San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17

ould annoy me to have it spent on anyone else,
I'D that would never do such thing except at his
quest AS look back upon my career am sure
at never did l say anything that pleased the King
ore. was surprised at it. He murmured:
'You and are going to be old friends wonder.
4, dear old friends think forever. 1t will be
easure to give to you"
Women have asked me the secret by which
|ught and held King against all corners. There
rs bit of the secret Never give away any of the
oney man gives you. There is nothing that will
axe man tight-fsted quicker than seeing that you
Re being generous with his money Spend millions
yourself and generous man will only laugh show
IN that you sailing it away in the bank and he
IN be glad, though he knows it is making you indie.
Fndent of everyone, including himself. On the
hole, women like spender for obvious reasons,
ID men like what you call "tight-wad" for equally
|od reasons.
Now how did l. a sixteen-year-old girl, expe-.
enced with only one man so poor that neither of
I'VE away sou, make this discovery? learned it
rough my sister, who has not learned it herself yet
found that she did not care how much the Count du
eage spent on himself, but that she was upset and
hignant if he gave any away. 1t was the same with
n women friends, and reasoned that men would
el the same way. 1t turned out that they do. 1t
at caused such weeping and crashing of teeth in
e royal household.
Before lunch was over we were getting along so
cely that had pet name for him. Since he called
+ "Tres Belle" l called him tires Vieux' Every
d., and he liked it. do not know why. would
t have liked it. But men are funny, and the funni-
/ are kings because they do not get laughed at
ough. Later when pointed out to Leopold some
his funniest habits he was astounded. | did not
it very often, for could not see that it did him
y good, nor me.
For instance, he was childishly simple in his faith
at nobody suspected our affair." whereas could see
lat everybody knew. After lunch that day he had
+ leave and 90 for drive to lonely woods on
vate estate Ten minutes later he came out of his
|artment and followed. When the carriages met
got out and shook hands, with the remark
Fancy, Madame. that we should meet here
That was well enough for the first time, for the
nefit of the servants but he failed to repeat
whenever we met by appointment anywhere /
build risk my chance of Paradise that he has made
at speech to every woman he has known since he
ks boy Old King Charles of Rumana, his
usn (they used to call him Charles Of rheuma
m), also taking the cure. Of course he soon
lew about us and several times caught us both sit
g in my carriage while my maid and his aide de
mp were solemnly occupying the royal one. Each
be Leopold went through the motions of pretend
y that it was an accidental meeting.
Being woman could not let the day pass with
asking the important question of what it was
BIT first caused my royal admirer to notice me in
hotel. He answered frankly enough
"You reminded me of Clara Ward, very at
tctive American woman. whom | knew only
&C.," and he sighed.
That was not at all what had hoped he would
but it did not make me feel badly. for ] too
mired Clara Ward, though it took the eye of
BIZ to note the resemblance. There you have per-
BPS another fraction of the secret of how caught
king-just blind luck--that monarch fanced
eness to one whose fragrance he still sighed over
at accident arrested the rowing, royal eye, but it
\ not hold him, for he later informed me that
not at all like that earlier passion of his.
That evening, AS the king was about to take me
his arms, told him that there was something |
d been trying to get courage to say since first
{ him. He asked if was really serious and when
ssured him that was he gravely announced that
would grant me IAN audience" Solemny seating
nself on throne-like chair, he said:
"Proceed-we are listening"
Then told him that it must not be, that really
st return to Durieux and marry him, that I was
young, that it was wrong and hundred other
lsons, all good
Quite right, my child" he said, when was all
ough, "but for reasons of state, forbid it,
could not help laughing and there ended my
|ellion against the king. realized then that Leo