Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 224, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1924 — Page 10

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BEGTN HEBE TODAY A novelist, seeking nocturnal adventure. finds a girl in evening dress in Grosvenor Square. London. The girl Informs him that she has poisoned herself and wants to die. To all his pleadings she answers, “Go away." He asks a strange man to hail a taxi to take the girl to Middlesex Hospital. On the way to the hospital the girl fights to jump from the cab. Calling at the hospital early the following morning he finds the girl conscious and is assured of her recovery by the nurse in charge. The girl says she is Lady Grace Tarset of 216 Grosvenor Square and that her father is the Marquis of Goswyn. She sayo she has quarreled with her lover. Carlo Scarlati, pianist. The novelist promises to bring Carlo back to the girl. Calling at Searlati's hotel, the novelist learns that the pianist has gone to the Hotel ft perbe, Brussels. He calls at thi- home of Lady Grace and is grudgingly admitted to the sick room, where Lady Grace Is slowly recovering health. NOW GO ON WITH THK STORY EN the morning: she had had an interval of lucidity, for now she was again rather comatose. She did not at first seem to recognize me. though I pressed a lax hand and reminded her of the incidents of the nisht. It was only when 1 pronounced

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the name of Scarlati that she revived: “Oh, where is he?" she asked. “Where . . . yes, I remember you now. where is he?" “He's in Brussels. I’m going to him tonight.” “Oh. you must bring him back. 1 shail die if you don’t." I did not reply for a moment. She affected me now more than she had done before: it was not only her exf CONSWEO SICUILIOUS Harmless Laxative for the Liver and Bowels

