The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 20, 1901, Page 1

months ago when the Es- ched the port of Vera 1 aristocratic-looking carrying a small d up to the ticket icket to Mexico v his last ime as if he mall sum re- t leave his ain he walked 1 registered as he 'said te e me a good room.” L nce did more than ce or absence of luggage, and there cntered mo thought into the hotel clerk’s mind that ‘he clagant stranger could be poverty ctricken. For a day or two the nobleman was served with the best that the hote! could afford. The land- lord felt honored whén he cuestioned him sbout the sfdresses of the most promi- ment Italiens in the city Bishop Averard! thoughtfully looked at & vistting card his cervent had jost hand- endic app strange lan E t ohure, by A He soon disco that he profes: poke wit end his knowledge of the tures was something thing rarely met this will of the genero Bishop Avers young gentl #2id he. “My home and m at your co 4. Remain with me for the prese trust me that a sultable position & 1" 1t 18 not £ that the Bishop was captivated w his guest, for had not this gentieman's great learning and abil- ity been demonstrated to him? Then did he not look the noble: to the very life? He wa nply magnificent to look at; 28 years of age, tall, graceful and ac plished in every concelvable manner. He was one of the falrest types of blonde, with great blue eyes that gave him the 100k of & saint or @ martyr, as the change of expression playcd over a countenance that was radiant. In a few days the Count was installed zs private secretary to & gentleman of great wealth who owned &n tmmense haclenda f ar the City of Mexico, This gentleman Senor Garcla BSisneros—recelved the range Count into his castle on recom. mendations from Bishop Averard, and at ~ S Paper not be taken from f‘r'ury, teee once made him Lis private secretary. The young man filled the position with great honor to himself and to the delight of Benor Blsneros, who found in the young nobleman & world of fine qualities to ad- and sespecttul devotlon of the Count. In had-read the same books; bonversed in religlon and statesmanship. So the bond . mire. The older man was something of all respects they were harmonious. Both ‘the same languages; traveled in the same ‘that entwined ' them -had -become ' very ‘talnly this was'a fault, particularly In a an invalid and he received the sympathy men had fought for their principl . CHIEF OP POLICE POMN ® ARRESTS THE DISGUITED COUNT ; both countries, and shared the same views in close indeed, DIvIZZA QUIETLY WED Hyf KNOWLEDGE OF THE /AFE COMBINATION Count Divizz.? Tiet the best people at the mianston at-which he lived; went into co- !clety .in that exclusive republi¢c, and was admired both by ladles and gentlemen altke. And why not? Was he not the friend and protege of the honorable Senor Sisneros? And did he not spend milijons in his own country and for the cause of €pain? . Of course he was a nobleman: in every word and act; why, his very ap- pearance and talents would take him to the foot of a throne. Such was the im- pression he left with all who met him, and such was the verdict all rendered him. He had ong fault, and only one. It was this: While he was the quintessence of politeness and courtesy to the ladles, his manner' was cold. Notwithstanding the ‘admiration that was flashed trom a huu- dred bewitching, eyes—and Mexico Is rull of them—no woman could say that the slightest feellng of warmth was ever ex- pressed for herself or her sisters by this magnificent specimen of manhood.” Cer- country where love s in the air, and DCTOBER 20™ 1901 where life is stale, flat and at war with itaelf without this unknown quality, with- out which heaven s hades and vice versa. Nevertheless in this gil important essens “=3 the baudsome Count was lacking. Of course there were surfiiises and suse picions of some fair divinity somewhere, whose soul held in thrall even the elusive love of a man far off among strange and beautiful women. But these whisperings were not tangible and the mystery re- mained unsolved, as the Count was well able to keep his own counsel. Things stood just so one lovely evening when the military band was filling the air with such music as might have drawn wild beasts from their lairs, so great was its charm. It did draw all the wealth and beauty of that music loving city within its enchanting sounds. All but the Count Divizza, whose carriage was nowhere to be seen. A psychic quiver seemed to shake the still, warm air, as if with some suggestion of calamity. The question was cn many lips: “Where Is the Count Diviz- 2a?” for this most Interesting of gentlee men had endeared himself to all with whom he came In contact, and on occa- sions such as this he was never absent. Very early in the evening Senor Sis- neros was seen to leave the circle and drive toward home. Soon after others fol- lowed. As they drove through the city mounted police were dashing in all direc- tions and before the nearest carriage could reach its destination it was told all over the city that the Count Divizza had robbed Senor Sisneros and escaped w'th $0,000 worth of old family jewels and $25,000 In cash. Consternation held the friends and admirers of the young Count dumb. For every one in that multitude belonged to either the one class or the other. Because of his ecgolness to the la- dles he had not earned the jealousy of the mien; and for the same reason he had not made enemles of the ladies, as he treated ail with equal courtesy. Mexico City slept little that night—the police and detectives not at all. The eity and country was searched as If by a cy- clone, and the (rain, that left a few mo- ments after the Count was last seen, was boarded at every station by local detec- tives. All in val not a trace of the man nor of the valuable plunder was anywhere to be found. Many there were who belleved that the Count In some mysterious manner was spirited away by the real robbers, and this, If true, would have been a rellef to the gentleman who trusted him so lme Continued on Page Thres,