The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
LAURA BICCAR TELLS HER STORY = III: y
THEN SURRENDERS TO AUTHORITIES.
FORMER DELAWARE GIRL NOW IN COUNTY JAIL
AT FREEHOLD, N. J. AND WILL REFUSE
TO ACCEPT BAIL.

Then began days and nights. 81
ANXIOUS pleadings to be allowed to
give vent to the genius which "A
knew l possessed. and finally,Sone
day | read in a New York paper the
following advertisements Wanted
An amateur actress, with money,
to star Jointly with well known
star, &c.
u felt that this was my opportun-
lty and urged mother to allow me
to answer it. OF course she tried to
dlssuade me, but | coaxed and coax.
ed until she decided to let me meet
the 'penniless STAR n
The tour the company went upon
continued three OF four months.
ana then my mother left me, after
gaming the managers promise to
send me home in two weeks.
| 'Ot course, the suddensdetermi-
| nation OF my mother to take me off
the stage was blow to my ambi-
ton. and after she left | confided
my troubles to the leading man. It
seemed hard that l was to finish my
career in just two weeks. He con.
soled me by SAYING Bid
III you marry me you edn't go /
back to your mother I'll take yoa
to California and make star Of
you
THAT was happy idea, as I
thought. and straightway wrote to
mother OF my intention 10 be mar
ried, if she would consent. We were
at Winnipeg, Manitoba, and l had,
so L thought, sufficient time
for an answer from my mother Letore
the date set for the wedding. I wait.
ed impatientIy, and as the days pass
ed grew restless at the delay and be.
gan to telegraph. Sunday was set for :
the wedding, to which the whole COM
many was invited, when l told my
tiance that I would not marry with
out mothers consent.
"'But I've already ordered the
supper he said. That settled it-he e
had ordered the supper, and that
night, at the age of seventeen, I
was married to ]. ". Mcconnell.
The next morning mothers tele-
gram, delayed by severe storms then
aging in Canada, reached me. 1t
was too late. and | continued my
rip to California with my husband.
When | reached San Francisco L
opened in the title role Of Snowflake
It the Grand Opera House, after which
retired from the stage for time.
my next theatrical venture was ~
With Thompson's Opera Com pany,
ollowed BY an engagement at the
'lvo!i, and then William A. Brady,
n his first venture as manager,
ngaged my husband and myself for
six weeks tour We played con-
inuously for three years all over
he United States.
NET Mr.. BENNETT
son our first Eastern tour Mr..
cnnett first saw me. and during
lie next two years never failed TO
!e performance when we happen
! to be in the same town. IrefuSed
} see him at this time, because he
as married, But he did not lessen
s opportunities on that account, !.
ndjng flowers, and tokens FREQ uently i
Id mpcrtuning me by letter to meet =
m, Soon after this went West to
Sis my mother, who lived on
nch in the wIIds Vf California,
hich was fully fifteen miles from
e nearest town, and for nearly five
Jnths | saw no one but the Indians
10 were the labore,s, until one day
OrtQnc teller made Us visit.
"She slIl:-There is Ia white
ired Old man who is in your life,
d he viii be the controlling power
has seen you many, many times
i thinks Of you constantly. Heis
rrIcd now, but one day you viii
ct and know him. 1t is written
your palm, child. lie is rich.
You will derive great benefits
m him and some day you will
rry him.
l was divorced at this time and
4 but little attention to the
'5y's prophecy until years after
| met Mr.. Bennett
t in New York. His wife was
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