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LAST VOYAGE OF X At the National Capital 6 j i r 7T WMLPAhMStn Tha itory opciia Willi tlio tnlrndnrtlon ftf John Htrplienn, mlvfnturpr, a AIiirrh rlnUMtllH man mnrooliFil liy nulliorllldi nt Valparaiso, Clillrt. Jiohig intrrifil In Diinlntr orll(ii)H In (lollvln, lie yih 1o nmni'H liy Clillo nn nn lnmirrcllonlt fiinl un a Mnitminiirfl wn Mdlnir, Al III imini iiin attention tvnn iioruriiii hy nn I'liiullnliiiinn ! till t I'iiiimk wnittitti MiWihnii HwrliiNl llin VilllilK WO tllll i. i '--j-- . O ........... Wllilir wnlhilit frnlfl jl iirurikn olllr$r. Ilfl WflN fhflllUDll 111' )m Auniirtu or tua roruv nr rmvy wi i runiuii nrfliniPim, to ti lillil Mint -vill- . . 4 . I 4 . . . I (M tilln Mint Vlr f.rtd in-ii iinpHril lllUWPtin UII1I0 ntlil 'nr (I nit "ffltit lillli ilih illlcn ilf nnitnlrl (li iiii( tunc inu nwu, iiin.iaunciiaiiiu, i id i.iiiinin vwwel, ohoutn no ciiiiiirii, iiiiig iwcoiiini i tin painmiRmgil. Iii jiiim niflt ri mntly crotv, u wlilrh lib Wn amljiiiwt. Ifa.gttt-b thJm Until In- CHAPTER IV, Continued. "Hnaul ,Jt lma bQon an zo dovll drovo,". anally. "7.a iti. was sandal wood in 7,0 ftoutli, noiiH, r o,irn nttio', bo Ko'p'ny bo good," "Tlton. wo'H not down to fnatb," find I nut Imok In tho clinlr fronting Uio two of thoin. "Mr. Tnitlo, how ninny flnm Imvtt you otillntod for ililn nftnlrr "Vwouty." ' ''VliqsH folhiwn olit yonilorf" iUll t tioildoil luwuhi tlio closed dfi(lr Jio exhibits Mi yollow tcutlft his eyes iinr.rbwlii, ''They'll lo about nil yo'it Want to inahlo, I filidHB," lie volilfltuwJd, aVUIi hUiiio nHMunntlon of olioorfulnow, "itti lOBti nmylin you dccldo' to turd thin "XliOrtltlon Into jilrnoy, nn! jjlvo 'orn half tlio npollu. They're tlmt sort, nil IMnlBlilaneil IiiiqIc In my iilmlr, my Jiiwb not linrd, my Mts oiutoiivoVlnR Vttlnly tti miiDh mid hold hln shifty "Mfc Ttitllu." 1 Hillll. fitotnlK "rin I lint orfilnnil ji)iUtei:n t niil rnntitlit tltlH tint fid. Illli Vtill'rn huilri. WlwiHnvlih I jloHlro your idvloo I'll prolmlily nuk for t, Jllijt dl tiroiiont iilunno cbllllub ynilrrfolf U ihy quomlouH. Wlmt t-row jiflvo you?" Tim nspreBlon of Ills fuoo wiih nnury oiioiibIi, yot lm evidently tliouiUit boat to nnawor civilly.- "Fleet mid Booond onicorHt lmtitnvnln mid fjunuor, Hvo conl hoiwora, Uio. rent Bonnjon," " 4 i i "Nntloufiiny?" ' " "livory moiiBrol rc under tlio uhy." "Vou lirivo no onulucdr?'! 'Couldn't pink up nnyj Jmwovor, ,tlifro'n oiio on lumrd, nnd. no doubt, wo emu porflundo lilm to nttok to ttio Joli," tho tunn'H miinnor itmt tono to innluiut Hurly nnd Inanlcnt. Udt t mlppiid tny ludlHimtlott nttd hold tnol( tlio lull Von Iturnlms tny tflnuo. tt Wuh micoBBnry tlmt 1 nmlto tto H'oat of It now, but uftor wo woro onco etifoly lit Oii I lutondod very whortly to trtko thu mofitmro or tlilH Ynnkoo whtiictiuttt. My oyoa wnndorcd townrd tho ollvo tjutod fnoo of ))o Novn, tmvuly vlBlbto .tluouBb tho onvoloidns wuoko of hbi dBiuottP. Tho Inltor tu(cto(t cllwo fully, aa tlmuab ho lutorprotod my tliqimht. "Oh. o tuot waa all rlphtriuort-il sloiuV lio put In. smUlnBly, "MnybeoY a bit Kiuan. but. aaoro. w'at woiiiltl you?" hla anouldora vlalnic Ki ihu oua. Mum. "Mr. Tuttlo ho Krunvyo. but jJ wan all barV. I Huow him, vtf v,, ngr tjavo www m uw hear him talk to to yplvltm w'on lm do at, it make mo lok, by wivi" "Vuu Ulaavhomlntr, mtmgrol Innael." tho wlmlomm'H miHi volco rlains ubilUwtth atiRor. "1 don't luwo to oouut boada in ordor to lift my aoul to tlio otbor world " 'TUoro la Hublo to bo RhUns uiqukU botoro mornltiB" luto'rpoaod, ttliarply, fearluy a quarrel, "without comrade (aulas out about tholr bo Hof. I,a that for lubbora naUoro to arsuo ovw. Now toll mo what t vangumanta tiavo boou umdo for bdard Um Uu l!8uvraUla?" TuWlo tfpat lata Uo eawduat, hl8 KU60 titlU cw Uo Kovu. 