The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-09
TITLE FOR BAIT.
How Connt Pappenheim is Fish
ing for . Fortune.
ssu Ymk word

The Uoftef Of Uxfg - not To- GUY e<1A
In the mstrImoni~i engagement OF the
beautiful Miss Wheeier and Coans Pap
rrnhesm. Young Richard n. Elliott. who
was commissioned 10 buy title for tie
yoanr lady, has suddenly entered quiet
protest against his sisser-in-law marrying
th~ haDdsome Bzvarian count
This piece 81 news has just reached the
wheelxr household By letter ard has
stirred up IN ocean OF domestic troable-
Young Elliott gives good reasons. TOO. for
his action. While securing the continent
on his quest he discovered some peculiar
things sbont the count
The information regarding the counts
private character. young Elliott writes, vas
gained nc Msnseh. Here the Bavarsan
nsbieman has q suits Of rooms, hand
somely furnished. which he occupies while
attending the Bavarizu parliament. OF
which be IL member. II Is daring the
sessions and occasionally at either seasons
OF The year that the count pays the gar
and festive bachelor 70 perfection Young
Elliott gives vivid PEN picture oil the
counts life. the fun particulars Of which the
s.bicky Birds have not yet diselosec. bat
enough has been given 70 show that the
count has been concerned In various affairs
not of political nature. In addition 10 ali
this. young Elliott writes. tho number OF
bills floating In the air. 70 which the
counts Eame ~ on the debtor side. Is
something awful. In other places, too. the
inquisitive agent has found similar state
of things, only on smaller scale. Young
Elliott also writes that he has found the
1000 acres which the count owns. that
oae-hslf Of the estate Is Of no value. and
The other half not much better But this
wonla not be so bad, Elliott declares, il
there we're no such things as mortgages
and the like. and il II from these that the
estates suffer. The inquisitsvc young corn
missioner ssoat'y denies the existence OF
fhe large rental rolls upon which the count
Ia wont TO dwell SO eomriaceatly.
Elliott accuses him OF seeking the ALI
snee for the money there il I'm il. and as
this would Affect him as well ~ the rest Of
the family. Richard has called halt and
asserts that he viii not psowi around any
longer for . title.
A bomb In the Wheeler household
couldn' 4 have caused greater surprise or
ccmmetion- Infatuated with the idea OF
marrying into family whose blood Is blue
and nearly ten centuries old, The Wheelers
adhere To their original estimate of the
counts character. They believe that into
Young EIgioft's ears the counts enemies
have persist<ntly drumnsed stories deroga-
tory of Miss Wheeler lover.
lie Is gay batehelos, we admit. but not
= roue. dryiy remarked q member OF the
Wheeler family day or so ago.
As might naturally he expected. such
budget al news has caused . rupture. but
II In between the wheelers and their abb
sent relative. aud does not n vet Affect
the counts standing socially. Elliott has
fallen into disrepute, and old Mira Wheeler
has declared that the marriage will come
of just ~ soon ~ the prospective bride
gSoons's title IN forthcoming. To secure
this title now ii viii be necessary 10 send
another aernt across the water. and ~ .
consequence the nuptiais will be deferred
an indefinite length OF time.
II IL this kick Of voung Elliott which
was tho real cause Of the postponement.
1T was not the money but Dicks kick
that Fixed us. eoniound himw said an ex-
cited member of tho family today
Pappenhesm II white with rage from the
disclosures. and II "Dicky" were on this
side os the Atlantic there might be lively
NH. The count doesn't say much about
bis money now, bat he does object 10 the
way in which his character has been de-
molished. Nothing lsat the successful
landing oi the prize will now assnage the
griet or quen the anger OF the gentleman
who is tashing Tor n bride with a title for
halt
This denouement, OF course. Is intensely
amusing TO the cxquisites Of PhiladeIphia's
49,, and they are nudging each other in the
ribs and are having quiet laugh at the
count
The family has openly declared itself In
different 10 the newspaper notoriety attend
iHg the engagement
We expect ID. /" said = member of the
household today. IL has always occurred
In The marriages OF American girls with
foreigners. We would be very foolish 10
take any notice whatever Of anything that
may appear in print"