The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
CHAPTER XIII

persons or events.
CHAPTER XIII
A huge motor car came down
the nearest street and swung onto
the wharf. 1t halted, and uni
form. / military aide got out. He
looked about for a moment, spied
the sloop and walked briskly over
to 1t. Hating at the edge Of the
wharf, he clicked his heels and
saluted.
"Sir," he said, "his majesty the
king would like to talk with you.
VIII you come with me, please?"
Paul followed the aide to the mo-
Cor car. The driver spun the wheel,
turned about, and guided the car on
a swift drive through the city, out
beyond the last factories and mine
buildings, and across the darken-
ing moors. Dusk turned to night,
and the car at last swung OH the
road and dowr, a graveled drive be-
tween formal rows Of poplars. DIM
ly Paul recognized the place as one
Of the summer estates Of Baron
Lanzia.
The crew drew up before a great
10th century manor house. The
aide guided Paul in through a
side entrance, and led him - by
some Unlicensed back hall, APP
parently-to a second floor apart
ment. A guard stood aside, and
the aide tapped on the door. 1t
opened, and the aide asked Paul
to go in. Paul entered, and the
door closed behind him.
Joseph was standing by a win
dow, precisely as he had been the
last time Paul saw him, in the
royal lodge the night Of the abdi-
cation. He came swiftly across
the room and took Paul's hands
in his, pressing them hard; for a
long minute the brothers looked
at each other without speaking.
Paul regained command of him
self first.
well, your majesty" he said
smiling. you see did come
back"
"You did come back" repeated
Joseph unsteady. He hesitated
and added, ITO stay?"
mo. No, Joseph, not to stay.
am going away again, and this time
am going forever"
"Where are you going?"
Paul shrugged.
II don't know. Does 1t matter
very much?"
TO me 1t matters very much
indeed Paul, why did you
come back?"
Again Paul shrugged.
ITO look for something I had
lost. I suppose"
Ibid you find it?"
Slowly, Paul shook his head
mo. 1t Is beyond finding, by now.
I shan't bother to look for 1t
again"
what was it?"
Paul smiled a one-sided smile.
II wanted to be tragic, I sup
POGO I would say that 1t was my
immortal soul Not wanting to be
tragic, I shall merely say that I
wanted to touch my country
again, to see just what 1t was that
I lost by leaving 1t. touched 1t,
and found out. That Is all"
There was another silence. Jo-
seph laid a hand on his brothers
arm.
paul, can't you stay here?"
mo, Joseph. 1t wouldn't do.
Can a king who was too small for
his crown stay on beside a king
who wears 1t as crown Is meant
to be worn? Can "a"
"You were never too small for It,!
Paul, Paul, we were always closer
than royal brothers usually are.
There was mover any jealousy be-
tween us, never any suspicion or
envy orr distrust. You were my idol
when I was a boy. loved you, look
ed up to you, wanted to pattern
myself after you. Can't you stay on
for my sake?"
Again Paul smiled sadly and
shook his heaQ. he tooR Joseph )
hand from his arm and patted 1t
gently before he released it.
Joseph, we should know by
this time that king cannot ask
for things for his own sake. He
can't ask for love or comradeship
or the easy, soothing little things
that make life happy. He Is on a
pinnacle, and he Is condemned TO
be lonely. 1t is his curse and his
privilege.
"Kings in the old days had an
easy Job. All they had to do was
govern. Nowadays king cannot
govern his country he must in
spire it. He must stand before 1t
as the embodiment of the things
it Is to strive for, as the remainder
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