'Tvq boats coucfaloil beoKath the idling of th Morcautllo Company's voal xharf ; a, whalohoat aud a cutter." MAuy urma?" "X doou rlllos, atx lu eacU boat," aroao to my fovL glauctua at my vfatclv U thtt dim light. Ho had uot glvon mo tho quaternary '8lrw In auy of hla replies, yet 1 IguovcO, tho owl BloU. wIHIuk for the time bolug to , luk formality (or tho suko of actlou. "Very woU, Mr. TuUle. Have your ; ntou there la au hour from now. They had better traveMa parties o? two aud boo that th$y otar out sober. You uuderataud theso. olora clearly. 1 hoi)Oi ali-havo them. thro ia aa houn BOoor. ih s'qyu, you muat know bow to brlag. aatlor-weu to. their Mioses got busy with that gang. Nqw' worU fapldly and uulekty. both ot you. (or if vcv caught, thla I likely to. ho a, Jjumtiug matter tor alt of us." II tiumt at tho two of them for Just ttu tu4taut Ho Nov oa his feet,. Tut ,,tio icvdag. forvvtttd. lu hu chalr-aua Stopped forth tntO tho outer room. v cloiJlug. the. door behlud we. SABEL fhd two dfUa VVife n ihe 3and, Qppllnfl Like Wild Cats. Intb lim ImltiturouH ordwd, Hut Iciior lni; ovorylltlufe, Blnnciilg doltbor to vlRht dor loft, I plqkod triyvvny throimb tho molloy KutliorldB.odt Into the wol conio lilncltnoHii of tho night. CHAPTER V. Irn Which Wo Onln tho book. ' - I pmiBod a moment amid tho donao flhndowa lo rotloct moro cnrotully upon Bomo of tho details of our nlght'a work. For tho flrnt tlino I olonrly ronlltod tho doapernto natuto of thla advontttro Ulioti which I waa bo rock loaaly ombarkod. Could wo onco nt lain the ynoht'a dock unobaet'ved and luako our attack with au'Aclont awUt noaH to provout tho illacharRo of flro ntma, tho roat might bo uccompllahcd without great risk ot dlocovury, bar ring iiottm uhoxpoclod mlahnp, Tlio very aitdnclty of audi nn uitoiupt waa atrongly In our frtvor. If wd sucoooded In silently wnrphtg tho Kamoruldix be yond rnugo ot tho guns of tho attoro liiittertoa alt real and Immediate dml gor Would bo over, l'rqbahly not n wrtr voaaal in tho harbor had steam Up, rtnd. If thoy did, no Chllonn war ship could hopQ to overhaul us.whcti oncb fairly nt sea. I ' ga'o tho iioraonnol ot tho crow TutUo fyon, Bhonld o had collected brlot consldoni- Thoy woro no roushor than ould naturally expect mon to ho who woro volunteering Tor such a tank. Itoaldca, Jack ashore and Jack at sea aro two wldoly differing personalities; once sobered nnd on shlnboard. steadied somewhat by tho perils ot their posltlou, and exhilarated, by tho promised reward, thoy would, doubtlocs prove ofllcleut enough, Tuttlo might require a lesson lu soa ottquotto, and, If ho did. I felt perfectly confident ot my ability to. administer It promptly nnd forcibly. Aa for Do Nova. 1 hud no doubt that ho would provo himself a good num. So. altogether, my spirits rose ns 1 thus cou tempi cited a definite plan of action. Tho movement on tho water was ouly the merest tipple, with tho riding lights of the various shins at c.achor reflected back as from a giant mir ror. Two essola. a (uU-rlgged ship and a small schooner, lay close In shoro,, apparently deserted, their decks gloomy wastes, their bare spars stick ing up skeleton-llko and ghostly, t'urthor out, and somewhat to tho left, a yellow lautorn perhaps lu tho how of a guardboat, bobbed about, zig-zag-glu$ here and there like some erratic star. U was some time before I could locato with any certainty the partic ular vessel l Bought. The harbor was Uttered with sea craft of cttery de scription and my knowleago regarding tho Esmeralda was moat meager, be ing merely her iolnt of anchorage,, aud that she was a largo steam-yacht schooner rlggd. Finally Into the focus ot the leveled glasses thero crept Indlstlactly tho dclkate tracery ot her bow, rendered moro plaluly visible beneath tho green radlauce of hoc rtdlng lump. Lights, were showlmj (atutly through several portholea amidships, cortaln proof that