The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-24

From time to time reports drifted TO I
America OF their summer pilgrimage
They we're entertained ia London by +.
Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw re-
then visited the ambassador at his
country place. Wrest Park. Later they
were said to be az Carlsbad for the
season. Then the messages had them
cruising on European waters.
This went on until nearly the end OF
August Miss Gladys was q on the
gath OF that month Mrs. Vanderbilt
cahled an order 20 open The Break
ers. her Newport home. and she and
her daughter started for New York. ar
irving on Sept. IS.
when Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss
Gladys reappeared at Newport. their
presence seemed 20 crystalize vague
rumors that had beenN coming from
Europe The gist OF these was that
Miss Vanderbilt had fallen In love, in
the good old way. with a foreign noble
man. and that, Vanderblt-like, she
would brook no opposition when she
had decided % have her own way
Nothing was d be learned o. the
~noblemau's identity. There was not
an lnkling Of what had actually hap
pened 20 Miss Vanderbilt during her
trip 20 Europe. Certain Austrian Of.
hcials IN this country are authority
for the story. They say Miss Wander
bIt met Count Laszio Szechenyi-they
called s. So she-nye-in Salisbury. a
continental watering place. md that
they had fallen in love With each other
in short order. The counts relatives
were told OF q and Miss Vanderbilt
was invited 90 come To the mid-sum-
mcr TO the home 90 the Szecheuyi FAM
ny. in the district OF Horprock's, Hun,
gary.
Al a family gathering there, So the
story runs, the young American heir
ess was formally bethrothcd under
the laws of Austro- Hungary. Then
Miss Vanderbilt resumed her journey.
Count SEechenyi's appearance Ira
Newport started the rumora az Miss
VandCrblts romance again with few
I crish persistency.
In the young noblemon who WAS
Mrs vanderbilts guest az The Break.
ors. Miss Gladys Napdorbilts friends
SAW "a quiet. aGablo young maU ol 2N.
whose dark complexion suggested "a
Magyar origin MANY eye Thought be-
Looked like yOunE Robert Walton Goe.
lot. with whom Miss Nundcrhilts
name had already been associated.
The chief difference was that the
count wore a small black musiache
with thc ends turned up Ike the Em.
peror Williams.
The engagement announced. every
one So repeating
Who Is Count S1ccbouyi2
His full name is tadislaus SEcche
nyi Won saryar und Felso Nidel 1895
family IS OF the oldest in Austria.
Hungary Although a count by right
the title does not mean more than au
honor conferred on an men OF his
class, iust as an the IONS of the Sac
chenyi family are chamheriains In the
imperial court Of Austria. Hungary oy
birth. and the senior member holds I.
seat Ia the upper branch OF the Hun
garian parliament.
So far as lineage goes. probabi!
none OF che titled foreigners vbo hav,
married American women can hoas.
Of a longer line uf ancestors than
count Szechonyi BESIDES his family
tree. that OF the duke OF MARLBOROUGH
who married Miss Consuelo Wander
hnt, Is the veriest sapling Coun
5 dc Castollano. former husband Of Mis.
Anna Gould. might compare with ma
S~zcchenyis Ia pride OF birth. for hi
family Is one 90 the oldest la Franc.
and their castle % Castellane ha
3 been IN the family for MANY centuries
The sEeehenyi name, however. SOC
back fully 1000 years The story o
Q the young man who Is 10 marry Mis-
e Vanderbilt began not later than 95'
He 90 the Magyars-wiid al
{ Vonturers descendants Of the ancieu
4 Scythians who Invaded Europe noi
Central Asia IN the ninth century an
oyerran Hungary and rransylvania.