The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-23
PETER GAVE UP LOVE
TO ASCEND THRONE
R,astrd Romance Of Prince hicH-
nndcr Recalls Heart Sorrow OF Ills
Father, Now In ItctIrvnicnt
GEORGE LOVED PEASANT
Although lie Rrnounccd Rights o
Grown. Young Woman Died Before
Day Set for Their Marriage.
nv WILLIAM lie ouEux.


PARIS. Nov, z2,--The Romance OF
,he Crown Prince Alexander OF
serbin, and the Grand Duchess olga
daughter OF the tsar. which has no"
been published for tho first time has
long been known in court circles
Uut there are other romances CON
nectcd with tho house OF hatn,
Gcorgovltch which are cluh'J
Interesting. though no word OF 'no"'
has ever been made public -.,..
Having mo good fortune =" r"Ic Tayc,
The pcrsonnl friendship OF klng fe,'r
nnd the members or his fnmlly lor
many wears and having often been
"a ruest at tho royal palace al he''
grade. have lcrued many facts con
earning tho love romances of the
hons. sone from hints when Nus
mntcHty has given rc from tlue w
zine about his children, ana otherS
from the lips OF tn" grand oId man
NJ the Balkans. Nicholas fhHchioh'
serbia's president OF tho council
In the first place. ono OF the hos'
charming stories Of love ana ser
.nrrifIce could be told OF King fcler
himself the unhappy monarch VINO
un, against HIS Will dragged 10 'he
thron, AFTER the extinction oi w"
house of ObrcnoYitch, and was com
uellcd 20 endure the oppobium u
all Europe. u.,,.,
Readers will recall no wthe briush
government broke Off all dlplomh,o
negotiations; how mo phpo''
clarcd Peter TO have been IN leaHuo
with assa ssins. and the famous par
ROT cry. ITO hell with Serbia!
.tHI. lima MlH III
r,ose touch with his majesty. and ne
often made me his conftdant dopior-
. ing that he should be so nisJudsen,
pItied him. Gagged in thosc gildeh
salonz and compelled to endure the
haie OF the world. for | happened TO
know that "A romance OF true ana
genuine affection which was abou'
Ia culminate In marriage, had bcoh
suddenly put 10 an end ny inc iac'
that he had become reigning sove-
reign
On that June day In Paris tho lady
whose name | must not divulge--out
with whom atill retain friendship
parted from the handsome elderly
soldier who loved her 30 dcVotedly'
and who for years had been the one
bright spot In his lifc, for there were
now jnsuperable difficulties IN their
marriage. and both decided to part
for ever 90 y
Az far ns ! know that mention OF
her since hriifFs Il bitter recollection
to his majesty, how he sacrificed MS
happiness In order to do his duty 10
his country, and become It's ruler.
The Princes Estnpndcs.
His eldest son, Prince George. who
rcnounced his right TO the throne In
1909 had Joined the Russian army,
In u typical SlaY prince, extrhVagant,
careless and elegant. I vas often
with him In Belgrade when IA crown
prince ne set the city ngog with his
amusing practical jokes and IRE
quent cscnpados. II Is not gcnerally
known that he wns tho original or
prince Dahilo" In Tho Merry
Widow
A story OF one OF his esca padcs ]
heard from his own lips one day
was lunchlng at the house OF Mon
sicur paschlch. where among the
guests which included two other
Serbian minister's was Prince George,
who kept us all In fits OF laughter by
telling droll stories concerning we'll
known Serbian officer who was lit
tie eccentric When tho ladies had
gone. however. the gray-whiskcred
rious voice, asked:
what IN this story which In going
around the city concerning your
hlHhness' doing last night"
MY doingal" echoed the handsome
prince. II didn't do much" he de-
clarcd at was only n hit OF fun"
We'll, tell us what you did. urged
the minister OF finance.
"Ohl II was rather amusing, l
suppose" replied Prince George.
There was new ballet at the the
nter last night 20 with some officers
had box. and after the theater
We invited 30 OF the dancers to sup |
per Having done this wo didn't
know where 10 lake them, for II was
very late Somebody suggested that
we should go to the palace. which
Va dil,
II woke mp the chef. and he gave '
ia quite n decent spread, The king
had retired long before, and didn't
know OF the gathering Hut after
supper things grew a bit dun, so got
the key to the safe whore the reEallt
IN kept brought down tho royal
crown and crowned myself king of
Serbia. The girls went into fits over
n"
Sedate old Monsieur Puschlch ex-
pressed himself Mortified a. such hi
larious conduct but he couldn't help
laughing !