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AMERICAN GIRL WHO MA Y SHARE A ROYAL THRONE Though Remote, It Is Not Beyond the Bounds of Pos sibility That Miss Anita Stewart, Who Is to Marry Prince Miguel of Braganza, Will at Some Time Re ceive the Homage of the Portuguese as Their Qveen -y EW YORK. Princesses wo m lmvc, one or two; and ditch csBOH, quite u fow. Mnrchlon- esses nnd baronesses thorn w nro hy tho Hcore, too, nnd - tiny quantity of matrons who enjoy the proud distinction i of being Lndy This or tho Countess That. Hut now we're going to marry royal ty; an American girl Is to tnnke an 'alliance with n prlnco of the blood Voynl. Miss Anita Stewart of Now York, daughter of William Hhinelnudcr Stewart, nnd stepdaughter of tho lato James Jlonry Binith, urulll-mllllnnnlro, ,1h soon to becotno tho bride of Prince 'Miguel of Hrngnnzn, eldest son of Dom Miguel of Hruganza, pretender to tho throno of Portugal. This Is not tho gossip of club or boudoir, this royal romance. Nor is It announced In the regulation Ameri can wny hy tho mother of tho bride-to-be. It has been dotio iih royalty does It. Tho Austrian embassy In London, in which city Miss Stewart has spent tho nenson, gives formal authority to tho stntement, just as nil embassies do when thcro Is a mnrrlagn in tliolr reigning house. Instead of the brldo's family making tho pleasant nows known, tho royal fashion is for tho embassy of tho fam ily of tho bridegroom to mnko the an nouncement. Tho person chosen to fipcnk on this occasion was tho Arch duchess Maria Thorcsa, Prlnco Mig uel's mint. She gave a luncheon at tho embassy and there issued tho formal otntemont. Aftorwnrd Mrs. Smith, tho jnothor of Miss Stowart, continued It. "Could sho over bo quoen?" was the question that Instantly arose ovory. whore For Prlnco Miguel's family Is Mot now reigning, though it would like to be, and the brldo's friends Instant ly began speculating on its chnnces for restoration to tho throno it claims as belonging to It by right. American Millions In Scale Would it bo a morgnnatic marriago? Would tho protonder ovor gain tho throno of Portugal, for which ho has boon plotting for yoars and years7 If fio'dlbd, would tho son havo tho norvo to plot as his father Iihb ovor plotted? T'.tho present rolgnlng houso of Portu gal so secure on its foundations? And what offoct would American millions havo if thrown into the balance on tho flido of tho houso of Ilrnganza? TIicbo woro tho questions that Europo nnd Amerlcn began nnking. "Tho pretender Is nlwnyn ready!" answored thoso who know best tho In trlgue nnd diplomacy of Europe Unrest rules In Portugal to day. It King Manuel. Palace of the Portuguese Pretender. wns Just tho sumo two years ago whon Carlos was king. Ho set himself up to rulo without tho congress, which ho Incensed tho pcoplo that tho Legitim ist party sent a deputation to Dom Miguel, In Austria, to Bound him In enso thcro flhould bo a revolution nnd Carlos should ho dothroned, "I mi) ready at any tlmo," said Dom Miguel, gravely, "to respond to a cnll to tho throne of my fathors." Hut things moved faBtcr than n for mal dethroning. Enrly In 1908 donth took King Carlos, nnd his oldor son, liolr to tho crown. And not tho death that comes to nil nllko, king and com moner, but death at tho hands of rogl cldos. As tho royal family drovo out, Islug and queen, crown prlnco and the younger son, Manuel, five men sud denly appeared In their path. A rlllo popped, and then another and another. Tho gendnrmorlo sprang to tho rescue The queen threw hersolf In front of tho bullets. When tho five regicides woro killed It was too late. King Carlos and tho crown prince wore dead. Manuel was slightly wounded. To-day ho Is king. Emperor Puts End to Plots. Hut the unrest continues. Doni Mlguol Is plotting, always plotting. Finally things came to such a pass that tho venerable emperor of Aus tria, Francis Joseph, interfered. He sent for the pretonder and told hint bluntly that ho would havo to get out of Austria or stop his scheming for tho Portugucso throne, nt least within tho confines of Austria-Hungary. This mndo it rattier embarrassing for Dotn Miguel, becnuso ho dwelt at his cha teau of Slebonstcln, In Lower Austria, and was colonel of an Austrian regi ment. "You nnd your wholo family," said tho aged monarch, emphatically, "will be put across the Austrian frontier If you attempt to conspire hero for the throno of