sbo was not eutlroly deserted; yet t. tho cablus aft wore, darlr. and tha onlv woxlsg fluro i qoulO, dlatinaiulsh with forth (tloitg tho loo rail tit tho poop. Sudduhly, but from tho cflvcloplng atmidgc, canto it allowor of sparks nnd ii red glare, and, n motnottt Inter, I trncofl tho .outllnoa of U atenrrt Inttnch cleaving tlio blnck water. U quickly vnnlahod bohlud (he fog wreaths hniig Ing to ueawnrd, tho faint Hound of lta churning dying away, lonvlng tho si lent louollnesa behind moro solemnly IniproBBlvo thun ever. Only from oft tho land camo ochotng tho nolsoa of montho loud vivas, tho reiterated boom ot oxploalvca, tho ceaaoloaa bluro of bauds. Tho bcouo became oppresalvo In Its barrenness, and 1 felt tho ncod of movomont to overcome Its wenkenlng offoct upon tho nerves. This was to bo a night ot action1, not or drenms, eo I groped my uncortntn path back along tho littered wharf and around tho cutvo of the shoro lino, beneath tho gloomy shadows of coal sheda. or llghto thoro woro coinpnrutlvoly nono. ir I except tho uncertain glimmer or rockets along tho water's surface", and 1 wna consequently conipollod to feel my waj; from object to object llko a blinded man; Still, the course was 8ullklently familiar so. that 1 success fully maintained both footing and di rection, flmilly omorglnt; snroly close bosldo tho spot appointed tor our ren dezvous. Thoro was considerable open spaco here, tho Mercantile Comimuy's sheds standing soma 30 root hack of tho Bhoro line, and tholr wharf for tho unloading of bargea extending moro than CO (eot out luto the harbor. 1 could dimly perceive a great crane at tho farther extremity, with dan gling buckets, outlined agnlust tho sky. Tho night was too dark for mo to decipher tho face of my watch, yet u could not now ho loug boforo the arrival of tho men. I crouched down bcsldo a post to await their coming, onco again searching the harbor with my night-glasses. The company at last arrlvod by twos from oat the enveloping gloom, silent ly grouping themselves amid the shad owe. I could dtsltugulsh au occasional gruff cough, and the shuttling of feet, but there was no sound ot conversa tion or hilarity. Kvldently Do Nova had sufficiently sobered them to their duty. -At last ouo man detached himself from among the crowd and moved stealthily forward. 1 met him at tho shore end ot tho wharf, peered lata his face halt-concealed beneath the visor ot hla cap until I recognized tha fellow. "Cre.w all here. Mr. Tuttle?" "Yes, sir' he answered, startled by my sudden appeuranca Into courteous response, "but mighty uneasy to b Off." "They shall not be delayed. Get the boats out at once. You are to take charge ot the whuleboat and I wilt accompany !. Nova Iff the cutter. 1MU silently to the end of the whart and llo hr there to await Instructions. Do your men understand tha boat they are assigned, to?" "Ay ay. sir." "Very well, then; get the boats out. and tho craws aboard. Not a sound, remember, tor thero aro guards patrol ing tae haroor." I must confess this prtparatary'worb w;u well and smaxtly. accompltshttd. lumpmmsBrsmmimu i ho mon tho morcst sllont shndows ns hoy hauled the two hidden boats iorth front conccnlmont nnd quietly took their assigned places at tho oars. TutUo'o crow waa flrut nfloat, Do N'ovrf oifrloifcftg flomo difficulty from Utomptfng 10 load too itOrtr shore, Jn (omowhnt sfinflW Wfltof. "Drop ovorbonrrf, tw6 of you, nnd hovo off," 1 ordered, finally, "tlvely now, lads, but no tfplnahlng." Tho two fellows Iff (hp stern low- red themselves Into Uio shallow wa ler, bending down so na to put (heir shoulders ngnlnst tho planks for a hcavo. Suddenly, not thrco foet dis tant, n smudge of shadow uplifted, and I boenmq conscious ot n pallid humnn Tnce glonmlng faintly through tho dark, lnatntitly 1 leaped toward U, with mich rorco 8 to snnd tho heavily laden boat swirling