Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 225, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1924 — Page 8

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BEGIN HEBE TODAY A novelist, seeking nocturnal adventure, finds a girl in evening dress In Gro6venor Square. London. The girl informs him that she has taken poison 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 next 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 says she has quarreled with her lover. Carlo Scarlati, pianist. The novelist follows Carlo to Hotel Superbe, Brussels, and begs him to return to his sweetheart. Scarlati says he has been married for several years to Jeanne Darbot. He says Jeanne disappeared 6o Mr. George goes to the district of Chartres, France, the land of her birth, to hunt for her. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY HARTR.ES seems to be full of music mistresses, and not one s—— of these Is called Darbot. Inquiries at hotels, postofflee and police Btation, revealed no Darbots of any kind, musical or otherwise. Then I decided to advertise, and enlivened the ha-PPy periods of waiting by regular visits to the cathera.l; this was the only possible amusement, together with sweet sirups in cases. If I had not received a grateful letter from Lady Grace, I should have taken to liquor stronger than sweet sirups. My advertisements for music lessons yielded a number of replies, not one signed Darbot. I realized that Madame Scarlati, presumably reverting to the name of Darbot, might have chosen another city, that Chartres was perhaps not her home town. Thus you will picture me at Chateaudun, at Chateauneuf, at Chateau —I don’t know what, raising amazement everywhere by my passionate interest In music mistresses. I found some, more and more of them. Completely demoralized, I began to cal* on them; some were red-haired, and some were fine. But no Darbot! At last, having spent a month on this melancholy quest, writing daily to Lady Grace to keep up my courage, I arrived at Dreux, a small town, where the hotel informed me, to my great relief, that there was only one music mistress in the town. Carried away by habit, I went to see her. She was fine, as Scarlati had said, too fine. But her hair was black, and her name, alas, was Madame Bordat. I was in Mich a state that I took an elementary’) esson in harmony and left the town.

ICARLATI REEDED AGAINST THE COPING. It was in the train that my anemic ftney began to play with tjUs visit, tnd that suddenly I saw the implication of the word Bordat. B-o-r-d-a-t, othoerwise Da-r-bot. Mdaemoiselle

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j Darbot was concealed under the name of Madame Bofdat. And as for red ! hair or black ... an adventurer j of my experience might have realized j that the tints of women's hair are i somewhat fugitive. I jumped out of j the train at a wayside station, waited j for four hours for the train to Dreux, found at my hotel an announcement in The Times to the effect that a marriage had been arranged between Signor Carlo Scarlati and . became hysterical and rushed to the door of Madame Bordat. She received me with perfect calm, asking if I wanted a second lesson the same day? In a few mangled sentences I stated the object of my journey. She listened to my intently. Her silence frightened me, for it was essential to produce her In person: otherwise Lady’ Grace would never believe. Still, I waited, and she began to ask questions. "You want me to return to him, to Monsieur Scarlati?” “Yes. You see, you are his wife.” After a long, mediative pause, | Madame Bordat said: ‘‘But I don’t . like him.” “No more do I, but since y’ou’re ' married to him, that doesn’t matter.” “Quite so,” said Madame Bordat. Once more she gave herself over to meditations which I did not like to interrupt. At last they took form: "How much does my husband earn?” she asked. "It must be something considerable.” “Oh, I hardly know. I hear that I on his lasts American tour, he made | oVer fifty thousand dollars in two months.” Madame Bordat got up solemnly, and said: “I wonder if I have been unjust. Perhaps you are right. I will let bygones be by’gones and return to my’ husband’s arms.” Then, as If moved by an afterthought, she said: "You will understand. Monsieur, that I am relying on your word. You tell me that you have a message from my husband, but you do not bring even a letter from him. You ask me to take an expensive journey to England. I think the journey’ should be paid for.” "Oh, of course,” I said. "Also,” Madame Scarlati went on obstinately, "he ougfit to send me some money to show that he Is in earnest. He has treated me very badly. He must show he means this."

