The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
The Prince of
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the daughter of our neighbor. DAVIS
bergen
King gave him a queer look. by
jove. that's odd. was thinking OF
that very thing when you spoke"
The union would be- of no profit To
us in a pccuniary way. my friend
explained the Count. still II is most
desirable Tor other reasons. DAVIS
bergen is not rich country, nor ar
| its people progressive. The reignine
house. however, is an old one and rich
in traditions. Money. my dear King
Is not everything in this world. There
are some things II cannot buy. But
| our prince assumes an attitude of in
| dependence that We find difficult to
overcome. He is prepared TO defy ali
old precedent in support of a new
one. In other words. he points out
the Enthusiastically happy union OF his
own mother, the late Princess Ietive.
and the American Lorry. and II Is
something We cannot go behind IT..
declares that his mother set an eX
ample that he may emulate without
prejudice TO his country If he is az
lowed a free hand in choosing his
mate.
"QUT enough. know what is in
- your mind. You are wondering
why our Prince should not wed one OF
fabulously rich American girls -
My dear Count" said King
warmly, Il am not thinking anything
of the sort. Naturally am opposed
10 your pre- arranged marriages and
all that sort of thing, but still appre
late what II means as a safeguard TO
the crown you support. | sincerely
hope that Robin may find his love
mate in the small circle you draw for
him. but fear II isn't likely. He is
young. romantic, impressionablc, and
he abhors the thought of marriage
without love. He refuses TO even con
slider the princess you have picked out
for him. Time may prove to him that
his ideas are false and he may resign
himself to the i was about 10 say
the inevitable"
! Inevitable Is the word, Mr. King,
said Count Quinnox rrimly. Pom
my word. sir, | don't know what our
princes and prinCesses are coming to
in these days. There seems TO be a
perfect epidemic of independence
among them. They marry whom they
please in spite of royal command. and
the courts of Europe are being shorn
of half their glory. II wouldn't sur.
prise me to see an American woman
on the throne of England one of thesr
days. Cad, sir, you know what hap
pencd In Asphain two years ago. Her
crown prince renowned the throne
and married a French singer"
And they say he is very happy
young begrar," said King dryly.
1t is the prorogative of fools TO be-
happy" said Count Quinnox.
"Not so with princes. che"
1T is a duty with princes, Mr.
King"
They had not been in New York
City an hour before they discovered
that William W. Blithcrs was III,
man to whom they would have To ap.
peal if they expected TO gain fresh
hearing with the banks.
Something had happened during
the day To alter their friendly atti
tudc; they We're now politely reluc.
tant. as one of the agents expressed
it, which really meant that opposi
tion to the loan had appeared from
some unexpected source, as q sort o.
eleventh hour obstacle. The heads on
: the two banks had as much as said
that negotiations were al an end, that
was the long and short of IL; il really
didn't matter what was back of their
sudden change of front, the fact still
remained that the transaction was as
dead as a door nail" unless II could
be revived by the magnetic touch OF
n man like BlithprS