forward, tho heav ing fflen plunging face downward Into tho' writof Thero wna it startled ox clnrrirttloii Jrt Spanish, a short-ami blow BhOl !h(6 tt dlinfy foVcalod, half fnmlllnr face, a flcrcd grip til tho thrOat, atld the two of us wero Ofl tho sand, grappling llko wild cats. Out or uid Water', dripping rrom tholr bath, thtf two s6mefi fcflfflO to my aid, and, between lis, WO pfiincd tlitf follow to hclpIeBB Bllonce. "Toss him Into tho boat." I Bald, pnntlng from exertion. "Ho will be Bnfor with us than left nshord." tt appeared oven dnrkor out on tho water than when wo looked oft upon It froth tha liind, but, with a few cau tions strokes, wo discovered tho smudge which represented Tuttlo's whrtlclioal, and drow tip within nn onr'a lofigth ot where he lay waiting. "Mr. Tuttlo," 1 began, BpoaklnfC sloWly nnd concisely so that tho men In both bontfl cmttd hear, "this Is goluff to ho no boy's1 play to-nlght, nnd I otf ,pcct Implicit obedlonco to my orders. Do oxnclfy what I tell you and nd moro. Ydii know tho situation ot tho Ksmornldn, nnd f want you to put your whnleboat In undor her how, ir you keep n point cast or north yoit can scarcely miss 1L Thoro Is a lumping big brlgnntlrto anchored 100 Toot be yond, with only a slnglo light showing on her foromnBt. If you como up un der hef shadow you aro not likely to bo seon borord you drift down ngnlnst tho Esmeralda's cutwater. Make ubo of tho anchor-chnln, nnd get half a dozen mon qulotly over tho forecnatlo rail. Dou't move from thoro until you receive aomo signal from mo. Then clap down tho forecastle scuttle, and mako straight for tho ciikIuo room. That will comprtso tho entire duty of your crow; and, nbovo all things, let It bo accomplished silently. Don't per mit ono of your nieu to carry a loaded firearm. Uso belaying pins, tf you need to, or a mnrllnsplko, but no guns. Lle Novu nnd I will go In by way of tho stern, nnd wo will bo responsible for tho after-deck and tho bridge. Has any ono a question to ask?" Thoro was no response, the only sounds nudlblo being tho soft lapping of tho water and tho doep breathing ot tho men. I could distinguish them loaning eagerly forward, hut tho faces woro undecipherable in tho gloom. "You understand clearly?" "Ay, ay. Mr. Stophcns," nnd Tuttlo's nasal voice hat completely lost nil Its former trace of Insolence. "Then pull away slowly and noise lessly; don't hurry; wo'H give you plenty or time to got In. Good by, and good luck to you." Tho balanced oars dipped gently Into tho water, scarcely rippling It, and tho sharp-stemmed whalcbont glided away Into the surrouudlng blackness llko a ghost. "All right now, Do Nova," I whls porod. "I'll go torward Into tho bow. Keep her heud oft about a point and watch out for signals." Wo slipped through th water si loutly, tho sound ot tho dipping onr blados llttlo moro audible than tho suppressed breathing of tho oarsmen, Coulldcnt that If any eyes wore watch Ing from tha dock thoy were not like ly to be directed astern, wo made wldo detour, creeping cautiously la boneath tho slight bulge or the yacht's sldo. until tho fellow behind me fastened his boathoak firmly Into the after- chains, ttreathlessly we waited listening, but no sound reached us other than tho slight hiss of escaping steam. "Hold hard!" 1 whispered, the word passing back from' man to man. "Two remain with the boat, tho rest follow me. I crept slleutly up Into the chains and peered cautiously over onto tho open deck. U was wrupped In dark ness and sllenco, the sole gleam of revealing light coming trom out the open main-batch, and that only the merest gltmmor slightly Illuminating tue snip amidships. There was a lamp alight lu tho aftercahln. but tlu shades wero drawn so closely I could scarcely perceive Us presence. I be came awaro that Do, Nova stood bo- i side mo. CtQ BJS CONTINUED.! - Gossip of People