“How much?” "I don’t know. Perhaps 5,000 francs.” "I’ll wire this minute, and you’ll have the money tomorrow morning.” VI I found myself strangely popular in Lord Goswyn’s house. Indeed I I found the situation slightly altered. Scarlati called daily’ and was allowed the society’ of Lady Grace, but she seemed to find equal pleasure In mine. Her gratitude was touching: jby degrees I became her familiar friend, to whom she liked to talk of perils past and Joys to come. With Scarlati It was different; he used to take me into corners, ravel his hair, beg me to say how long this was going on, what was going to happen, and when I would produce his wife. I was malicious enough to refuse information. As for the marquis, he was pathetic; he confided to me that his daughter must be crazy, and so persistently asked me whether I couldn’t do something to stop it that I became suspicious. Indeed, one evening, when I had dined there alone, he drank three or four ghesses of port, looked upon me benevolently’, and re l marked. "Ah, If only this hadn’t happened! She might have married an Englishman." In other words, my’ position w’as unsatisfactory’. I was confronting

the girl I loved, and who Insisted upon being grateful; a man to whom I was doing a good turn, and who was most ungrateful; a father who was hinting to me that I should do something I wanted to do, but could not. And still I dared do nothing. The wedding was fixed for six weeks hence; pleasurable excitement was stirring in the breast of only one player In the comedy. Perhaps, however. Lady Grace was not as happy as she ought to have been at such a season. She seemed preoccupied. Now and then I found her eyes resting upon me with a peculiar expression. When we were alone she would occasionally heave a sigh. Once she even remarked that It would have been better If I had let her die in Grosvenor Square. "But why?” I asked. "Haven't you got your heart’s desire?" "I suppose so,” she replied. Nothing more was said, but our com panionship grew more continuous, more Intimate, more confident. This was assisted by the fact that Lady Grace played tennis and golf with ferocity, while Reariati played the piano. Meanwhile, in spite of letters and telegrams, Madame Scarlati was making difficulties, suggesting that Scarlati should come to her. It took me some time to realize that the key to her heart was made of gold; I made Scarlati promise her 500 pounds on arrival; she fixed her Journey so as tc arrive on the eve of the wedding. My tender friendship with Lady Grace developed day by day. But I was not prepared for a fact which I put down to natural excitement; on the eve of the wedding Lady Grace burst Into tears, and rushed away from me refusing to speak. This was Just before dinner. But she recovered, as women do. Later on, as it was a soft night, I saw her with Scarlati make for the terrace which overlooks the grounds of Goswyn House. I do not suppose he enjoyed It, since he knew' what was going to happen. It was agonizing, but I looked at my watch; only five minutes to go. I went downstairs. As the clock struck ton I met Madame Scarlati, who Insisted on counting the five hundred pounds. At last I ushered her up the stairs, then upon the terrace where the oouple standing looking up toward the moon. "Lady Grace," I murmured, and they turned around. "Jeanne," cried Scarlati. Then, on a changed note: "Marguerite! what are you doing here?” "What’s this?" screamed Lady Grace as Scarlati reeled agains the coping. Scarlati turned to

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"This Is not my wife. It’s her sister, Marguerite." Madame Bordat giggled: "Yes, Carlo. I don’t know where Jeanne Is, but I thought I’d get out of you a. little of the money you owe to your miserable wife." , Lady Grace gave a muffled cry and

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fell fainting Into my arms. A little later, when she had recovered, I murmured: “And now, are you going to kill yourself?” "Oh," she murmured, as she clung to my arm: "I’m so happy.” "What!” I said. "Have you already forgotten Carlo?"

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"Don’t mention him again,” she said, with a shudder. "I was only going through with it because I had given my word." "I wonder?” I asked, "whether you prefer some one else?” ’ She laughed low, and that was all her reply. But, about on hour later, Just before we went Into the drawing-room,%he asked

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me to tell her the whole story, which I did. When I had finished, she looked up to me with wet eyes, and said: "It seems silly, but I wonder if that woman happened to tell you why her sister left Mr. Scarlati?” "Because,” I said solemnly, "he made a noise eating his soup.” THE END.

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