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travagant beauty, but her limpness, her weakness, her complete forlornness. Again I had to keep down the impulse that had come In the cab, to take her into my arms, console her, wean her away from this absurd infatuation. But it would have been no use; her heart was as surely given to the faithless one as Titania’s to Bottom the weaver. So, after a while, I left her. She laid upon me a thrall by saying: “If he doesn’t come back soon I’ll have to try again.” Thus, next morning, just after nine, so as to be sure to catch him, I presented myself at the Hotel Superbe. Yes. Mr. Scarlati was in, but would see nobody. This cost me twenty francs, given to the porter. The valet confirmed that Mr. Scarlati would see nobody. This cost me a l\undred francs. The situation was so hulftarous that I wondered whether Scarlati would charge me a thousand francs. In fact the solution was simpler, for the valet came back to say that his master would not see me: thereupon, being, as I have said before, six foot two in height. I informed him that I would knock his head off if he an- j noyed me. and walked Into a bedroom | where Scarlati was having his break ! fast. - “What the . . .?’’ began the musician. “1 apologize for disturbing you." I said, closing the door and sitting down. “I don’t want your apologies,” said Scarlati, in good English, but with a j foreign accent. “I only want you to j leave the room." “Impossible. 1 have a message for ! you from Lady Grace Tarset.” He gazed at me in horror, and meanwhile 1 surveyed him. He was not at all repulsive; he wore his hair very long and he had one of those romantic mustaches, but he did not look too Italian. His hair was black, but reasonably black: also, he had certainly shaved close and had a bath. “Lady Grace "’ he said in a trembling voice. “Y'es. I suppose you don’t know that the night before last she tried to commit suicide.” “Suicide’.’’ he cried, jumping up. “Oh, my little white flower! Is she dead?” I felt a little sorry for him, for he looked genuinely horrified. “No. fortunately she was prevented. I and I think she is now out of danger. But it is not your fault she lives, Mr. j Scarlati. Y'our conduct to her has i been abominable.” “I know, I know',’’ cried the musi- | cian, piteously, “but I couldn't help it.” “Nonsense. Lady Grace has told me the a quarrel and that thereupon you bolt- j ed. breaking off the engagement. I don't blame you for breaking it off. if you didn't care for her, which seems j absurd: but you should have ended the relationship gently, slowly. You have acted in a brutal manner. There is only one thing to be done.” "What do you want me to do?” “I want you to come back with me to London by the night train, go to her tomorrow and ...” I gulped, “renew the engagement.” “I can’t.” “You must. You don't seem to understand, Mr. Scarlati: she's set her heart on it, and if you don’t come back I think sne'll try again. That time she’ll kill herself.” The musician tramped about the room, clasping his hands over his head. “Oh, what am I to do? What am I to do?” he moaned. “I can’t do it.” “Why not?” There was a long pause. Then Scarlati muttered: “I’m married already." “What!" 1 shouted. "You . . .cur!” and in my anger stepped toward nim, so that he ran to the end of the room, interposing a table between us. "Mar- j ried!” I repeated. '‘Well, here's a pretty situation! How can I go back and tell her -that? But, look here, how dared you start a love affair with her if you were already married?” - “I couldn’t help it,” whined Scarlati. “It wasn’t I who started it.” "If you dare to suggest that Lady Grace ran after you," I replied, “I’ll brain you.” He did not reply, and I felt a fool, for young girls do do these things in their childishness. Besides, what did It matter? For a moment I thought over this apparently hopeless situation. At last I made up my mind: “Look here, Mr. Scarlati. I don’t want to use any hard words about this; you’ve behaved disgracefully, but let us see if something can be done to save the girl you have deceived. So far as I can see, the thing to do is to face her with the fact, so | that she may hate and despise you.” "Much obliged,” said Scarlati. “It is the only way. Where is your | wife?” “I don't know. She left me five [ years ago.” “You’ve never heard from her?” “No.” “Still, shes' got to be found. Tell me.something about her.” “Oh, I will help you, I will help you,’’ cried Scarlati. with a theatrical gesture. “If I only can. if only a life ! of remorse ..." "Hang your remorse. Tell me about j your wife.” “I married her just about ten years ; ago, her name was then Jeanne Dar- ; bot. She is French.” * “Where did you marry her. and on ’ what date?” “In Paris, ten years ago, on the ; 9th of July.” “And that’s all you know?” "Y'es. I’m awfully sorry, but that is all. My wife, when I married her, was living at Chartres, in i France. She taught the piano and i harmony. She helped me a little, j then. She left me, well, there were I private reasons: we quarreled and she went away.” “Did you look for her?” “I thought of dolrig so. She was a little older than I am, but she had red hair.” He snapped his fingers with admiration. “And she was a fine woman.” “1 suppose you’d take her back if | I could find her.” “Oh. well,” said Scarlati, sentiment- , ally, “forgive and forget, as you say l in England Perhaps we might spend i the end of our lives by our fireside, j and see the years roll by . . "Never mind the years. Can you j tel lime anything more?” fear not.”

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of you. I've every hope that she will.” “I won't go,” screamed Scarlati, offended. “Then she will kill herself, and her blood will be on your head. I will make the facts known everywhere.” Scarlati coyly twisted his mustache. T could see that he liked the idea that b daughter of a marquis might commit suicide for love of him. So I added in an audible tone: “Also, I will hosewhip you daily until you go.” “What time is the train?” asked Scarlati. V And now I had to find on the European Continent an entirely unknown music mistress of whom all I knew was that she was French, maiden name. Jeanne Darbot, aged about 40, red-haired, and a fine woman. There were probably lots of Darbots; as for the other details, Europe simply' hummed with them. It was not until the evening that it struck me that Madame Scarlati, being French, could have fled only to France. Born in the provinces, she would return to her birthplace. The homing instinct of the French recalls that of the pigeon. Madame Scarlati must be in France: fortunately, since France has a population of 40,000,000, I could confine my researches to the district of Chartres. I left by the afternoon train for Paris, spent just enough time there to look up the murlc mistresses in the directory, where not a single Darbot figured. I spent several days in Chartres, pleasantly engaged in going through every’ street of that little city, looking out for brass plates. (Continued in Our Next Issue)

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