The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

fathers estates. allowed her to appear
with him when he could prevail upon
her TO do so, Then they twittcd and
tauntcd her and. mocked her In all the
| more beautiful than any court beauty
OF them all. and they hated her for that.
She had n good mind, and they hated
heart. and they hated her for that
But your father resented this?'
She nodded Duel after duel he
fought. man after man he Killed. thanks
TO his love for her and his manhood. He
would not release what he loved He
would not allow his class to separate
him from his choice. But the women /!
Al. be could not fight them, So I have
hated women. and made war them all
my life. My father could not piacate
his emperor. SO, in short that scicn-
tihc.. experiment ended in misery-and
me-"
The room had grown DINNER The
sun was sinking as she talked There
was silence, | know. for long time be-
Tore she spoke again.
In time. then, my father left his es-
tates and went out 10 a small place in
the country. but my mother-her heart
was broken. Malice pursued her Those
who were called her supcriors would not
let her alone. Sec he weeps, my father
as he thinks OF these things.
There was cause, then. 10 weep. For
nwo years. they tell me. my mother wept.
THEN she died. She gave me. baby, to
r9, ner friend. % a woman OF her village
mas been my mother ever since. She
has been the sole guardian | have known
all my life. She has not been able TO do
with me as she would have liked
You did not live at your own homo
with your father2'' | asked.
For time / grew up. But my
by The loss Of the woman he had loved
and whom lie had brought into all this
erdelty. She had been so lovable. SO
mother, So they sent me me away r1s ''te to
France, 10 the schools ! grew up j pre-
sumo proof In part OF tho excellence, Of
! was beautiful animal!"
The contempt. the scorp, tho pathos
the whole tragedy OF her voice and
bearng-were such as ] cannot set down
on paper. and such as / scarce could
endure TO hear. Never In my life be-
iore nave | felt such pity for n human
being, never so much desire TO do what
/ might in sheer compassion.
But now. how clear II all became to
me! ] could understand many strange
things about the character Of this singu-
lar woman, her whims. her unaccount-
able moods, her seeming carelcssness
yet withal. her dignity and sweetness
and air Of breeding-abovc all her mys-
teriousness. Let others Judge her for
themselves. There was only longing in
my heart that ! might find some word
OF comfort. What could comfort her?
was not life; indeed, for her TO remain
But Madam said l. at length. you
must not wrong your father and your
mother and yourself. These two loved
You are the result Of n happy marriage.
You are beautiful. you are splendid. by
that reason.
Perhaps. Even when I was Is I was
beautiful she mused II have heard
runlors Of that But ! say 10 YOU that
then | was only a beautiful animal. Also.
heart all the malice which my mother
never spoke. 7 felt i'm my soul the wish
TO inture women. TO punish mon. 10 tor
ment them, To make them payi To set
was nv ambition ] had not forgotten
tnat, when I first met you when | first
Deard of-hcr. the woman whom YOU
love. whom already in your savage strong
way you have weddcd-the woman whose
vows I spoke with hcr-I-. Helena Won
Ritz. with history such as mine!
swiftly; "rse-go cannot now speak
before you. Leave us alone until
call"
obedent as though he had been The
child and she the parent, tho old man
rose and tottercd fccbv from the room.
There are things q woman can not
say In the presence Of parent, she
said; turning TO mo, Her face twitchedi::
why should you? There Is nor need.
"Ah. ] must. because it is fair" said
would pay my wager
After time she turned her face
straight toward mine and went on With
tho old splendid bravery.
80 now. YOU see. when I was young
and beautiful | had rank and money ]
had brains. I had hatred for men.
had contempt for tho aristocracy. My
heart was peasant after all. My prin-
ciples were those OF the republican.
Thwarted. distorted. wretchcd. unscn-
pulous / did what ! could To make hell
for those who had made hell for us. J
have set dozens Of men by the cars. !
have been promised in marriage TO !
know not how many a dozen men have
fought to the death in duels over me.
For each such death | had not even a
thought The more troubles | made, the
happier | was. oh. yes. in time ] be-
came known had a reputation: there
is no doubt OF that
But stu the organized aristocracy
had It's rcvenEe-it had It's will OF me.
had to my mother. an imperial order.
In punishment for my iancies and va
garies. ! was condemned to marry a
certain nobleman. That was the whtm
Of the new emperor Ferdinand. the de-
generate. He took tho throne when
was but l6 years OF age. He chose for
mo n degenerate mate from his OWN
sort" She cholIcd now.
"Did you marry him.?
She nodded. "Yes. Debauche. rake,
monster, degenerate, product OF that
y
was obliged 10 marry him. q man three
times my age! / pleaded. | beggcd.
was taken away by night; was-l
was-thcy say / was married TO him.
For myself. I did not know where was
or what happened. But after that they
said that / was the wife Of this man. a
sot a monster, the memory only OF man
hood Now. indeed, the revenge of the
aristocracy was Ccmplete!'
She went on at last In voice Icy cold.
81 0ed one night back to Hungary, For
a month they could not nnd me. ! was
stnI young, | saw, my people thcn ao !
had not before l saw also the mon
arches Of Europe All. now ] knew what
| oppression meant! Now knew what
class distinction and special privileges
meant, ] saw what ruin il spelling
Tor our country what 1t VIII spell for
your country, il they ever come to rule
| here All then that dream came 10 me
which had come TO my father. that beau
| iifuI dream which justified me in every
thing | did. My friend, can it-can it
| in part Justify mc-now?
FOR the FIRST time. then, resolved to
| live! ] have loved my father ever since
| that time. ] pledged myself TO continue