Evening star., 1920-03-17
CHAPTER <.

| We were in for a period of waiting
| Waiting for the answer to the por'
| tentous bombshell of a telegram thai
had been sent to tfs king; waiting
for some sign from the Austrians con-
cerning their attitude. The latter die
not matter so much now. But wha,
was passing in the royal household
What message would come singing
back over the wires to the prince
who had dared to wed mere arls'
tocrat?
At last, on September S, after we
had so far exhausted our amuse-
ments as to be constantly taking
walks and playing bridge, the WORD
came.
We had returned about pm. from
one of our promenades. when as we
crossed the hall a very dark gentle
man, in whom l recognized com
patriot, bowed respectfully. Once in
side the room, the prince said:
II thought 1 recognized the Police
Inspector c."
AS soon as the inspector Withdrew
the prince told me briefly from wfom
the letters came. Neither was from
the king or the queen. One was from
a noted general high in the conf
dence of the court and the other from
the secretary of cabinet official,
friend of the prince and his wife.
The general wrote asking tfat the
prince return home at once, and say
ing that "all would be arranged
''And do you trust in this?" I made
bold to inquire.
II believe the general to be a man
of honor" was the reply:
About II o'clock next day an auto
mobile was made ready and con
their seats. He was in most conf
dent mood, sure that all would be well.
sure that his mother, the queen, who
loved him SO dearly, would smooth
out all difficulties -.
I'VE shall be happy, you will see"
But Zizi was more skept1cal,
"They will separate us! They will
separate u.s." she said sadly again
and again.
The final moment came. Inspector
c., from his seat beside the chauf-
feur, invited me. perhaps ironically.
to get in and ride. He had q poor
opinion of my common sense.
Shaking hands for the last time
with my royal companions of these
last weeks, 1 moved aside to let the ma
chine pass and it rushed toward Ruma-
mia in whirl Of golden dust
Serdici's record ends here. The
story is incomplete. 1t cannot be
otherwise until the last act OF this
drama is played. BUY
there has been an occasional dlspatcn
from Rumania that. if true. tends
to prove that at last accounts the
prince had been taken again to the
Horaiza monastery" in the noun
tains. where his father confined him
for seventy-fve days following his
return from Odessa From there
came a report in December Of his
second attempt at suicide, which
proved no more nearly fatal than
the first. Later word reached Paris
that the royal family, shocked by
his action. had gone to him to make
the last of many efforts to reach
and it was even rumored
in Rumanian newspapers that recon-
Citation had been accomplished.
Meantime came news that the
princes child had been born-a boy.
a possible heir. And the boys name
is not Carol, nor is it Hohenzollern.
What shall be done about him. and
what element has this innocent new
conner introduced into the maze?
Indeed. with the passage Of the
the problem. which seemed so
simple in August, 1918. has become
more complex. Shall a
marriage be relied on for
a soluti0n? Shall the abdication be
Shall the prince be per-
mitted to give up all. even residence