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Show Keeper of Secrets of Kings. Lord Knollys, who is retiring, aftei having been private secretary to King George and the late King Edward, has received many tempting offers to write his autobiography, but, needless to say, has steadfastly resisted them all. An enterprising publisher, from the United States, once ran him down during his vacation, and placed a blank check before him, inviting him to fill it in for any sum he liked to name in return for a book of no fewer than 50,000 words. "My terms would be five million dollars," dol-lars," Lord Knollys remarked, quietly. The publisher gasped. "Good gracious, gra-cious, sir, are you serious?" he asked. "Quite," Lord Knollys rejoined, and then, with one of his merry twinkles of his eyes, he said: "Would it not be worth a good deal more to you if I had to say frankly all I know?" The publisher realized the force of the argument, and was bound to admit ad-mit that it would be a hopeless task to Induce an indiscretion on the part of the veteran courtier. |