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Show MARVELOUS ESCAPES ARE DUE TO A RING Special Cable to Tho Tribune. MADRID, Oct. S. A very great many of King Alfonso's loyal subjects firmly believe be-lieve that their young king owes his marvelous mar-velous escapes from dnngcr to a certain ring which Is supposed to bring long life and prosperity to a worthy Spanish monarch mon-arch and death to every 0110 elso who possesses it. This ling, which Is studded with diamonds and pearls, was ilrst presented pre-sented by King Alfonso XI I. to his consort, con-sort, Queen Mercedes, who died a month after. The king next gavo It an a present to bis sister. Maria, who died a few days later. Again It camo into his majesty's possession. This time ho unve It lo Ulu Into wlfo's grundmothnr. Queen Cbiitt-tlna. Cbiitt-tlna. who was desid In tlireo months. Fearing io bring about further disaster and death, the king placed tho Jewel In his own casket, with tho result that he died within a year. The queen regent, was so superstitious about the ring that she absolutely refused re-fused to havo anything to do with it and ordered II lo be hnnpr n round tho neck of the r.tntno of the Virgin of Al-miidena Al-miidena of Madrid, which ornaments one of the parks of that city. Here 11 1.-nnfo 1.-nnfo from robbers, for no Spanish thlel would touch it one and all believing thai while II would moan death to them It possesses a magic inlluencc over the Jlf of their king', who became Its legal possessor pos-sessor upon his accession to I he throne. |