The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
TERMS OF
PERF|D|OUS COUNT
COUNTESS CASTELLANE WEEPS
CONSTANTLY OVER HUS-
BANDS FAITHLESSNEsS.
CAUGHT HER HUSBAND
And Actress Friend at Rendezvous.
--Divorse Will XIII Political
Ambitions of Count
Boni.

Paris, Feb. Count Bons ennis
saries are still labor,ng TO effect the
/ Counts restoration to his wifeis es-
teen but unsueces sfully SO far. The
/ Countess continues 10 decline to re-
ceive visit from the Count or TO dis
cuss terms. OF reconciliation, The
Countess has been prostraied by the
scandal and weeps almost constantly
! lsCbbing Historically. The Countess
does not permit her children our of her
! s ght and thus far she has not seen
any member of Count Boni's family
and refuses all oyertures for family
council,
! Count Boui also Is grief stricken and
! finally realizes that crisis has ar
| rived in his domestic affairs that can
not be glazed over like his former
peccadilloes. He Is willing to make any
and every concession if the Countess
| viii agree to overlook his lat indiS-
erection and consent to reconciliation
Separation and threatened divorce
menace the Counts political future
for without his wifes financial assist
ance the Count would be unable to
raise funds to prosecute the campaign
for reelection AS majority Of his
constituents are Catholics who have
horror of the particular offense OF
which the Count is accused, he viii
find 1t difficult to be reelected IL his
constituents learn of the scandal. I'M
less the affair Is dragged through the
courts there Is no chance of all his
constituents discovering the Count 4
indiscretion. because all of the Paris
papers which are prined in French
have suppressed the story out OF re-
gard for the Counts father. who u
exsraordinwriiy popular hi ell circles
OF society An intimate friend OF the
Count and Counters, who had seen
both today. said to the Associa'ee
Press tonight.
Plan for Reconciliation.
Negotiations for reconciliation
are progressing slowly, but neyerthe
less satisfactorily. Ii will take about
two weeks to arrange the affair; but
IIlcHuiy utlShaHuihS - S"tN " -
reached"
Mare Cruppi persists in refusing
To discuss the Cdstellane case on the
plea that professional etiquette de-
mands silence. One of his assistants
shed some light on the matter.
II am persuaded that there will he
no divorce. Attempts are now being
made to bring about an agreement
he raid The Countess has not yet
changed her determination TO procure
"A divorce She even declares herw III
ingncss to provide an Income OF 30OOo
francs a year for her husband which
would enable him to live"
"Who was the Baroness who wrote
the anonymous letter to her that pre-
cipitated the present estrangsment?
Maitre Cruppl's assistant was asked.
He did not reply Immediately. bu'
finally said: u don't know. What Is
certain Is that If the Baroness acted
as she did from motives OF revenge
she has achieved her object.
Won't the Count, who is candi-
date for the Chamber in the impend
ing general election be embarra ssed
for campaign funds If there IS a di
vorce?"
Yes. the Counts campaign cost p
large sum, but there will be no di
vorce The Countess adores her hus
band and will forget and forgive Even
tually she will remember only th
happy days she has passed with her
husband"
Nevertheless, If a divorce oecurs
will the Counto return to New York
to live?T
1T is very probable
Shameful" Cries Countess.
For a long time society had beer
gossipng freely about the Counts In
fatuatiOn. The coup de theatre a.
tonished nobody. II was f1reseen thai
Il would occur. | have been INFORMED
that the receipt Of the Anonymous
letter almost stupefed the Count ss-
After recovering she dashed TO the /
fatal farewell rendezvous like ma
woman and when she found th /
couple together her grief was over /
n is shameful II Is shame /
ful,' the Counties cried Then he sob.
chOked further utts-snce- In th'
evening after the terrible Gene slt
said To a friend with whom she hat
.aken refuge: I cannot longer iiv
with Bon. and oh. 7 bava loved hin
% much. and she loves hiuu STILL Tor
nay be sure"