Portugnh Tho emperor never llkod Horn Mig uel, particularly so after that distres sing affair at Mcyerllng, which tins never been explained, when tho Crown Prlnco Rudolph and Hnroness Votscra woro found dend. Horn Miguel was Ru dolph's cotnpnnlon on that fateful night. Never again did Doin Miguel appear nt court In Vlonnn, Hut that didn't keep him from plotting for the throne. Ills six sisters, nil married to wealthy roynltlcs, kept drawing freely on tholr fortunes to aid him In his ambitions. All the fnmlly nro loyal to each othor, no matter what circumstances arise It would mean much to them nil to havo a brother as king of Portugnl. "Wo would beggar ourselves to put Miguel on tho throno where he bo longs!" is tho slogan of tho fnmlly, and they firmly bcllcvo, ns ho does, that tho mnss of tho Portuguese want him as king. Hut of his son and Miss Stowart? Ah, that's tho ploasnnt side of tho story! Marriage Seemed Auspicious. When the hcautltul MIsb Annie M. Armstrong of Hnltlmoro married Wll llnm Rhlnolnnder Stowart of New York In 1879 a brllllunt futuro wns pre dicted for her. Hor husband had mon ey, brains and a flno pedigree, advan tages not always found In combina tion. Sho hnd chtirm, tnct, ambition. Two children were bom. William ' Rhlnolnnder Stowart, Jr and Anita, Dom Miguel. who is now 24 years old. Mr. Stewart, though by birth n momber of tho so callod "400," enred nothing for the llttlo things of society. Ho belonged to n fow woll-choson clubs nothing moro. Ho was a studious, sorlous man, lntorestod In economics, good govern ment nnd rharltlos. President of tho Btato board of charities, ho dovotod himself wholly to that and to tho nf falrn of his ostato. His library saw him moro than his club.. No one guessed tho nocrot, but tho homo llfo of tho Stewarts grow dls- lastorui to uoui. inn urcnK came when both children woro grown up nnd tho parents hnd been mnrrlcd moro than n qunrtor of a contury. Meanwhile James Henry Smith of New York had inherited the many millions of his uncle, George Smith, an eccen tric London recluse, and blossomed out ns the rlghest bachelor In the metropo lis. Ha entertained beautifully. Mrs. Stowart, an old frlond, recolvod for him and planned everything. At first Mr. Stewnrt wns seen at somo of .tho functions given by Mr. Smith. Gradu ally ho dropped out and finally was seen no more In company with his wife. Their last appearanco together was In Jnnunry, 1005, when Miss Anita made her formal debut at a din ner dance given by Mr. and Mrs, Stow urt at tholr home, 24 Wost Flfty sovonth street, New York. Then suddenly Mrs. Stowart dropped out of New York's kon and nppponred In Sioux Falls, S. D. Sho bought n house, engaged a lawyer, and the next New York knew of her wns tho nows Miss Anita Stewart, thnt she had begun proceedings for di vorce. t Judicial Separation Made. This wns granted on August 21, 1900. the guardianship of the dnughtcr going to the mother. Mr. Stowart kept more to himself than ovor, but Mrs. Stewnrt started straight for Europo. There In Scotland, on the Soptcmhor Hi following, sho was married to Mr. Smith. They started around tho world on their honeymoon, taking Miss Stownrt and a party of friends with them, but tho pleasure trip was cut short at Kioto, Japan, by tho death of Mr. Smith, on Mnrch 28, 1907. In his will It wns found that Mr. Smith had left his widow ?3,000,000, nnd his step-daughter, Miss Stowart, a life Interest In $100,000 Invested In tho bonds of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Hallway Qompnny. So, If Mrs. Smith leaves her $:t,000. 000, or any largo part of It, to her daughter, at least somo of the Smith millions will go back to Europe, whonoo thoy came to "Silent" Smith, ns ho wns called. Tho hulk of them Is booked to stay hero, howovcr. Tho chief legatees of tho 2 1,000,000 estate are two nephews, William Smith Ma- son nnd Georgo Grant Mason, who got 15,000,000 nnd $10,000,000 respectively. Mrs. Smith and her daughter noon went ubrond nnd stnyed there, return ing to Now York only for brief peri ods. This summer, however, the wid ow lightened her mourning for tho London season nnd took tho mansion belonging to the duchess of Somorsot, In Grosvenor square Thoro she began to entertain beautifully for her daugh ter. Lndy Cooper, her sister-ln-lnw. sister of Mr. Smith, and Mrs. A. J. Drexel, hor sister, nlRo lent their aid, and Miss Stownrt lias now hecomo ono of tho