Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
Vienna, Aug. IL.

Vienna, Aug. IL.
THB suicide of the handsome, the
rich, the noble Lieutenant Adolph
Won Hoffschneder has ceased to
be an enigma The mystery that puz-
zled smart society in Vienna and Paris is
no longer mystery. 1t is solved by
friends of the three beautiful originals
of the three photographs which stood on
the mantelpiece in the sitting room Of the
unfortunate young army officer, before
which he was standing-as developed at
the Coroner inquest-when he blew out
his brains
Those three photographs are repro
duced on this page-they serve to illum-
mate the story which accompanies them.
The originals are: Mile. Renouardt, one
of the chief beauties of the European
stage; Mile. Lorraine, another Paris
stage beauty of hardly less celebrity;
Countess Irma Potacka. the charming
member of an old Polish family whose
beauty has only recently brought itself to
the notice of Vienna society.
Lieutenant Hoffschneider was one of the
very first of the eligible bachelors in the
Vienna army set to fall before the fascina-
tons of the little Countess. This was
nearly year ago, before he had met either
Renouardt or Mile. Lorraine. She was
In every way suited to the position in
which the Lieutenant was able to place
wife. If she had yielded promptly to his
wooing there would have been no suicide
and no story.
"Comtesse,' he pleaded, have the com
mon humanity to end this suspense. Can't
YOU see that it is killing me by inches?"
"Ha, ha," she laughed. For dying man
you look very healthy-and so fine, SO
handsome, so braye!"
He could not see that the vivacious little
woman loved him, was merely prolonging
the delight of keeping him in Ignorance OF
the thoroughness of his conquest. He i'm
aeined that she was laughing at him, and
demanded, almost roughly:
win you marry me? 1t is the third
time that [ have placed my heart, my for.
tune at your feet. crave your answer"
Lovingly, but impishly, she made little
face al him in which he could see only
tine tmpishness. Before she could utter a
word. the foolish young man had rushed
angrily from the room, from the house. On
the following day, believing himself to be
deeply injured person, he was off to
Paris. swearing to forget perfidious Polish
beauties in whirl of gayety that would
sstonish even the Parisians
His very first evening Of mild amuse
ment led him to the theatre, where Re.
pouardt was playing. All. here was some
one who could make him forget the Iitt1e
dark sirens of Poland! He got himself
presented to the actress. He showed his
metal. Who were small fry French noble.
men to stand in the way of the head Of tho
ancient and most noble house of the Won
Hoffschneiders! He elbowed them ont If
the presence of Renouardt He even
challenged the perogative of an ,exiIed
Russian Prince-and got away with il
Penouardt found herself amused hv
the fiery young Austrian. Besides, he had
the price of many little jewelled trnkets
which she had long desired to add to her
collection of such trophies. She did not
oven mind the impetuousness of the Lien.
tenants love-making-so unlike the IN.
ceremonious French way. Also, it was 50
refreshing, his desire to make her his
wife!
Mile Renouardt." he would say several
times every night, after the play, you saw
that YOU like me. Is it not possible for YOU
IN love me enough to marry me? Other.
wise feel that l am not long for this
world
For a week or so Renouardt would
laugh heartily. only nalf believing that the
Young officer was serious.
put look how foolish she would saw.
"Foolish-foc!ish to become the wife OF
lieutenant Adolph Won Hoffschneider"-
and there the youth would choke with in
dgnation
"Oh- no. no. no--but no, no! You do not
understand | mean how foolish to marry
one man who will drive away all the
others. If I give myself to one man, the
others are hopeless; if l give myself to no
bodv then every man who loves me still
bos bope-and when they hope, they can
he so thoughtful, so nice!"
put I love you" at length the Lieuten
mt aid with fnality. Love like that is
-.ore than all else in the world. Madam
otseIle. is it not possible for you to love
re enough to marry me?"
Understanding now that he was abso
,.,+oiv serious, and would make her uuds
Ted mistress of his life, OF his estates, in