The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-20

size was ~ overwrOught that the pope's physician
declared II unwise to remove her. So contrary
to all precedent she passed the night at the vati
can. She awOke the next morning bereft Of rea
son. She was placed In the care Of her family.
During the invasion Of Belgium In the World
war q German commander passed Bouchout at the
head OF his troops He halted In astonlshment at
the sight Of the Austrian nag flying over the
chateau He demanded to know who had the N.
science to display 1t.
Her majesty the Empress Cariotta Of Mexico,
widow Of Archduke Macmillan Of Austria. EN-.
peror Of Mexico" the answer.
"Who are youf" asked the German.
"Baron Gofiinet. her majesty's major domo."
Take me to her!
1T IN forbidden. Her majesty IL an invalid and
secs no one"
To the German In Belgium nothing was forbid.
den and the major domo took him to an upper
window. from which he saw a very old woman.
dressed in black and leaning on the arm Of an
attendant walking In the garden. The German
went hack to his troops and affixed to the gate this
placRrd:
"This property. belonging to the crown Of Bel.
gium. 10 occupied by the widow Of Archduke Maxi.
milan Of Austria. I instruct German soldiers
not to disturb the household not to ring the bell
and not to sing In passing" And Cariottas home
remained untouched through the devastation.
Many stories about Cariotta have been circulat.
ed during her long seclusion In Bouchout. II 70
known that at hrst she was violently insane. her
main obsession being that everyone was trying to
poison her Later she became more rational-so
rational that her actual insanity was questioned
Her royal family never took any steps to have
her declared legally Incompetent, and II 10 said
she has never spoken written anything that set.
tied definitely whether she was sane or insane or
realized that she had lost her place.
Although III, she managed for long while the
mos, minute details Of her lavish establishment.
Juv sho O,th hoP IN 10 ~.
grand salons. and these commands were executed
by the servants With her toilet she wns ser,,pu.
lously careful. and nttired herself with the same
taste and distinction that she used when moving
In the court circles Of Europe Her painting and
drawing occupied hours each day, and she passed
much Of her time playing the piano.
II has also been broadly hinted that Leopold II
kept her seQuestrated 40 insane though she was
not 30. to conceal the fact that he had taken and
squnndercd her fortune
one question IL still unanswered: Has Csriotta
read this final letter from Macmillan which hs
penned shortly before his execution1
MY Beloved Cnrlotta: II God permit that your
health be restored md you should rend these few
lines you will learn the cruelty with which fate
has stricken me since your departure for Europe
You took with you not only my henri. but my rood
fortune. Why did not give heed to your voice !
SO mnny untoward events! Aims! so many sud.
den blows have shattered nil my hopes: 30 that
death s but a happy deyernnce not mn agony to
me. I shall die glorously like n soldier, like q
monarch, vnnqnshed but not dlslonored. n your
suncrngs are too grent md God shn call you
soon to Join me, | shnl bless Ills divine hund
which hns weighed 50 heavily upon u. Adieu
udicu.
your POOR MAMMALIAN"