premloro belles of London. thanks to money nnd tact, to say noth ing of her own charm of manner and her frosh, girlish beauty. Mies Stewart Meots the Prince. Hoforo this year's Ixmdou triumph Miss Stewnrt had met tho prince. They woro Introduced In Paris lost April, where Prlnco Mlguol at onco was attracted to the wlnsomo Ameri can heiress. When tho London senson opened he followed her thoro. He wns nt her sldo ut every opportunity; It wns plain that royalty was smitten. Pretty much all London society had an Inkling of what was to como whon Mrs. Stownrt gavo her Until big affair of the waning Hcnson on July 8. Tho scion of tho hoiiBo of Hrnganzn wns In close nttendanco upon tho dnughtor of tho hostess throughout tho ovonlng. Mrs. Stowart, In turn, took pains to treat tho prlnco ns a specially distin guished guest. Tho gossips therefore enmo to tho conclusion thnt thoro was an International alliance In the air. Mrs, Smith, who has been called tho most pntrlclan-looklng womnn In Now York," never looked moro so, Sho was In black, accentunted by a superb rope of pearls, and tho young daughter wore filmy pink chiffon over cloth of silver. Altogether the ontertnlnment was a very smnrt affair, and It much impressed tho noticeable number of Austrians who woro present. Next day came tho announcement from the Austrian embassy. Just ns soon ns trunks could bo pnekod and travel accommodations ar ranged, Mrs. Smith and Miss Stowart, with a retinue of servants nnd n van load of baggage, started for Austrln. There conferences nro ,now on with representatives of tho Hraganzns ar ranging thoso tittle details which nro always so necessary In a foreign nlll ance, especially when one of the con tracting parties has a title to bestow. As Prince Miguel Is heir to I ho ducal title and the appellation of "your royal highness," so will his wlfo eventually Dom Miguel's Fiancee. bo "your royal highness." And all her fnmlly connections will bo either "your royal highness," too, or "your graco." Prlnco Hero of Many Romances. Similarly, too, tho dashing prince's name has been mentioned before in nlllances with the daughters of Amerl cn. As n Joke somo of his European friends used to call him "tho perpetual fiance." Pressed by creditors tho house of Hrngnnza Is not rich, though roynl It was said that ho had assert cd that ho was to marry Mrs. Samuol Sloan Chauncey of Hrooklyn, a mil lionairess and a widow. Next Miss Mnry Pullman of Chlcngo was report ed as about to becoino his bride. Then only this past winter ho was engaged to "Miss M. Vnnderbllt of Now York." Thero Ib no such person In New York society. The present pretonder, Dom Miguel, wus born In Austria on 1853. Hln fath er was John VI., king of Portugal from 182S to 1834, when he wns deposed and tho present reigning Iioubc set on the throno. Dom Miguel's son, tho prince, whoso full nnnio Is Mlguol Maximilian Sebastian Marie, was born nt Rolehe nnu, Lower Austria, on September 22, 1878. His mother was tho Princess Elizabeth of Thurn nnd Taxis. Thoro Is a younger brother, Francis Joseph, born In 1870. All tho mntches mndo by the- lira gonziis have been roynl ones. Ono of tho prince's aunts is tho wlfo of Charles Louis, nrehduko of Austrln; another married Prlnco Alphonse, tho brother of old Don Carlos; his sister married hor cousin, tho prlnco of Thurn nnd Taxis. Other alliances nro with tho royal houso of Havnrla nnd tho grand ducal houses of Parma, Lux embourg nnd Austria. Miss Stowart's fhuico Is not only tho grandson of n king and u long lino of sovereigns from tho days of Alphonsus I., In the fourteenth contury, but ho Is rolnted or connected by mnrrlngo with nearly nil tho crowned heads of continental Europe. That tho two will mnko n prlncoly looking pair must not bo gainsaid. Miss Stcwnrt's beauty has ulroady taken London by storm. Sho Is tall, slender, svelte. Sho has tho daintiest of roso pink complexions, a wealth of fluffy light brown hnlr and a llttlo tip tilted nose. Tho prlnco Is dashing, mustnehed, erect of cnrrlogo, with flaxen hnlr, bluo eyes and flno, woll molded head. And how could his brldo bo queen? Juat this way: If Manuel II. and hln uncle, tho duko of Oporto, neither of whom Is married, should dlo, nnd If the pcoplo of Portugal should ropiull ato tho renunciation of tho prince's grandfather, then, ut tho death of his father, now Dom Mlguol, tho protend or, It would bo "your mnjosty!" tho flrat Amorlenn