Show r r Fact or Little I Fanny t People r 1l l Sn 1 The Kings Orders flat They Wero Not Executed Because the Prince Held His Nerve Until Un-til Crisis Was Parsed A story IH told of ono of the Moor ish princes of Uranuda which Is well worth noting showing as It duos tho goat mine uf coolness and soltcoutrol In trying circumstances Wluii Mnlionimcil I the Sixth usurped I Clio throne of Granada ho sot aside Ills older brother Yousiil the rlglittil heir to tho tlironc so that tho kingdom might liu Hucuru to huts own children Ho ciuiKod 1riiito Yousuf to bo Imprisoned Impris-oned In the cast to of Slmlol > niyu I i where lie ronialnud I for tho tau yearn of lily brothers reign Mahommcd Intending tending when ho loll his health fall ing to have hit brother assassinated Tho unfortunate prince though bravo and courageous to tho last degree de-gree was forced to siilnnlt to his lirotliorH arbitrary ylll knowing that rebellion would bo In vain Ho was a man of commanding presence rour COIIH to all about him and of HO winning win-ning and gracious a manner that ho gained the love and fealty of his entire household any ono of whom would gladly have risked life In huts cause This wan especially true of tho alcaydo J of Shalobanyn who was his devoted friend Irlnco YoiiRuf passed the weary days of Ms captivity tho hest ho could his I favorite rccrcallotiM being tho game I of chess of which ho was a passionate I I L A tl qp r l a > r h Jti I l e t r I If f I i 1 r I t i MI tir HEADING HIS DEATH WAKUANT lover and the perusal of the exciting literature or the day In tho early part of the fifteenth century ± cen-tury knight errantry was rife Tho young Spanish nobles vied with each b other In proving their prowess In arms Incited by the reading of such I yoml3rful romances as Adventures of Aiuall dl Gaul a book that turned 11 the toads of half the Spanish youth a typo that Cervantes has Immortalized Immortal-ized In Don Quixote This fascination of chess however rivaled those of tho tournament with the knights of Spain and many an hour was beguiled over tho game by Prince Vousuf and the faithful al cnydo They were seated thus one day lath Intent upon tho game You suit tor tho time completely forgetting the sord that was always hanging over lilt head I Ho was losing slowly but surely his adversarys knight und castle were steadily hearing down upon his king when a page hastily entered tho room and informed the alcayde that a messenger mes-senger was without desiring to see him upon ui urgent matter of state Tell him to wait until our game of chess Is finished wild the prince lint the page made an gesture ges-ture U the alcaydo which brought the latter Instantly to his feet und ho hastened out to meet tho messenger who silently and gravely handed him a sealed note from the king Hastily tearing It open tho alrayde glanced over the contents his cheek blanching as ho did so With tottering steps ho reentered the room and the prince shocked at his pallor explalmed My friend what Is thy trouble luau ookost as though thou hast Just received thy death warrant Oh ho adde1 Jokingly perchance the king my most loving brother demands my head Speak 1 la It so For answer the alcaydo handed him tho letter but his hand trembled so that the paper fluttered to the floor Yousuf stooping coolly picked It up and read at a glance tho following words worJ1My My servant when thou rocolvest this letter thou slialt Immediately take the life of m my brother Yousuf and send me his head by my trusty messenger mes-senger Tho eyes of the bravo prince never qualhd nor did his voice falter as ito said quietly to tho page Did the kings messenger wait until our game Is ended It will be but a few moments now for I am losing rapidly fate Is against me on every side sideThey They reseated themselves at tho board but tho alcaydo played wildly It was an easy matter for the princo to regain hU lost advantage and ho was just giving checkmate when In tho distance was heard the clatter of horses hoofs Nearer and nearer they camo and soon two caballeros from Granada armed capaplo covered with dust and In the maddest haste camo dashing Into tho courtyard at full speed Tho king Is dead Long live tho king Long live our good king You sut sutTho The lesson for children to learn from this story Is of course obvious Never glvo up hope In tho faco of misfortune Chicago Daily News |