and Events Gathered in Washington Ex-Senator Wilson's WASHINGTON, D. C Former Sen ator John L. Wilson of tho state of Washington waa ono of tho most peppery members of congress that over ant In either houao. Mr. Wilson's reputation extends over both aides or tho cflpltol, ho having served In tho Fifty-first congress In tho houso ns tho Ural representative from tho then now sfnto ot Washington, and In 1895 ho wnn elected to tho senate, where ho served ono term, Mr. Wilson is now thd owner of tho Seattlo Fost-lntolli-gencer, nnd at tho snmo tlmo is heav ily interested In Wnshlngton state In dustries and real estate. Whllo In Washington recently, Mr. Wilson delivered hlmsolf of some astounding facts with respect to the Threat to Blow Up the U. S. Senate MEMBERS Of tho United States son nto showed moro than ordinary Interest In tho report from Chicago that rt newspaper In that cjty had re ceived a letter from n man signing himself "C. Hodges," declaring ho in tends to blow up tho uppor branch of congress with notro-glyccrin. Somo of tho Insurgents aro hoping that "C. Hodgos" will put off tho pain ful operation until thoy havo had an opportunity of "surging." Senntor Tillmun says he hopes to bo In South Carolina when tho blow off comes. "C, hodges" wrote that physicians hnd given him but six months to live, nnd that nt first bo had Intended tak ing morphine to end his cxlstonco quickly, llo changed his plans, ho said, when ho read an artlclo charg ing that corruption existed in theacn-j aie, nuu no ueierminea 10 mow up inq body with nltro-glycerlu nnd kill him self at the snme tlmo. Tho letter follows: "To tho Editor In Chlof: I nm going to blow up tho congress with nltro glycheln. "My only reason ror giving you this Peary and Family WASHINGTON. Coramnndor Rob ert E. Peary. U. A, N who sledded to the north polo and back, nbout n year after Dr. Cook of Brooklyn made tho trip on tho Imagination Limited, hnd nn arctic exporlcnco a few nights ago within seven miles or Wnshlng ton .that was almost as bad in somo respcots ns anything ho experienced In lnittudo 90 or thereabouts. As a result ot tho unlquo adventure tho explorer was inconvenienced for sovornl days. "I nb nod sure," ho told a friend, bud I thlg I toog gold. Hy dozo Id all dubbed ub. Aid Id slddy?" Bound for Dinner Party. Commander Peary, Mrs. Peary and Mrs. Peary's sister woro on their way to keep an eight o'clock dinner engagement at tho country home ot Ralph P. Barnard, son ot Justice Job Barnard of the supremo court ot tho District of Columbia. The taxlcab in which thoy were riding skidded, Servian King Wants K - r r m X X Hal I WHERE Is Count ramo aiyssj- iw; ovria uota noi maintain a dlplo akaya, also known, as Capt Kar-1 matic representative in Washington, dofft He Is supposed by his friends In Washington to be In Chicago In the Interest ot the Karageorgeovltch fami ly, wMch now sits on the Servian throne, and la plannlug to marry Into money. A rich Chicago brido for future queen ot Servla would bo Just ibout what King Peter would Uko. Both sons of King Peter aro prepar - .ns to travel early la tho new year. uid the Itinerary Includes a two months' stay in the United States, unless the agent's report makes it in- advisable. One of them will suceU to the throne. Count Treskaya. I aiystor!au utrangxr.. about uuj Joke on New York resources of tho state or Wnshlngton nnd tho general nttltudo of its people toward tho question of conservation. "Tho IsBua ot conservation with us is merely tho question or tho rofnova! of friction between tho nntlonal gov ernment and tho state," Bald Mr. Wil son. "When Gov. Hughes of Now York camo out to bco our fair at Seattle he mndo a speech In which ho said that wo ot tho west would probably bo sur prised to know that tho stato of Now York had set asido 1,000,000 ncres of land for n forost reserve It foil to mo to