queen! A lot of "Ifo." Hut 'stranger things hnyo happened! HSRSKaWI CBBBWH53S His Cutest Trick By EDGAR WHITE (Copyright, by Dally "Pretty Jim" wns the nlghtlngnlo nt tiio "Fatima" movlng-plcturo bIiow. Ho wns a tall, Blender youth, with a cigarette pallor and curly hnlr that gavo him n stand-in with tho girls, who gushed ovor his warbling nnd Imagined they woro kneeling at tho shrino of nrt. Hut a sly dnrt of Cupid soon put Jim out of the running with tho "Flosslo" crowd. Tho shot enmo from close range, nnd didn't give him a show to dodge. Little Hlrdlo Athorton wus tho sweetest thing that ever woro her goldon curls, and she pounded the piano to help out Jlmmte's soul melo dies. When those two kids found they woro in love with each othor they trapozed around town llko a pair of children, hand in hand, always In sweet-scented clover fields. "Pretty Jim" only sung for ono pair of pearl llko oars, and two soft blue eyes loaned him Inspiration. Ills songs of lovo were real, from tho bottom of a heart' undergoing Its first impalement. Hlrdlo declared her "Jim" was tho only person on earth who really un derstood music right, nnd snld If ho was to got run over by a street car or kidnaped or anything llko thnt she would take cold poison tho very next minute after tho news came. Hy nnd by the keen-eyed manage ment obsorved that tho "Cicopatrlu," a rival show, was eating Into tliolr trade by tho employment of n negro who could stnnd on his woolly head and drink soda pop simultaneously. Following 'this distressing Innovation thero blow Into town a Dutchmnn named Karl Wusurwester "Winer wurst," they called him -who gavo an Impromptu clog dnnco nnd Imporson ntlon at Sandy McPhcarson's "Crack-in-tho-Wnll." Tho boss or tho "Fatima" chartered tho Dutchmnn, and ho went on the Job next night. Tho now performer danced In a funny-looking pair of wooden shoes, with heavy leather soles extending several Inches boyond the bows. When ho would como down on the grand flnnlo thoso wonderful shoes would hit tho stngo llko tho concussion of a naval gun. Then ho had a comical Dutch talk that made ovcrybody laugh. Insldo a week tho "Fatima" was gathering nil tho loose nickels In town, nnd tho negro over at tho "Cleopatrla" Jumped Into tho river. There wnB no The Dutchman Seemed In Fine Trim. uso bucking against a Dutchman with as homely a mug as "Wlnerwurst" crirrled nbout with him. Tho boss of tho "Fatima" patted himself on tho back, nnd had a sign painted on the front window illustrating "Winer wurst's" grin. Tho artist said ho could have mndo tho Job moro life llko If tho window had been wider. Tho only person about tho place who wasn't happy was "Pretty Jim." Ills songs no longor brought cheers. Tho frizzy-headed girls went over to his rival with tho green choeso fnco, and, worse than all, Hlrdlo tho dear, Innocent, bluo-eyed Hlrdlo went with 'oni. And "Wlnerwurst," noticing her smiles, elongated his cavernous mouth until sho might have walked In hnd sho been curious to explore "Jlmmlo" beennio sullen. Ho pouted so that Hlrdlo refused to ac cept his company homo ono night, and tho Dutchmnn, who wns always 'round when ho wasn't wanted, took her un der his wing, nnd Jim saw thorn go down the avenue chatting nnd laugh ing ns If ho wasn't on oarth. Thero was only ono thing to do, nnd It must bo dono quickly nnd effective ly. That was to humlllato that fool Dutchman so bndly that ho'd never show his ugly faco around Hlrdlo again. After duo deliberation, Jim wont down to tho switch shanty and took . Into his confidence Mlko Flnl gnn, boss of tho stool gang. Mlko had tho snmo respect for a Dutchman that ho had for a mnn who would chooso a domino game lnstend of a nice, henlthy scrap with the dagoes ovor on tho ball lot. Ho produced a couple of dynamlto signal caps, took off tho tins nnd showed dim how ho could slip 'em In between the holler docks of Dutchy's woodon mon-o'-war. In addition ho promised to bring around a lot of his "babies" tho night tho Dutchmnn was blown up, so ua to properly hiss him. USUI bii mi EiHMHKlH iMMMUM Story Pub. Co.) The plan looked good to Jlmmlo. In tho nftornoon ho slipped In behind tho stnge, found Karl's big shoes nnd placed his caps nenr tho toes, sticking them tight with quick-drying paste ThMi he pulled his hat down over his eyes nnd went out on tho street. As ho passed the Ice cream saloon ho saw "Wlnerwurst" nnd Hlrdlo regnl lug themselves, nnd