It was a most delightful, eerie nook,
undisturbed in its dust and ruin and
I very old. Marie loved it, and so did
the children. She spoke with enthu
siasm of it to the men of the province
that she met. A few days later, at
the palace In Bucharest, a delegation
presented Itself to her majesty, with
many formidable documents fop her
to sign. When the ceremony was at
an eml Jlarie was sole mistress of
Castle Bran! It has since become
her special refuge from the cares of
the court, and she has put it into
order with the greatest care possible,
keeping in every way the ancient ap
pointments intact.
The path that has had to he trav
eled since RMS has not always been
an easy one. The dream of genera
rons has been realized, and Rumania
as gathered hack to her nearly all of
| her lost children. But peace has been
! slow in coining and has been filled
j with harassing problems. When
! Marie reaches Amerirn she will tin
j doubtcdly lie the gracious and chat in
| ing woman, witty and brilliant, as
j well as the royal guest, and her stay
i at the legation here in Washington
will be filled with eventful occasions.
| But the thing she cares most about
she will achieve throughout the length
and breadth of the land. She wants
friends lor her country.
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