| Show STOR STORY Y OF O A ringi RING it proved an ni omen to an all who owned it it is stated upon what appears to be good aut authority arity that in one of the parks ui in the spanish capital city of madrid a magnificent ring hangs bangs by a silken cord about the neck of the statue of the maid of Alm Allo odma the patron s saint nt of madrid this ring says harpers bound table diamonds and pearls is nevertheless entirely unguarded the police pay no attention on to it nor is there any provis provi acri cn made or watching it by spec special 11 os ae e cause use it is not believed that ar an 1 c however daring would venture to E r prop it to ta his own uze use and h the history of the kimg is cinoc it i is hardly to be wondered at tha K n zu people prefer to cm f v e ditc itc il wide vide berth according to the store star that is told of it the ring wae was made far king rEng Alfonso an M the father of abc 0 present king of spain alfonzo presented it to 0 his bis cousin 0 the day of their betrothal HOR How short her married life was all alno ehnow ard c her death the king presented the rix rie to his grandmother queen christina shortly afterwards queen christina died and tl the liin kin T gave the tha birg to irs his sister the infanta del pilar who die dic I 1 i within ve the month following follow follo beg the f r 11 as then given to the youngest daughter berof of the due de Montrena cr in luthan three months she died and altonso alfonso by this ume tame fearing that there was some unlucky omen connected with the bauble put it away in his own treasure bos bom in less than a year the king himself died and it was deemed best to put the ring away from all the living hence etwas it was hung about flie thenell of the bronze effigy of the wald maid of al modama where it appears to be as safe as though surrounded by a cordon conlon of police |
