at least doz-
en- OF tdese Germans from Leopoid
own lriAclpallty, and they formed the
Dutt OF much testing ana scurrllous re-
marks among the native Vlsltors' VINO
evidently bore them no good VIII.
The crown was placed within case
OF strong plate glass. Around this
ran an iron railing, ana the whole was
enclosed III a network or tough, e&-
ceeulnglngly me steel wire. Even had
the sentrles been absent II would
nave been dlfhcult enough TO get at
our booty Nlkolal admitted defeat
"heh we had returned 10 our motel
Then for heavens sake let us re-
turn to Vienna | exclaimed. The
thlng, as you say, IS Impossible.
AT least we'll see the coronation
Ntkoiai answered. Who knows but
that ! may yet become king. | have
long wished to be. once l nearly
was, but that He paused. Did
you ascertain which was his majesty
apartment ne asked.
He laughed when ! replied curtiy'
Il did, he SAID. gathered us To-
cality from some remarks let fait by
one of the Pennsylvania chamber
lains, who was abusing the German
sentries. pennsylvania Is almost lden'
teal with french; Rome was the par
ent OF either tongue. Inc apartment
overlooks the inner courtyard, so that
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