The Washington times., 1923-12-29

his estate In Switzerland, where
he has been staying, and to act in
some advisory capacity. That
means, we think here, that he will
soon have the whole thing in his
hands. The first step he took was
to pay visit to Bavaria and have
a conference with Count L., aad
no doubt you will surmise what
that means. He went incognIto,
however, and few people even here
in Vienna know of that visit, much
less the rest Of Europe. Very
shortly he goes to America, wheth-
err for reasons connected with his
sudden interest in Bavaria, have
: no means Of knowing, but osten-
sibly because his New York law.
yers demand his presence in regard
to the large sum of money he in-
vested in the United States. The
government makes no objection to
this journey, as you may imagine.
for they know they can depend
on him to spend It in the cause OF
Austria-under his leadership
Imagine what 1t win mean to have
the income Of several million
American dollars rolling In to be
exchanged for Austrian kronsn!
Or the capital, IL he thinks the end
Justifies Il.
No doubt you WIN see him, for he
always had the greatest respect
for your opinion-was It not you
who advised him to sell out prHc-
tically everything he possessed,
except the land in Galicia, and in
vest It In American have no.
doubt he will coDfide In you and
ask your advice. You have a won
derful flair for politics. dea-
Marie, and you know what we an
expect Of you. Hurry. hurry and
come back to us. We need you in
thousand ways. But what a rest
that sojourn In the gay and
brilliant and rich city Of New
York. must have given You.
It is both wonderfuIand saddening
to read Of the almost unbeliev.
able contrast TO our poor Vienna.
But they are generous. The sec
ond cheque from your Vienna
Fund came yesterday. DO lecye
the oeuvre in reliable and SYM
pathetic hands, dear Marie, so
that It may go on until-well,
God only knows when"
Mary read this portion Of the
letter over twice, the serenity
OF her, face routed by a frown.
OF course she had expected to
meet this man in the future,
indeed had had a very definite
idea Of playing his cards imrne-
diately upon her return to vi
emma. But thar ne should come
here! Now. That was another
matter. She had succeeded in
dismissing the past. and she re.
scented this dark reminder. Well,
she could refuse to see him, and
possibly he would not arrive
until after her departure. And
then she sighed again. The fn.
fifty OF attempting to travel
through even one brief cross-sec-
ton of life on a straight line!
Her luncheon was brought up
to her and when It was finished
she answered her letters and set.
tied down to the latest novel
Of ono OF her new friends. But
Cora Dwight was announced and
she put the book aside with a
sensation Of pleasant anticipation.
She liked no oEe better, Of her
new American acquaintances, and
had made no objection when CLAW
ering had asked her to let him
confide his engagement to Cora
Dwight alone. He felt that he
owed her the compliment chow
he was to obtain the forgiveness
Of Mrs. Oglethorpe was a thought
he dared not dwell on). and Mary,
little disposed as she was to init
macies, had felt q certain release
In speaking Of her engagement to
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