Evening star., 1920-03-08
STORY OF RUMANZAN
PRINCE WHO MARRIED
GIRL OF HIS CHOICE

precise" was not precise enough.
And evidently this was why the
prince beamed SO when he came out
of the generals room.
He now began to converse affably
with the little adjutant and with
Mile. Jeanne. Our guard" proved to
be a good fellow. I talked to him
| somewhat--not too much-about our
situation. representing 1t. of course
as my own affair. l told him l had
many friends in the Austrian army;
that Prince Carol was very Germano-
phile. and similar diplomatic false
hoods. Then 1 became very, very
confidential.
II met young Russian lady in
1914" I told him. I'VE became en-
gagged after four years of correspond
ence. And now l go to the Crimea to
marry her. Prince Carol has done
me the honor to consent to be my best
man."
He congratulated me.
And Mile. Lambrino," l added,
who is a distant relative of mine. is
on her way to the wedding as WELL
The adjutant became much inter-
ested, and asked me all about my
fiancee. 1 told him-which was true
that she was the daughter of a
prominent financier of Moscow, and
that she awaited me at Soudac. in the
Crimea.
was satisfied my new friend"
would tell this to his chiefs, and it
would not be to our disadvantage.
And in the days that followed his at
titude certainly helped.
At the station Of Ragdelnaic the
adiutant left the carriage to stroll on
the platform Suddenly Prince Carol.
who was gazing out of the window;
called to me excitedly and pointed
out in the crowd the cursed Tzigane,
who had caused all our, trouble.
In a moment l was out of the car
riaee. elbowing through the crowds.
and caught the fellow in a restau-
rant. Unthinkingly. l went up and
said: '"The devil take you for mixing
yourself up in a business that doesn I
concern you"
tory. said II had been so surprised to
sea tho nrince he cried out unthink-
inely. He said he would die for the
nrince. II he would forgive him-and
much more.
Oct me warn you" said ], mot to
sneak of this matter: nor to mention
the princes name to any one. Or one
day we NAV meet on Rumanian soil
With that l returned to the tram
and we journeyed on to ODESSA.
We were fairly gay. We, ate wnat
was left of our provisions. discovering
with laughter that certain poitle VI
spirits had broken and deliciousiy ma
vored the cake. And after dinner, on
thisJlast strange period of a more or
less interrupted journey. we slept ui
til a few minutes before our arri.ai' l.
We were met by an officer from the
kommandatur. who brought lnstruco
tions + the adjutant. And soon We
started off for the hotel that was 10
be our home for an indefinite time.
In this hotel the prince and oc-
cupid a large room. Mile. Jeanne
smaller one on the same floor and tne
adtutant a third next to ours, SO that
he could easily supervise our move
ments. He had been assigned two az.
tectives to assist in this pleasant
task.
It was after late supper, during
which we were not gay. as at dlnner'
hut were under the spell of forboding
and sadness. that Prince Carol sad 10
me. after our return to our room:
ut Is time that you should render
me another service. Our journey to
France no doubt will never take
place. Therefore all that remains for
me to do Is to keep my word to Mile.
Jeanne. You will arrange matters SO
that we can get married tomorrow
(To be continued