npparontly hav ing a good tlmo. Ho stepped In, bought a pnekngo of cigarettes and. as though he hadn't seen 'em before snld: "Hollo, Karl; wonder you nln't eat ing llniburger and sausage" "Yah! Yah!" laughed Karl, good humoredly. "I Inks, dot better, but. Hlrdlo hero she laks lco cream. We must blcnse dor ladles, you know." And Hlrdlo smiled ns though he had said something smnrt. "You'll plenso 'em tonight, my fine follow," muttered "Pretty Jim" to hlmsolf. The "Fatima" was Jammed tight as wax when Karl, in his Dutch costume, enmo out and bowed. Jlmmlo had sung his love song to unrcsponslvo ears, and now ho sat gloomily in the shndow beside the largo upright pi ano. When the Dutchman nppenrcd Rirdlo'n eyes brightened nnd alio hnndled the keys with sudden energy Up In the balcony sat Mlko Finlgan and nbout 20 of his grlm-vlsngod steel handlers, ready to hoot and groan when tho Dutchman wont up In tho nlr. Tho way Mlko had figured It. tho crowd would Jeer him bo bad thnt ho would quit tho Job, leaving "Pretty Jim" nlone In tho Held. Tho Dutchmnn seemed In fine trim. Ho had just enough beer nboard to make him funny. Tho crowd laughed at everything ho said, and cheered eacji now wrinkle ho shot ncross the wldo expanse of moon-map that Berved him ns a face. When ho had said nil ho could think of ho began on his clog dance. Ho pounded the boards so hard without anything hap pening that Jim began to think there must be somo defect In tho torpedoes Dutchy turned hand-springs, yah yahed until you could see cleur down to his feet, and put his bluo Jeans legs In motion for tho grand round-up. Ho seemed to bo going under a tre mendous head of stenm and the big crowd cheered and yelled. Then Dutchy drow In his wind, closed tho big slit In his face and camo down on thoso two bifurcated llatboats llko a ntono house Thero wns a crash llko tho splintering of henvy timbers, fire seemed to shoot out in all directions and tho performer was shot clear up to tho celling. The thing hnd tho ef fect of a grand transformation scene. When Dutchy got back to earth ho wns in n sitting posturo, entirely shoeless, nnd a brond grin on his comical mug. Ho was tho most surprised man in the house, but he was quickly nllvo to tho roaring ovntlon that was being hnnded him, and ho roso slowly and bowed. Then tho spectators thundered again; some roso In their seats, waving their hats nnd howling llko crazy people Dutchy bobbed his big head, and grinned llko a Jack-o'-lantorn, and then limped of! tho stage Jim, who was standing near Hirdle. asked her what sho thought of her Dutchman by this time. Sho whooled as if Just aware of Jim's proximity, and turned a beaming face upon him. "Ain't he n dear," sho said, "to think up such cuto trirks?" New Kind of Fish Story. "Just as charity covers a multitudo of sins," said Dr. Dudley S. Roynolds. "so tlio term 'cold' Includes ubout 000 different forms of Irrltntlon of tho mu cous membrane I ronlly think thnt. 'catching cold,' ns ordinarily consid ered. Is a superstition which can bo fitly compared to tho bollnf Hint tacking a horseshoo over the door will Keep wltclies out. And then Dr. Roynolds told about a fishing trip ho took to Hnrrod's Creek several years ago In the win ter time. Snow was on tho ground nnd frost In tho nlr. The fish were bit ing good, and so when tho doctor fell into tho creek and fished hlmsolf out In n thorughly moist condition, ho pro ceeded calmly with his angling ad though water weren't wet and wintry nlr not cold. Ho finally missed his train to town nnd hnd to walk back home, nrrlving with clothes frozen to him, but with a string of bass that did credit to himself ns n dlsclplo of Sir Iaaak. "I novor felt any 111 effects from that ducking," said ho, "yet according to tho usual beliefs I should have caught my death of cold,' and been n victim of pnounionla In tho next twenty-four hours." Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal. Asinine. "James A. Patton." said tho London correspondent of n Chicago paper, "has stopped talking. Ho Is ns silent now ns a clam. "I tempted him tho other day with delicious halt, hut It wns all useless. Mr. Patton Just shook his head and bmllcd. " 'Not a word nbout wheat,' said he 'I'm determined not to talk and put my foot In It llko tho country editor who wound up an editorial on the corn crop with the words: "'Wo havo on exhibition In our sanctum u pair of mngnjtlcent enrs.' "