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Show GOOD JOKE ON DANISH KING Monarch Jumped Too Quickly to Con elusion That Eskimo Was Actuated by Loyalty. An umusing story of the king of Denmark's recent visit to Greenland was recently lold by M. .in guard of the Danish legation, to members of the Danish club iu London. As the royal yacht was approaching Greenland a dark speck became visible on the open sea. It proved to be a solitary Eskimo In bis little caynk (native ennoe). The Eskimo came 'on board and his loyalty in having braved the perils of the sea In such a frail craft assured him the warmest of welcomes. wel-comes. The king presented him with a cigar and, what the, Eskimos most highly prize, n rill?. On landing, the king described tba incident to the Danish commissioner in Greenland and asked him who the man was. The commissioner, In accents of horror, hor-ror, replied: "The mini's on escaped convict, lie broke prison yesterday, stole a canoe and put to .sen. We thought he bad been drowned." |