The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26

The Counts experiences continued Before hs
had been in Berlin month, it was noticed thai
Princess Victoria Margharita, the daughter o.
Frederick Leopold OF Prussia. trembled anC
blushed whenever the handsome Count wal
nearby.
Under date of October 1s1o the Count writes
in his diary:
why am fated to be 80 loved by ladies' thai
] cannot marry Woe Is me- That charming
little Victoria MarghaTita has fallen in love with
me, and am as cold stone whenever am
with her My father has ordered me to return
TO Augsburg. / fear the worst"
The heart-breaker was absent from Berlin for
four months. In the meantime the Princess Vic
toria Margharita wept IN secret and sn1led In
public. She was true Princess Royal She
wore the Counts picture in gold locket In a
chain around her neck. 1t was very sad.
When the Count returned from his exile, the
Princess Victoria Margharita was absent
from Court, recovering her spirits The Count
met no reproachful eyes, but he did meet Doro-
thea Of Brunswick. and Marie Louise Of Buckle
bourg. The Princess Dorothoa was beautiful
The Counts beauty, his wit, his soldiely car
riage captiyated her, and her heart Joined those
already attached to the Counts belt
At the same time the Princess Marie Louise
found the Counts attractions only too great, and
she grew to hate Dorothea at the same time that
she grew to love the Count.
Under date Of June. 1911, the Count writes in
his diary: 1.-TWO more hearts hang on my belt.
Would that l were a Prince Royal 80 that
might let these adorable Princesses adore me.
This double tragedy was too much for the
beartbreaker. He secured leave OF absence from
his military duties.
But the worst was yet to come! The Royal
Princess Victoria Louise. the leading lady of the
whole German Empire, aged nineteen, saw the
returning exile. and crack! zipp! went her royal
heart
you cannot love the Count. He Is not OF royal
blood stormed the Kaiser.
Il do love him. and his blood is good enough
for me. He belongs to the leading branch of the
Fugger family" said Victoria Louise.
"IIe is descended from mediatized duke and
although he is entitled to eat at the same table
as ourselves, you cannot marry him He has not
money enough" waB the Kaiser's ultimatum
And so the Crown Princess's heart was broken
and still is broken. Her father sent her away
for long cruise on the royal yacht.
And now comes most curious and most
interesting part Of this story = the part PLAYED
by Miss Nancy Lelshman, the Ambassadors
youngest daughter. When the Count saw that
the Princess Royal was falling in love with him
he said, "My fatal enchautment works again! l
must take drastic measures"
: So, II you please, he began paying court tn
Miss Leishman! He called steadily at the Anar.
ican Embassy during March. He danced. rnde
skated with her. But this did not save himI n
only made the Princess Royal furious with Mies
Leshman! Came court ball at the palace. Tba
four discarded Princesses were there-Victorja
Louise Marie Louise, Dorothea Victoria and Vic.
tora Margharita Miss Leishman also was there
The Count gave his first dance to the American
Dollar Princess!
The Princesses were angry beyond words. TIL.
Deauulul Fllncess OF fleSS WAS present. The
royal foursome sought her out and asked her
advice. They adore the beautiful Princess. She
said:
MY dears, you have the right to demand +bet
the Count dance with you. Command tbat hs
divide all the remaining dances between Vori9
And they did The poor Count of fatal anchat
ment had to devote the whole night to the royaJ
Prlncesses!
Nothing daunted the Count went to the ska+
ing rink the next day. The four Princesses wers
there and demanded that he skate exclusiyev
with them! Miss Leishman was there, but not
once could the Count skate with her.
Always the royal quartet took council with tba
Princess Of Pless. They formed club to ostracize