The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-19
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Paul I, King of Northumbra,
becomes private citizen Paul Fer
rome when he abdieates for the
love of Ardsth Richmond, Cana
dian-born actress. PaaPs younger
brother, Joseph. succeeds to the
kingships ~ =
Paul marriss Ardath; They
choose n charming villa on the
Bay of St. Francis. Free, they hnd
their new life glorious. And then
one day Paul finds that the Curl
Gus in nearby San Lorenzo. tour
ists, the world, still watches him.
He flees homeward sick at heart.
Nights later he meets the vac
uoa. Countess Di Marco. the
American playboy, Reggie Van
Twyne and his wife at a casino.
Mrs. Van Twyne, intoxicated, dis-
robe. to initiate a fan dancer. In
the midst of this voice whispers
in PauPs car, Was il such bar
sain-giving up a throne for =.
this?"
IL /. Dr.. Sonders, famed archie
ologist and PauPs former tutor.
Paul to get away from this moth
inRness," to do something con-
,truetive, anything worthy of
king" Paul i, deeply moved.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
THE characters and Situa-
tions in this story are wholly
fietional and imaginary and are
not intended to portray any ac-
tual persons or events.)
CHAPTER vi
The gloomy pediction of the
Due de Montimiral proved quite
correct. Before a week had pass
ed all of Paris was reading that
the former King Paul of North
umbra had knocked down the nov
elist, Raoul Bayard, in Il brawl at
the home of a distinguished Paris
ian patron of the arts.
Paul reflected bitterly that the
duke undoubtedly could have pre-
vented publication of the story II
he had wished to do so. After all,
even guttersnipe gosSip-monger
like Bayard - whose serious psy-
Geological novels were in such
startling contrast to the way IN
which he earned his living-would
not have crossed the wishes Of his
host. But Bayard had gone ahead
and published. Obviously, the
duke had given tacit assent.
As a matter of fact, the story
made very little stir. The boule-
vardiers read it and chuckled;
smart society read il and passed
on TO the next item. Within a
week il had been forgotten. But
il did leave a faint stain on the
public mind, Paul knew, if no
more than u vague impression that
the former king of Northunbra
was a hot-tempered brawler.
Some morbid instinct for self
punishment led Paul to collect the
Partisan journals and read the ac-
counts Of the affairs - accounts
which. in the repeating, were gro
tesquely distorted. He looked at
them, in his hotel room, with u
rueful smile on his lips.
Don't, dear" begged Ardath.
"You hurt yourself when you
don't need to. What does it mat
ter, after all. what those things
say" =,
"Very little, l suppose" said
Paul. "And yet - look ut this
one" He held up an article for
her to read. =,
"That the runaway king should
fight is neither surprising nor dis
turbing," said this article. What
is surprising is that he should have
been a guest in the house of the
Due de Montimiral where the en-
counter took place. That house is
Frances most distinguished salon;
there one may meet artists, scient-
lists, musicians, creative folk who
are far removed from the thought
less crowd that infests the lovely
Bay st. Francis. What, one asks,
was this self-deposed monarch do
ing in that company? II is far
more startling to learn that the
distinguished patron would have
hi mas n guest than to learn"
1ANl ~