The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-06
A Royal Change
of Mind
By ARTHUR w. BREWSTER

The king of Aurania had asked the
king of -yortenberg for the hand of
the latter's oldest daughter. Amalia,
for the formers son, Prince Carl. The
matter having been satisfactorily ar
ranged so far as diplomacy was con-
cerned, the prince set out for the CAPT.
tai Of Aurania to 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
pied any of the lesser duties of one
belonging to the palace. Never had
the prince seen a woman who so COM
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
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
1ancee, 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 Carts
trnnsgression, nor did they ever show
by their manner that they were con-
scious of 1t. This was not p matter
of surprise to Carl. who was used to
court ceremonial and the treatment of
enemies with a studied politeness. But
he knew well that he would have to
answer for his bold act. How he would
be punished be did not know, but since
that rraa a - opa xvbaY, v,oau fo,,ohf rar
sonal combats he expected challenge,
The only person whose manner was
not satisfactory to Prince Carl was the
Princess Amalia. She treated him with
such scrupulous politeness that it was
evident she had been informed of his
The day after his ar
rival the king, her father, sent his
prime minister to say that since the
with the Princess Amalia
had been arranged political comph-
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
lse. Carl referred him TO a friend, and |
It was arranged that a meeting should |
take place the next morning at sun
rise in an open space surrounded by
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 |
posthaste a request for the hand of |