The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-15
SUMTER. s. O.. WEDNESDAY APRIL l6 1908
DIVORCE COMES NEXT.
countess Gladys Tires of HUNGARY.
Signs for America.


Vienna, March 21.-Count T,ad,s.
laps Szechenyi and his bride who was
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, OF New York
city. We're interviewed here tolay at
their Oermezoe country seat.
The countess looked i'll at ease and
rot In the best of health, AMI seemed
to drea'i the prospect of entering up,n
the dull Hungarian country life.
The interview took place in the par
ior Of the royal suite a. the Hote,
Bristol, Of this city. which the szeche.
| nyis are occupying.
Countess Gladys wore n white
morning robe, claborately Trimmed
with lace. The pretty pink Of the
checks. that made her look so youth
full when a girl in Newport and New
York, has faded away, and she seem.
cd to be extraordinarily nervous.
| In Contrast to his young bride,
Count Ladislaus looked hale and
hearty and kept on smoking one ci :.
garette after another.
The smoke became so thick in the
course OF the conversation that It
made the countess cough whereupon
she begged her husband to throw
await his cigarettes.
Asked about their plans for the fu.
ture, Count Ladislaus said:
II am going to Budapest tomorrow
and expect to arrive in our domain
Il Oermezce On Ap,il s. I will he
lack in Budapest in May. The INC nth
Of June I will spend in Vienna, and
the London season will find me there,
If course
Apparently the c"uutess was includ.
ed in the IT." but with the egotism of
the European husband, who regards
himself as his wife's master and
keeper, Count Ladislaus did not bother
even to intimate that his wife was to
te Of the party.
Il first intended to spend the whole
summer on my estate" he continued,
but on second consideration. my wife
might not like it--she might be lone
some in our far-away home, end
Laughing boisterously and even some
what sarcasti,ally) being only Just
married must play the gallant, must
l not? Yes, the gallant husband. like
an American" he added. still laugh
ing.
"And the gallant American you will
have to remain" said the countess
decidedly. Hear what say?Lthe
gallant American; I won't have any
other kind of husband"
The countess, growing suddenly Sc
iious, then remarked: IT tried my
hardest, but it seems impossible for me
TO learn Hungarian. No, I can't" and
signing deeply she added: That's
why 1 have taken such a dislike to
Hungary" The countess sighed
again and exclaimed abruptly. as
If moved to a sudden spirit of indie
rendence:
"Ah. I wish we could have remain.
cd in America!"
"Impossible!' cried the count quick.
ly. There I would be fifth wheel
on the wagon. a sort Of my wife's hus-
tand.' Maybe we will return to Amer.
lea by and by, but not until I have
made q, career for myself in ooli.
ltics."
"Pshaw, pOlitics!" cried Countess
Gladys. If you arc after politics you
can have your fill Of It in the United
States"
| The count threw up both hands
american politics." he exclaimed dis
cainfully. that's humbug. What ]
mean to do is to be a true son of my
Hungarian fatherland. to work in its
service and it's glory"
The words Hungarian fatherland'
seemed to strike the countess the
same as American politics" did her
husband. and after giving her husband
a half sarcastic, half raproachful look
she said with spirit in voice and ges-
ture:
"Well. for my part, America shall
always remain my fatherland."
After this excursion into politics
Countess Gladys talked charmingly of
Vienna.
"Vienna, to my mind, is the most
beautiful Of the worlds capitals" she
said. Il am enchanted by the gay lif.