roply to tho speech of tho gov ernor nnd I told him that wo wero In deed surprised that anybody in tho Btato of New York would let that much got awny from him. Then 1 told tho governor that if tho forost reserves of tho state ol Washington wero placed sldo by sldo in ono contingent body of land the entire Hmplro state ot New York could not only bo put down in tho mlddlo or It, but a man could walk around tho boundaries or tho forest reservo and still be unnblo To sco tho boundary of tho state ot New York." information Is that I do not wish to in Juro or kill innocont people. "Don't think my opening remarks aro a Joko or threats emanating from a diseased Drain. I mean buslnoss, as you will And out Inter. "This dishonorable body called tho United States sonato has plundered tho public long enough, nnd it's tlmo something was dona to learn them a lesson ono thoy will remember for somo tlmo to como. "Tho physicians Inform mo that Z can only live about six months as I arm suffering with lncurahlo Internal trou ble and nothing will Bavo rao. "I intended' taking, morphlno and ondlng my oxistenco until rending nn artlclo giving tho history of tho son ato nnd its corruption. 4 . "It determined mo to chaugo my plans on Belt-destruction for tho tlmo being nnd plot how I will wlpo out tho gang of grafters and also end my mlsorublo life also. "I havo secured enough nitroglycerin to blow up h 1, and God help tho so-called dotocttves who try to stop me. "I know tho peoplo won't appreclnto my BncrlQco In tholr bohalf, but later on they will say that my net was a Just punishment "Thero Is no uso ot going into de tails; I leave this to your Judgment, uso it as you see lit. "I will not write yon again, but wait for results that aro going to happen. "Yours, ' "C. HODGES." Dug Out of a Drift bucked a couplo of times, and , hopped, oft tho rond Into a six-foot snowdrift. Tho chauffeur managed to keep his seat, but tho Pcarys involuntary as sembled in ono eorner ot tho vehicle. "Heavens I" thundered tho explorer. He also mndo further comments- that escaped roproof during tho excite ment. "This seems quite natural and homo like," ho added, without notlceablo onthusiusm. "I observe that .wo aro In latitudo 7.50, longltudo S:15 p. m. You folks sit here while I conduct & relief expedition ot one." Whereupon the commnnder, al though In evening garb and wearing low-cut patent leathers, started oft across country In tho direction ot tho nearest light. Tho next day ho Intimated In nasal tones that It was one ot the meanest trips he over made. Ho plowed and wallowed through drifts ot snow thnt sometimes reached his knees, some times his vest, and, on ono memorable occasion, his shoulders. The explorer knocked nt several doors before he arrived at tho hos pitable home ot Mr. Barnard, where Tho work of digging out the taxi cab took moro than an hour, and tho Pearys and tho other guests sat down to a dried up eight o'clock dinner at J half past ten o'clock. an American Heiress Washington's ultra-exclusive set has been talking. Upon hl3 appearance here ho was believed to bo a secret agent for some Balkan nation. Now it turns out that King Peter commissioned him to como to this country and report what opportunity his two sons might have toward mok- f ing an alliance with American girls. and tnls may have made tho count's ( business difficult to transact. He It well supplied with funds by the house ot Morgan, Harjea & Co.. tho Paris branch ot J. P. Morgan & Co. A report that the Servian princes want to marry American girls reached wasntngton last spring. Czar Nlch- ; olas, kmperor Francis Joseph and King George of Greece tried to plan an alliance for the sons of King Peter, but uono of tbeso would consider an Wanco with any princesr to wlhom . hey were Individually related, r Thfaila why the prlnca .wtllVeaJt ta . marry ruoraly money. (V