Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-23

activity. She was the only child. and
after her parents death, two or three
years ago. there were no tics TO bind
her to AmNU'l. so she came over TO
Europe to ears her living as an English
gOVerness
After h.#Gr ono position IN Ger
many and Ta.,a,u .H Austria she came
nearly ycar Ja0 s. D act as gONerncss
IN the house OF Hungarian gentle
man named Holtuu Nokocsi whose resi-
douce vs. situated In the vicinity OF the
Xeudoy5lly family's estate OF Kesmet-
eCetcsy The NalSocsis belong so the
minor nobility Of Hungary ana have
long been on friendly terms with their
neighboiR. the Heudoyskys.
Count Sigismund Hcndos2ky met Miss
Manson for the first time on the OcCa-
sion Of a visit which he paid to the
NakOcsI family toward the end of last
year aud she Immediately attracted
his attention and interest. Miss Nan-
son Is a typical oriental beauty with
prominent features, dark complexion,
black flashing eyes, Jet black hair and
a fun, rounded, imposing figure The
young count fell in love with her at
first sight and soon Contrlved TO con-
Vey to her an intimatlon of his feelings,
The pcnnilees gOverneSs was pleased
and battered by hts attentions, and
secret communication was soon estab-
lished between the two lovers.
Their clandestine communication and
correspondence was continued for sew
cral months before either family had
the slightest idea OF what was going
ON. The Young count sent his letters To
the postOiliCe Of the nearest village
and Miss Manson utilized her free AZ
tcruOOus To- fetch them OFTEN the
young lovers would arrange meetings
IN the dense and almost impenetrable
forests Of kesmctecetcsy whore they
were secure from observation and de-
lection
one day however. they were seen to-
gcther and the inevitable consequences
eusued. Miss Manson was elected from
her situation and Count Sigismund
Hendovsky informed his father that he
intended to marry her The erect Of
this declaration may be well imagined
Count HCndoysky Sr. was enraged be-
yOnd measure and took energetic meas
urcs 10 prevent his son from commit
ting what he considered 20 be a colossal
act of folly II not a crime. Miss Nam
son took up her quarters In cottage
belonging to "a peasant I'm tho neighbour
hood who was heavily hribed by Count
Slgismund to admit his sweetheart ms
a lodger
Count Zendovsky, Sr.. first applied TO
the police to cXpel Miss Manson from
the country as an undesirable alien,
and when he was informed that this
could not be done without legal grounds
the old aristocrat instituted systematic
Inquiries with a view to finding ont
something discredltable about the
American girl one day detectives iu-
vaded her lodgings I'm the cottage dur
A.. a. "A l,nl al hon
belongings 20 ascertain from her docu-
ments and papers where she came
from, with whom she corresponded, and
80 forth This was a grossly Illegal
act, but the perpetrators could not he
traced and Miss Manson was powerless
TO exact retributou.
Using the Information obtained
from her letters the detectives
proceeded TO those places I'm Aus
trla and Germany whore Miss
Manson had formerly been govemcss,
while others crossed the Atlantic 10 in
yestieato hor antccedents IN New
York. Their combined efforts result
ed IN the discovery OF nothing more dis
crodltable than that Miss Manson was
the child Of parents I'm a low. class OF
society and a Jewoss, These two facts
did not suffice to bring about her eX-
pulsion from Hungary but they were
amply sufficient 10 strengthen Count
2cndovsky. Sr, IN his conviction that
she was an entirely impossible person
NJ far as his sons marriage was con-
Cerned.
Finding that It was impossible to eX-
pei her he approached the peasant and
offered him n heavy bride 10 eject her
from her lodgings, The peasant, Sec
Ing an opportunity NJ doing good bust
ness reported the fathers Offer 10 the
son. and the two counts outbld one an
other successfully for time until
Count Sgismund found that he could
not outsell his father, and Miss Manson
Was elected from her lodgings The
old count exerted his influence through
out the whole neghborhood 10 prevent
Miss Manson from finding accommoda-
ton and ultimately she was Obliged 70
beat a retreat and went TO Budapest
10 await developments.
The dispute eliminated I'm bitter hat
red between father and son. and open
war was declared between them Count
Siglsmund left his home and proceeded
TO Budapest with the declared object
OF making the necessary arrangements