Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-12

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accept a position in the Cabinet, and
as it is we'll known that Austria, de.
sires the backing of the American
Government to enable her to over.
come the opposition of France to
her alliance with Germany, or, it is
whispered, with a kingdom farther
south, it is not unreasonable to in
fer that he has come to the United
States on special, If secret, mis-
sion.
"The Prince was the subject of
lively interest on the boat and OF
much speculation, but he took his
meals in his suite and walked they
deck only in the company of his
secretary.
He is a man of striking appear
anee, quite six feet in height, with
spare erect figure, fine features,
and hardly looks his sixty years,
in spite of his white hair"
Then followed a brief biography.
which Illustrated the efficiency of
the newspaper "morgue," for the
statesman's reputation was, so far,
wholly European:
prince Moritz Franz Ernst Felix
Won Hohenhauer was born October
9Th, 1862, on his ancestral estate
in what was then known as Galicia.
His mother was a princess OF the
House OF Schwarzenberg. He has
been the head of his own historic
house for the last forty years, and
has one son and two daughters.
His wife, member of the Kalnoky
family, died several years ago.
'Hohenhauer' was one Of those al
most unbelievably vast estates of
sixteen million acres possessed by
a few of the Austrian noblemen I'M
der the old regime. In spite of the
fact that Prince Hohenhauer was
one OF the greatest landlords in all
Christendom he was a liberal in
politics from the first and the au.
thor OF several Of the reform laws
in behalf of the people which from
time to time were forced upon the
most conservative monarch in Eu-
rope. He was in sympathy With
the revolution and offered his sery-
ices at once to the new Govern
.ment. They were declined, and
he retired to Switzerland, where
he has an estate near st. NORTH,
and, it is understood, considerable
money invested. His vast estates
in what is now Poland were confis-
Gated. but he was one of the
'wealthiest men in the Empire and
lis said to have transferred i'm
sums to the United States
before the war"
Clayering dropped the newspa-
per. Liberal in politics. Immense
sums invested in the United States.
Judge Trent. There could be no
possible doubt as to who the man
was. The floor seemed unsteady
for a moment
And yet there was as little doubt
that Mary zattiany had long SINCE
ceased to care for him. That vas
over fifteen or sixteen years ago ,
They had known each other in
later years. both equally indiffer,
entst to the other and to the past.
g. Yes =. :. but she had
then com pletely lost the beauty
and the charm that had enthralled
hins While. he was still a man in
his prime, who. with that appear
ance. no doubt had other young
and beautiful women in his life.
Me may or may not have heard
Of the metamorphosis. At all
events they had been political al
lies He would call on her as
matter of course And possibly
out OF more than politeness: he
may have brought her an impor-
tant message. Or he might find
it expedient to confer with her on
his present mission. That he had
come on an important mission did
not admit Of doubt; but at least
he had not gone to her at once.
His interest in her, so far, was still
impersonal.
Clavering had too much of the
arrogance Of youth and he was
too sure of Mary Zattiany's love
for hfmelf, to be apprehensive Of
the charms of man of sixty, but
he was invaded by a nameless and
almost sicKening fear. He had
very swift and often very sure intu-
itions, and he was shaken oy
premonition that in some manner,
which, in his ignorance of the facts
he was unable to deine,1 this mans
presence in America BODIED no good
to himself
But Clavering was also man
of swift decisions and resource
and he knew this was no time to
lose his head, or even to play
waiting game. And he must tread
warily. Impulsive as he was by
nature he could be as wary as
Red Indian when wariness would
serve his purpose. He called up
Mr.. Dinwiddie on the telephone
and asked if he might see him at
once. 1t was only half past nine
and Mr.. Dinwiddie was just finish
ing his breakfast in bed, but be
told his fayorite cordially TO come
along"