Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15

Kings and he has written plays as we'll, ns HThe Adventure of Lady Ursula" A touch of sureness and precision lend distinction to his preset he has an unusual power of interesting his read CTS fin his personages and their doings' n URITANIA was not England, or
 the quarrel between Duke Mi- ~ VI chael and Rudolf Rassendyn could not have gone on, with the re- markable incidents which. marked 1t, without, more public notice being di- rected to 1t. It Is perhaps as strange thing as has ever been in the history of country that the kings brother and the kings personator, in time or profound peace, near placid, undis- turbed country town, under semblance of amity, should wage desperate war for the person and life of the king.
 Yet such was the struggle between Black Michael and Rudolf Rassendyll, both of the royal house of Elphberg, but of very differing antecedents. The one was well known to the royal pal ace at Strelsau; the other was at home at 305 Park lane, London, West. The kinship between the two was quite an accident, dating from the year 1733, when a dashing young prince, later known to fame as Rudolf the Third of Ruritania, paid a visit to London. There he was courteously entertained and was a great favorite with the ladies, especially Amelia, countess of Burlsdon, and Baroness Rassendyll. In the end the prince left England rather hastily under a cloud, but not before he had fought somewhat sanguinary duel with Countess Amelia's husband. Tn the years since there have appeared at intervals in the family of the Ras- sendylls certain sons who have been marked by the long, sharp, straight nose and the dark red hair of the royal house of Ruritania. ...
 The years pass, many of them, and another Rudolf of Elphberg is about to be crowned king of Ruritania. The same nose, the same red hair distin- guish him. The loyal half of the popu- lation of Ruritania could not sleep at night till the coronation was safely over. For the late king had left an- marriage Black Michael, duke of Strelsau and lord of Zenda. Though Michael bore none of the marks of the Elphbergs, he had been his fathers favorite, and he cast longing eye on the throne; all the cut-throats and blackguards of Ruritania seconded his wish, flor Michael was a man after their own hearts. <.
 Curious that young Rudolf Rassen- dyll should be moved by an idle curi- esity to witness the coronation of Ru- dolf of Ruritania; still more curious that he, too, should bear the familiar nose, the same red hair. So thought Colonel Sapt, aide to the king, and Fritz von Tarlenheim. his close friend, as they came upon the young English man in the forest of Zenda, making his way afoot to Strelsau. So, too, thought the king when he appeared moment later. But scandals of the past can no more be concealed in Ruri- tania than in England. AS young Ras- sendyll later told the tale, first the king drowned, "then gradually the cor ners of his mouth began to twitch, his nose came down Gas mine does when I laugh), his eyes twinkled, and, behold, he burst into the merriest fit of ire pressible laughter, which rang through the woods and proclaimed him jovial soul.
 "'Well met, cousinr he cried, step ping up to me, clapping me on the back, and laughing still. You must forgive me if I was taken aback. A man doesn't expect to see double at this time of day. oh, FritzT
 "T must pray pardon, sire, for my