Show n on nn > TOURIST in Athen wandering about tin I A palace gardens nn tlced an elderly gentleman gen-tleman seated on one of tho benches quietly smoking Asking him for a match and beIng be-Ing answered In Eng L lash bo sat down and i entered Into conver I satlon with him The i talk veered round to I I tho subject of the I I government and the tourist asked casually I What do they think of tho royal family then Well said tho old gentleman I smiling Tho queen Is beloved by all for bur good deeds And tho king Um Im afraid hes not much use Ho never seems to do anything very bad or very good So wo wont talk about him The tourist being Invited to wall around tho garden was surprised to see his guldo belug saluted and beat ft hasty and apologetic retreat on realizing real-izing that it was King George Thero aro many such stories of the kings hatred of anything approaching formality or ostentation But this Is only fitting In the democratic king of the most democratic nation In Europe It Is not so many years ago since by constitution all degrees and titles of nobility were abolished and in the eyes of the law all alike are equal King George has every desire for a peaceful life for he has seen much happen since ho was elected Icing of the Hellenes In 18G3 but everything points at the moment to a political crises which may lead him to share tho fate of his predecessor Otho of Davarla Tho military force then as the Military league will probably bo now was tho moving power In establishing estab-lishing a new order Otho and his onsort havlwt cone yachting In the tlx9fYiif7 f Yi > nn Srl n > Yi fYf fY U aY > Eyfrlr n > > 7f > iI E > d > > nff nff IEfl2fa if > l > fE > Eif O > QO p > f E > A if l Doer it iy F i 1 1 ° Kil to tie 1l tyuj I Democratic fl a M + 1 c 1 4 zic 1 N fl it t p 4 Jtll AZ1er t3s OaGgP iJNCi1lW0o0 yr o + X1J aalrryy c9vas + voooO Af r r r LD rrxs l1G RIOY rrxsf9rlPVdNJ rdror PdlJ2CO I Fy r 2iP1G1t ipev r tfl aYC ervo I J 7avrIW d W f IWi Aegean the moment was considered an auspicious one for effecting a change of rulers and on tho astonished aston-ished king arriving at Salamis ho was politely informed that his services wero dispensed with that the throne was now vacant and that he need not trouble to set foot In Greece again Ho did not but returned to Bavaria and tho throne of Greece was finally offered to George second son of tho king of Denmark and brother to the queen of England Ills marriage to ono of tho Russian princesses soon followed Their eldest son Constantine who has incurred tho hatred of the army whoso head ho Is Is now 41 He married mar-ried In 18S9 Sophia sister of the kaiser and has now three sons tho eldest of whom Prlnco Georglos should by right ascend the throne In the natural order of succession It Is i the youngest of the boys however Prlnco Iaulos now eight years old whom report points to as the peoples chosen ruler In the event of the retirement retire-ment of tho king Prlnco Paulos Is already al-ready Idolized by the royal guards and Is credited as being fixed upon by tho Military league as tho kings successor suc-cessor since they fear that should tho crown prlnco come to tho throne he will take steps to repay the humiliations humil-iations put upon him by their body Every Greek Is a politician and the cafes arc hot beds of political discussion discus-sion as to tine trend of ovonts Should Paulos be chosen then tho constitutional constitu-tional royal authority must be exercised exer-cised by the ministerial council until a regent Is appointed Meanwhile King George drives about In his auto thinking deeply Ho Is growing old now and his 64 years 46 of which ha has spent on the throne make him wish to spend his remaining days as a simple gentleman |