Show QUEEN PLAYS PiA YS SICK TO KEEP KING HOME And Mrs Keppel Is Deprived of ot His Majesty's Presence at Her Dainty Table I Cable to North American LONDON Feb 7 The The illness of ot Queen Alexandra reported from Windsor Wind Wind- sor early In in inthe the week was of ot no more serious character than was that which prevented her return to London a few weeks ago On the first occasion it was gossiped that the Queen was not seriously seriously seriously seri seri- indisposed but made her slight Illness Ulness an excuse for preventing the King from attending a dinner given by Mrs 1 George Keppel who is almost as aswell aswell aswell well known In America as in England Mrs Keppel Is the intimate friend of King Edward but she has never found favor with the Queen for the reason perhaps that their tastes and tendencies tendencies tendencies tendencies' tend tend- are widely different Mrs Keppel never made any secret of her influence over King Edward when he was Prince of Wales and her admissions admissions ad ad- missions that she could for the asking obtain for tor her friends any reasonable evidence of princely favor were multiplied multiplied multi multi- plied piled b by gossips until one would have believed that Mrs Keppel's influence really extended to affairs of state As AR a matter of fac there is no evidence evidence evi evi- dence that the King regards Mrs Keppel Keppel Kep Kep- pel as anything other than an Agreeable agreeable agreeable agree Agree- able entertainer and the fact that he had enjoyed her little dinners and other entertainments while he was Prince rince probably prompted his desire to continue continue continue con con- the friendship as King |