The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-06

erssmust depend upon making their for tunes in the army or the church, the those of the former. But the girls have to depend upon getting rich husbands, or upon becoming nuns. There was. how ever bishop in the family who had made will to the effect that the interest or his fortune should be added to the prin-- cipal. and that. when this had increased to certain sum, one million forins snould be paid to each member of the Zboroy family. This division of the money was made during the present generation. But according to the will the heirs have only the usufruct, for the testator added to ms will several conditions. under which 1t became possible for an individual 10 loSe his portion. in which case it would be added to that of the others The condi- tons were: If a member Of the family should revolt against the reigning house or should aebture the Roman Catholic faith: or If female member of the fam fly should lead a disreputable life. You can readily imagine how closely the in terested members watch one another. A million is no trifie. To obtain such sum Is well worth an effort As soon as the Countess Blanca left the convent her family married her to the Prince Cagliari. whom you probably know by reputation He plays an important part in the poiit-
 T have had the honor several times of meeting him.
 Tn Vienna, I suppose, at court balls.
 
 lived fast-twice as fast as do men gen. orally, for he used night as well as day for this purposeJ When he married the Countess Blanca he was engaged In a very intimate liason with a MarchionesS Cai1ariva. who in her youth was known to circus frequenters under the name of Cyrene.' She pursued the choreographic art in which she excelled, until an Italian marquis was so kind as to present her with his coat of arms and soon after wards to shoot himself. This Marchion- ess Caldariya possesses magnificent palace in Vienna, which the prince. had transferred to her. He forgot even when he made the Countess Blanca his wife to send back the keys of the palace to the march.oness; yea, 1t is said that the beautiful Cyrene tied his cravat before he went to the nuptial ceremony. But Blanca shrank from the husband forced upon her. She was still child, and. to the day of her marriage, she could not realize the nature of the duties about to be imposed upon her. The prince could not, therefore, be happy with her. As soon as he entered the presence of his young wife, she was immediately seized with extreme nervousness. grew deadly pale and tainted. And this happened whenever they were alone The prince complained to everybody of his misfor- tune; he consulted physicians and asked the advice of experienced acquaintances, so that his family secret became widely known. It was decided that the young woman was subject to epileptic fits. A gallant man.. in such an unfortunate sit- uation, endeavors to bear his cross mag unanimously. But the Prince had fac totum-'a certain Benjamin Vajdar'-"
 At the mention of this name the young man bounded from his seat so that his head struck against the top of the con- ductor's box.
 What ails you? Do you want to fall?"
 'T dropped my cigar answered he, 'and tried to catch it.
 You almost jumped after 1t. Well. nfO fo aft ty ha oxrI arair of family. United. they make perfect devil. The Prince is a combination of wilfulness. sensuality, pride and revenge fulness, and the factotum has the brain, cunning and cleverness required to set all these bad qualities in motion. The Prince desired to be consoled by his for mer friend. but the beautiful Cyrene had been furnished with very good advice. She wished to make use of her power, and she did it. The Prince for the marchion- ess sake, heaped all possible humiliation upon his young wife. At last, to crown all. he brought divorce suit against her. This was the price at which the beau tiful Cyrene again received the Prince into favor. But I am convinced that the plan was worked out in Vajdar's brain. The adversary bases his claim upon the fact that the wife was subject to epleptic fits. do not admit this. That she is subject to spasms or convulsions at the approach of the Prince l earnestly be- lieve. I am not an epileptic. myself, and
  the habit of either biting or kicking, but when this Cagliari is near me I feel that my condition verges upon hydrophobid; my jugular veins swell, my chin trem- bles. and burn with a desire almost IT, repressible to come in contact with some bodys ribsr'
 Cousin Gabriel paused. Then, as if his imaginations oYerpowered him. he said:
 'The Holy See will probably render such judgment as will prevent the Prin- cess from marrying again. Now, think of this beautiful woman. banfshed by law from society condemned to long, appar- ent death, from which there Is no resur- rectlon. They deprive her of light and air. They say to her, You may laugh no more. hope no more; your face may not blush, your heart mas not beat, your soul may not dream. You must be a silent spectator when summer is fol- lowed by autumn, which has for you neither fruit nor flowers"
 At the close of this speech the lawyer saw that a sparkling drop had stolen from the listeners eye. This judgment had also been pronounced upon him in what he called his divorce suit. He also Is divorced from the world by society; he. too. Is dead. and his hopes are buried. To him, also it had been said: You must nevermore love, hope, dream; but notwithstanding this. you must be "a silent spectator when autumn follows summer!'
 Did anything fall into your eye?'
 Yes; some soot."
 Then he rubbed his eyes, and 1t was all over. The advocate continued:
 Now we are going to Rome to see whether or not the princess, by her per sonal pleading can influence her judges. If they are capable of human feeling, it will be impossible for them not to have pity upon her. The circumstances are now favorable to us. The Pope has ent- cred the field of reform; new men have taken the management of the Roman Curia; the old managers have lost their influence In Rome also the air of free dom is felt, and constitutionality begins to take root"
 "Ha, ha. ha, ha.
 "Why do you laugh?'
 q? I am not laughing. This smoke. af- tates my throat"
 You apear to suffer much from the smoke. Now 1t makes you cry, then it causes you to laugh. I rely entirely upon the promise of the Pope. You don't think that we, who, upon the unanimous res emnly unveiled the picture of Plus Ninth, are fools. If it is possible for the affairs of the Princess ever to take favorable turn, it must occur now. Although Prince Caglia1 used to be a persona grata in the Vatican, he has lost all influence throat? I fear but one single person this crafty Benjamin Vajdar., l met hlm in Venice, true. He would like to reach Rome before us, or at least to overtake us. If we can arrive there but one day earlier than he, we hays won the game. But I asked him whither he was going. He said. TO Milan 1 know for a cer- tainty that this was not. I fear that he is travelling with this train. How warm you must feel. Beads of perspiration stand upon your brow. Is my tobacco smoke troublesome to you? If I get that fv, hy de I xUil