The herald., 1893-05-02
"STILI, | AM THE COUNTESS. !"
A Stern Chase That Was a Long
Chase.
Countess Vera Hastings de Henr0it at
Last Unearthed.
She Did Not Come TO BinckmaiI John
Brsdbury-soms Spicy Charges by
the Blonde Beauty = VIII
Not Be BluRed.

81 came TO Los Angeles because loved
Mallory. loved him fondly, the
dear boyl' So spoke the Countess de
Henroit to a HERALD reporter last night.
The reporter found her, after long
search, at 104 South Los Angeles street,
at Mrs. Williams' apartment house.
The countess ia rather petite person
OF the beaute de diable order. Her
yellow hair was twisted into an empire
knot on the top OF her head last night,
and she wore an artistic tea gown of pale
lavender elk. OF course she wore the
historic black pearl ring.
My love now has fed," she contin-
ued. 81 will trust man no more. NAL
| lory, my Mallory, came to my apart
ments here this evening with a
detective, and told me to go
away-told me that was trying to
blackmail him. NY love has turned TO
hate; my life is blighted.
you can say that the marriage en-
gagement between Mr.. Bradbury and
myself is broken" she went on. ''This
will be surprise to many society people
in San Francisco who had extended
their congratulations on our engagement.
do not desire to marry any man who
does not want me.
81 came here to sac Mallory, as l
always call the dear boy, and to explain
to him that l was not responsible for
what has been published, but that they
had originated in the brain of young
cocaine fend at the Palace hotel who
had caused me great deal of trouble.
/ have not the slightest intention of
blackmailing Bradbury. He is a sweet
boy, and we were great chums. All the
world and myself expected that he was
going to marry me, but as he says he
didn't mean to do SO, why of course he
won't.
So much has been said about Mr..
Bradbury layishing Jewels on me that it
is time my story was told. Mr.. Brad
bury certainly gave me
SOUVENIRS OF OUR LOVE,
but the world does not know that I Law
ished Jewels on him, and that he wears
magnificent pair of gold chain sus-
penders studded with rubies and dia-
monds. He has also many other articles
of costly bijouterie such IS gold pocket
books, gold match boxes and also coin
purses. His jewelled garters are superb.
Many other costly things gave to him.
81 have paid my own bills at the Pal
ace and elsewhere, and not only that.
but have paid Mr.. Bradbury's bills
also at the Palace for meals. 1 have
never received any money from him, but
on the contrary, l have loaned him
money, and there are people here in
The trouble with Mr. Bradbury was-and
one of my pet names for him was
"Troub ble"--thatj he was constantly
boasting that he was the lover of the
ViscountesB de Henriot. | have bum
dies of kilograms from him, in which he
signs himself Trouble" and called
me his own sweetheart, the sweetest one
on earth"
AND THE COUNTESS LAUGHED
Sweetly and picked up half-smoked
cigarette with a pair of curling tongs
and resumed her tale.
"The great trouble with the dear,
sweet boy ia that he is too easily led.
am satisfied he was deeply in love with
me, but his relatives could too easily
persuade him. His guardian, | under
stand, has been rather severe on him.
and, as q consequence OF the in fiuence
brought to bear on him, he has chosen
to deny our engagement. II you were
in society, YOU would have heard of our
| o.~o0apoant And tho ool1utaaa, owe.
brows were raised supefciliously.
81 was never told to leave the Palace
hotel. All of my things are
in my apartments there now,
and l shall return there
for few DAYS and then leave for Mex
leo. rst met Mr.. Bradbury in Paris,
and he cocld testify to my social stand
ing there. | brought letters TO the best
people in San Francisco, and ae [ have
money Of nv own, there ia no earthly
reason why I should resort to such a
vile business as blackmail / consid-
cred that Mr.. Bradbury made a dis
turbance by coming to my room after
midnight, at the Hollenbeck but
I was not to blame for it,
was very fond OF John then, and my
life has been blasted by what has been
said. I still insist that
IAN THE v1scoUNTEss DE HENRroT,
and was born Of French and Russian
parents on my grandmother's planta-
ton near Charleston. Now, don't you
bad reporters be too hard on poor me.
Why should you all say such horrid
things about nae? Be nice to me for
my sake"
Aud with charming smile and cour-
tesy, the dainty vision of silk, laces
and diamonds disappeared within the
sacred recesses of the sleeping chamber