482 DISTINGUISHED MARKS OF HONOR. 



noted for its formality, but his missing baggage that had gone 

 astray seemed to press heavily on Roosevelt's mind. No sooner 

 had he been presented to the crown prince than he took the 

 prince's arm and said : " I want to tell you about my baggage." 

 The story was soon told, and it pur things at once on a general 

 good footing. 



Roosevelt seemed to have established two records at the royal 

 palace. The first was his dining there formally in a gray flannel 

 suit, and the second consists in the fact that he was the only 

 private citizen who ever put up there as a guest. To this had 

 been added a guard of honor at the palace. It was whispered that 

 some of the older aristocrats were not too well pleased with all this. 



The prince presiding at dinner in the evening as the king's 

 representative thanked Roosevelt for coming to that country, and 

 proposed his health, which was heartily responded to by those 

 around the table, who included the leading personages in the 

 kingdom, in court, parliamentary and scholarly life. 



THE COLONEL THANKS THE PRINCE FOR HIS HOSPITALITY. 



The Colonel in reply said he had received a cordial message 

 from the king, and thanked the prince for his hospitality. He 

 then proposed a toast to the king and the royal family of Den- 

 mark. 



At a reception given by Maurice F. Egan, the American 

 minister, at the legation, the former President met the diplomatic 

 representatives, the cabinet ministers and many persons prominent 

 in the various departments of public activity. By this time the 

 missing baggage had been found, and Mr. Roosevelt was thus 

 able to array himself in the conventional dress clothes. That 

 night Miss Ethel Roosevelt slept in the bedroom that is reserved 

 for the queen of England. 



With the crown prince, before dinner, the Colonel visited 

 Prince Waldemar and Prince Hans, who is an uncle of the queen 

 of England. 



" Perchance 'twill walk again. I'll speak to it, though hell 

 itself should gape and bid me hold my peace." 



